Health, Sport & Society

Harnessing Sport Fandom for Character Development: Grant Supports Innovative Initiative

An innovative initiative focusing on the power of sport fandom for character development has been awarded more than $800,000 in funding through a 2025 Institutional
Wendy S. Loughlin Sept. 1, 2025
Harnessing Sport Fandom for Character Development: Grant Supports Innovative Initiative

Hendricks Chapel Chaplains, Staff and Students Attend Interfaith America Leadership Summit

A dedicated group of chaplains, students and staff from Hendricks Chapel attended the Interfaith America Leadership Summit in Chicago from Aug. 8-10. The multifaith cohort
Dara Harper Aug. 28, 2025
Hendricks Chapel Chaplains, Staff and Students Attend Interfaith America Leadership Summit

New Research From Falk College Quantifies Europe’s Advantage Over USA in Ryder Cup

Using a new metric called “world golf ability,” a David B. Falk College of Sport research team has determined that Team Europe’s methods of selecting
Matt Michael Aug. 28, 2025
New Research From Falk College Quantifies Europe’s Advantage Over USA in Ryder Cup

Falk College of Sport Driving Innovation and Excellence in Sport-Related Industries

Dean Jeremy Jordan discusses the recently reimagined changes in Falk College, how the college’s four areas of academic excellence will strengthen its reputation as a
John Boccacino Aug. 26, 2025
Falk College of Sport Driving Innovation and Excellence in Sport-Related Industries

Bringing History to Life: How Larry Swiader ’89, G’93 Blends Storytelling With Emerging Technology

Instructional design program alumnus Lawrence “Larry” Swiader ’89, G’93 has built a career at the intersection of storytelling, education and technology—a path that’s taken him
News Staff July 25, 2025
Bringing History to Life: How Larry Swiader ’89, G’93 Blends Storytelling With Emerging Technology

4 Maxwell Professors Named O’Hanley Faculty Scholars

The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs announced the appointment of four new O’Hanley Faculty Scholars: Brian Brege, Sarah Hamersma, Yüksel Sezgin and Ying
News Staff July 14, 2025
4 Maxwell Professors Named O’Hanley Faculty Scholars

The Racket About Padel: Newhouse Students Partner With Global Media Firm to Track Rise of Sport

Why all the racket about Padel? Students and faculty in the Newhouse School of Public Communications collaborated with a global communications consulting firm to release
Genaro Armas July 11, 2025
The Racket About Padel: Newhouse Students Partner With Global Media Firm to Track Rise of Sport

Fact or Fiction? The ADHD Info Dilemma

TikTok is one of the fastest-growing and most popular social media platforms in the world—especially among college-age individuals. In the United States alone, there are
Dan Bernardi July 3, 2025

Lab THRIVE: Advancing Student Mental Health and Resilience

Lab THRIVE, short for The Health and Resilience Interdisciplinary collaboratiVE, is making significant strides in collegiate mental health research. Launched by an interdisciplinary Syracuse University
News Staff June 12, 2025
Lab THRIVE: Advancing Student Mental Health and Resilience

Timur Hammond’s ‘Placing Islam’ Receives Journal’s Honorable Mention

A book authored by Timur Hammond, associate professor of geography and the environment in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, received an honorable
News Staff May 27, 2025

Snapshots From Route 66: One Student’s Journey to Newhouse LA

“If you ever plan to travel west, travel my way, take the highway that's the best.” It’s been nearly 80 years since Nat King Cole
Keith Kobland May 22, 2025
Snapshots From Route 66: One Student’s Journey to Newhouse LA

Studying and Reversing the Damaging Effects of Pollution and Acid Rain With Charles Driscoll

Charles Driscoll, a leading environmental systems engineer at Syracuse University, shares how decades of research into acid rain and mercury pollution have led to successful
John Boccacino May 13, 2025
Studying and Reversing the Damaging Effects of Pollution and Acid Rain With Charles Driscoll

Major League Soccer’s Meteoric Rise: From Underdog to Global Contender

With the 30th anniversary of Major League Soccer (MLS) fast approaching, it’s obvious MLS has come a long way from its modest beginning in 1996.
Keith Kobland May 7, 2025
Major League Soccer’s Meteoric Rise: From Underdog to Global Contender

Rebekah Lewis Named Director of Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health

The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is pleased to announce that Rebekah Lewis is the new director of the Maxwell-based Lerner Center for
News Staff April 22, 2025
Rebekah Lewis Named Director of Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health
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