Health & Society
Professor of Human Diversity Class Creates Trustworthy Environment for Students to Learn Empathy
In a world where embracing differences and understanding diversity is more important than ever before, Professor Xiafei Wang wants students to embrace others’ differences and take a stance on social justice. But her first goal for students is to gain…
Health Hub Goes Virtual to Keep Students Educated on Important Health Issues
During this period of remote learning, the Syracuse University Health Hub has gone virtual to help students stay aware of various health issues. An interactive outreach program designed to promote wellness and encourage a healthy campus community, the Health Hub…
Syracuse Graduates Nourish a Community—with Soup, Sandwich and a Dash of Hope
She had red hair. He had blue hair. Both artists and students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, they created a comic strip together, published in The Daily Orange. It told the story of a fish who loved…
Award Will Help School of Design Examine Students’ Attitudes Toward Sustainable Materials
A research project by a team from the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design is the recipient of one of two $5,000 awards from the New York State Association for Reduction, Reuse and Recycling (NYSAR3) and the…
Falk Senior Applies Public Health Skills in East Africa
For Alizée McLorg ’20, public health is everywhere—from mentoring young adults in local Syracuse schools to analyzing demographic health surveys in East Africa. Her time at Syracuse has allowed her to do both, and in the process, discover her passion…
School of Architecture Student Composes Original Song Supporting Fight Against COVID-19
When Chengdu native Yajie (Lannie) Lan ’24 (B.Arch) heard about the wide-spreading coronavirus outbreak affecting her home country, she was deeply concerned and wanted to support the fight against the epidemic in her own way. Lan reached out to two…
Documenting COVID-19
The University Archives in the Special Collections Research Center at Syracuse University Libraries is actively working to document the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Syracuse University. They are seeking to collect and preserve the personal responses of University students,…
Student Entrepreneurs Successful at Techstars Startup Weekend Remote USA and Hult Prize Regional Competitions
A group of five Syracuse University students and one alumni, all active members of the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars at Syracuse University Libraries (LaunchPad), were selected as a top ten team in the east division at the Techstars Startup…
Ten Syracuse University Students, Alumni Receive 2020-21 Fulbright Student Awards
Next year, Emma Ettinger ’17 plans to work on a master’s degree in Shakespeare and creativity in the United Kingdom. Gwendolyn Burke ’20 plans to teach English and American culture to students in Vietnam. Leah Garlock ’16 hopes to encourage…
‘Too Early to Celebrate Africa’s Low COVID-19 Case Numbers’
Jok Madut Jok is a professor of anthropology in the Maxwell School. Some global leaders have issued dire warnings about Africa’s impending COVID-19 crisis. However, at the same time they have downplayed the fact that the virus has not made significant impact…