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Syracuse University Impact

Student Inventors Develop New Way to Secure Wheelchairs in Moving Vehicles

Thursday, September 5, 2024, By Kwami Maranga

Former Syracuse University student Jim DaRin is one of many wheelchair users who rely on adapted vehicles to drive. These vehicles are equipped with a docking system designed to secure the wheelchairs in place while users focus on the road. However, even…

Arts & Culture

Taking the Stage for an Immersive Lesson in Shakespeare

Thursday, September 5, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

When enrolling in an English class about Shakespeare, you might imagine that the course will involve reading, writing and discussing the famous playwright and his plays. In professor of English Stephanie Shirilan’s class, ENG 411: Doing Shakespeare, which was offered in…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Symposium Focuses on Building a Stronger Community

Wednesday, September 4, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

In today’s interconnected world, cultural competency, critical thinking and innovative problem solving are important proficiencies that are highly sought after by employers. The Institute for the Future predicts that 85% of the jobs that will exist in 2030 have not…

Campus & Community

Using Football to Create Leaders: Why Coach Fran Brown Is All-In on Syracuse University (Podcast)

Wednesday, September 4, 2024, By John Boccacino

The Fran Brown era got off to a fantastic start when the Syracuse University football team defeated Ohio University 38-22 Saturday afternoon before a raucous crowd of students, Central New York community members and alumni of the football program inside…

Health & Society

Pioneering Publication: Barnes Center at The Arch Integrated Health and Wellness Model

Tuesday, September 3, 2024, By Gabrielle Lake

Fall 2024 marks a five-year milestone since the grand opening of the Barnes Center at The Arch. A driving force behind the vision for the Barnes Center at The Arch’s physical space and its health and wellness team—comprising health care,…

Campus & Community

CBT at Falk College: Empowering Women, Creating Inclusive Environments

Friday, August 30, 2024, By Matt Michael

When Tatiana Warren ’04, G’06, was a student-athlete at Syracuse University, she received support from all corners of campus: her track and field coaches; faculty and staff in the Department of Exercise Science; and her advisors in the Ronald E….

Media, Law & Policy

University Unveils ‘Newhouse Family Plaza’ as Newhouse School Celebrates 60th Anniversary

Friday, August 30, 2024, By Genaro Armas

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications welcomed Donald Newhouse and his family back to Syracuse University to mark the school’s 60th anniversary with an afternoon full of celebratory events highlighted by the renaming of the plaza in between the…

Campus & Community

New Student Association Leaders Emphasize Importance of Collaboration

Wednesday, August 28, 2024, By John Boccacino

Listen. Learn. Lead. Those three simple verbs were repeatedly emphasized by German Nolivos ’26 and Reed Granger ’26 during the Student Association’s (SA) spring general elections. Hammering home an effective message to Syracuse University’s student body was especially important since…

Campus & Community

Remembering Arts and Sciences Emeritus Professor John Baldwin

Tuesday, August 27, 2024, By News Staff

The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) mourns the passing of John Baldwin, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of chemistry. Remembered as a dynamic scholar of physical organic chemistry, Baldwin was a pioneer in utilizing density functional theory to gain insight into…

STEM

Innovator From the Mathematics Department Receives the Abraham Wald Prize

Tuesday, August 27, 2024, By Kerrie Marshall

Professor Pinyuen Chen from the Department of Mathematics has received an award that honors the best publication each year from the Journal of Sequential Analysis. The Abraham Wald Prize is one of the most prestigious awards in the field of sequential…