Syracuse University Impact

Center for the Creator Economy Represents on Capitol Hill

A University delegation joined lawmakers and leading platforms in Washington, D.C., to help shape the creator economy's next chapter.
John Boccacino July 6, 2026
Center for the Creator Economy Represents on Capitol Hill

Syracuse Engineer Looks to the Forest Floor to Improve Buildings

Zhao Qin is harnessing the natural power of mycelium—the fiber network underlying mushrooms—to create sustainable insulation, stronger building materials and cleaner indoor air.
John Boccacino June 23, 2026
Syracuse Engineer Looks to the Forest Floor to Improve Buildings

Southside Stories Trains Residents to Document Community 

The community storytelling initiative is training intergenerational cohorts of Syracuse residents to document and celebrate the South Side neighborhood through visual storytelling.
Dialynn Dwyer June 15, 2026
Southside Stories Trains Residents to Document Community 

Syracuse University Leads Development of Statewide Battery Workforce Pipeline

Generating Regional Opportunities in Workforce (GROW) program supported training and education programs reaching nearly 400 learners in upstate New York.
Wendy S. Loughlin June 9, 2026
Syracuse University Leads Development of Statewide Battery Workforce Pipeline

Researcher Targets Parkinson’s With Nanoparticle Therapy

New research from biomedical engineering professor Jialiu Zeng shows restoring a key cellular process may help slow the progression of neurodegenerative diseases.
Dialynn Dwyer June 9, 2026
Researcher Targets Parkinson’s With Nanoparticle Therapy

Study: Neighborhood Sampling Could Fix Wastewater Surveillance Gap

A new report finds that current wastewater surveillance systems consistently miss early warning signs in the communities that need protection most.
Keith Kobland June 3, 2026
Study: Neighborhood Sampling Could Fix Wastewater Surveillance Gap

Study Links Virus Genetic Variations in Wastewater to Community Transmission

Published in Science, the findings from University researchers could transform how public health officials could monitor and detect a host of communicable diseases.
Cort Ruddy May 18, 2026
Study Links Virus Genetic Variations in Wastewater to Community Transmission

JDinteractive Program Expands Access to Legal Representation in Rural Communities

Four recent College of Law graduates share how the JDi program helped them earn their degrees without leaving their communities.
Caroline K. Reff May 4, 2026
JDinteractive Program Expands Access to Legal Representation in Rural Communities

Student Researcher Reimagines Soccer Footwear for Diverse Playing Conditions

Abdulai Jibril Barrie '26 went to Guinea to listen and observe, then redesigned soccer footwear designed for the surfaces most players actually use.
Diane Stirling April 27, 2026
Student Researcher Reimagines Soccer Footwear for Diverse Playing Conditions

Growing Replica Hearts Helps Improve Drug Testing

Biomedical and chemical engineer Zhen Ma uses human stem cells to create 3D heart models that could accelerate drug screening and personalize patient care.
John Boccacino April 20, 2026
Growing Replica Hearts Helps Improve Drug Testing

Bearing Witness: Weeklong Immersion Takes Atrocity Studies Off the Page

Eleven students spent spring break in Washington, D.C., with international law experts and genocide scholars, absorbing lessons on historic and current global atrocities.
Diane Stirling April 16, 2026
Bearing Witness: Weeklong Immersion Takes Atrocity Studies Off the Page

Lender Fellows Bring Housing Research to the Heart of Syracuse

Jamea Candy Johnson and Adara “Darla” Hobbs are using the Thursday Morning Roundtable series to connect research on affordable housing with the people who need
John Boccacino April 15, 2026
Lender Fellows Bring Housing Research to the Heart of Syracuse

How Syracuse Law’s Innovation Law Center Preps Patent Attorneys

The center's new patent law program gives students with science and engineering backgrounds a competitive edge before they ever sit for the state bar.
Caroline K. Reff April 13, 2026
How Syracuse Law’s Innovation Law Center Preps Patent Attorneys

Undergraduate Researcher Takes Community-Based Approach to Speech Therapy

Senior Gillan Weltman and faculty mentor Yalian Pei are working to further culturally informed care in speech-language pathology.
Diane Stirling March 9, 2026
Undergraduate Researcher Takes Community-Based Approach to Speech Therapy
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