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Campus & Community

Am I Hungry? Mindful Eating Program Helps Staff Member Ditch Emotional Eating and Dieting Mentality

Monday, February 21, 2022, By Jen Plummer

When Kristi Vega, academic support specialist in the School of Architecture, signed up for a program called Am I Hungry? offered by the Syracuse University Wellness Initiative for faculty and staff last September, she anticipated a run-of-the-mill group weight loss…

Campus & Community

Nominations Sought for One University Assessment Awards

Wednesday, February 16, 2022, By News Staff

Academic Affairs and Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment (IEA) announce a call for nominations for Syracuse University’s One University Assessment Awards. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, March 11. [Update March 18, 2022: The call for nominations has been extended through…

Associated Press

“Please hold: Pricey way to jump IRS phone line at tax time”

Tuesday, February 15, 2022, By Lily Datz

Robert Nassau, teaching professor and director of the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic in the College of Law, was quoted in the Associated Press story “Please hold: Pricey way to jump IRS phone line at tax time.” In his role at…

Health & Society

Falk Professor Roopnarine Leads International Discussion on Benefit of Childhood Play

Friday, February 11, 2022, By Matt Michael

Born into poverty in Guyana, a country roughly the size of Idaho in the northeastern corner of South America, Jaipaul Roopnarine had to contend with hunger, neighborhood violence and other adverse early childhood experiences. As a way of escaping this…

Newhouse student Brett Byll authors “People High in Authoritarianism Support Violent Protest”

Friday, February 11, 2022, By Lily Datz

Brett Byll, a television, radio, and film master’s student in the Newhouse School, authored an article in Psychology Today about his honors thesis research titled “People High in Authoritarianism Support Violent Protest.” The piece elaborates on Byll’s honors thesis research…

Media Tip Sheets

Valentine’s Day Reminder: Your Friendships Are Important Too

Thursday, February 10, 2022, By Daryl Lovell

With Valentine’s Day upon us, it’s easy to get caught up in the mass-marketed romance messages that are everywhere this time of the year. Abigail Caselli is a social psychology doctoral candidate at Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences….

Health & Society

Heavy Lifting: Strength and Conditioning Internship Provides Hands-On Experience for Exercise Science Students

Thursday, February 10, 2022, By Matt Michael

As the assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Syracuse University men’s lacrosse, women’s ice hockey and women’s tennis teams, Mike Missen knows the key to thriving in his profession is the ability to take the intricacies of what you’ve…

Campus & Community

Celebration Shows Important Role Students Play in Research on Campus

Tuesday, February 8, 2022, By Matt Michael

If you want to learn more about the meaningful work that’s being done at Falk College, the Falk Student Research Celebration is a great place to start. It certainly was for Sara Vasilenko, an assistant professor in the Department of…

Campus & Community

Maxwell School Remembers Peter T. Marsh: ‘Gifted Teacher, Accomplished Scholar’

Monday, February 7, 2022, By Jessica Youngman

In his 33 years as a Maxwell faculty member, Peter T. Marsh penned several books that reflected his research interests, including church history and 19th- and 20th-century Great Britain. Among them, a biography of British politician and social reformer Joseph…

Arts & Culture

‘Someone Falls Overboard’: University Professor Stephen Kuusisto Co-Authors Book of Pandemic Poetry

Wednesday, February 2, 2022, By Jen Plummer

Setting the scene … It’s spring of 2020. The world has been shut down for a period of weeks or months (you stopped keeping track at some point). You are living with a disability—perhaps you’re blind or you have a…