Human Thriving

First Year Seminar Earns Collaborative Excellence Award

Syracuse University’s First Year Seminar (FYS): Shared Experience Week was honored with the Collaborative Excellence Award at the ACPA–College Student Educators International conference last month
Wendy S. Loughlin March 5, 2025
First Year Seminar Earns Collaborative Excellence Award

Psychology Professor Publishes Study on How Optimism and Pessimism Influence Well-Being

Do you see the glass as half empty or half full? If you rewind to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, chances are you experienced
Dan Bernardi March 5, 2025
Psychology Professor Publishes Study on How Optimism and Pessimism Influence Well-Being

Students Helping Children’s Hospital Patients Through Play Sessions

Jonida Konjufca was not sure what she wanted to do professionally before she enrolled in the Department of Human Development and Family Science (HDFS), but
Cathleen O'Hare March 3, 2025
Students Helping Children’s Hospital Patients Through Play Sessions

Record Number of Students Honored at Success Scholars Reception

Nearly 1,300 first-year students and transfer students in their first year were honored at the University’s Success Scholars reception last week. The Success Scholars program
Wendy S. Loughlin Feb. 27, 2025
Record Number of Students Honored at Success Scholars Reception

Falk’s Miriam Mutambudzi Furthers Research on Health Disparities Among Older, Vulnerable Populations

From late 2007 until mid-2009, economies around the world plunged into a market decline known as the Great Recession–the most severe economic crisis since the
Matt Michael Feb. 11, 2025

Social Workers United Donation Drive to Benefit We Rise Above The Streets

“If it was not for you Al-amin Muhammad I would not be alive and I would have not been in my own apartment for a
Matt Michael Feb. 5, 2025
Social Workers United Donation Drive to Benefit We Rise Above The Streets

Faculty, Students, City and Community Advocates Form Unique Accessibility Collaboration

In disability advocacy circles, the City of Syracuse has gained a national reputation as one of the most progressive cities in the U.S. for incorporating
Diane Stirling Jan. 14, 2025
Faculty, Students, City and Community Advocates Form Unique Accessibility Collaboration

Maxwell Sociologist’s New Documentary Reveals Plight of Syracuse Tenants

A standing room audience gathered in the community room at the Salt City Market in the City of Syracuse on a recent evening for the
News Staff Jan. 14, 2025
Maxwell Sociologist’s New Documentary Reveals Plight of Syracuse Tenants

Life Together Initiative to Expand in the Spring 2025 Semester

The “Life Together: Seeking the Common Good in a Diverse Democracy” initiative will expand in the Spring 2025 semester, building on the success of its
Kelly Homan Rodoski Jan. 13, 2025
Life Together Initiative to Expand in the Spring 2025 Semester

From Marine to Mentor: Jackson Capenos Champions Veteran Success at Syracuse University

For Jackson Capenos, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and the University’s newest school certifying official with the Office of Veteran Success, life has been a
Charlie Poag Dec. 20, 2024

National Conference Highlights Synergies Between Marriage and Family Therapy and Human Dynamics and Family Science

In mid-November, as part of the go-forward plan for the human dynamics programs in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, Syracuse University announced
Matt Michael Dec. 16, 2024
National Conference Highlights Synergies Between Marriage and Family Therapy and Human Dynamics and Family Science

Exercise Science Professor Kylie Harmon Investigates Ability to Preserve Muscle Mass and Strength During Immobilization

Mind over matter. Kylie Harmon, an assistant professor in the Department of Exercise Science in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, has always
Matt Michael Dec. 11, 2024
Exercise Science Professor Kylie Harmon Investigates Ability to Preserve Muscle Mass and Strength During Immobilization

A&S Offers More Community Learning Pathways for Arts and Sciences Undergraduates

As the popular adage goes, "Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn." An essential step in
Dan Bernardi Nov. 26, 2024
A&S Offers More Community Learning Pathways for Arts and Sciences Undergraduates

First Year Seminar Peer Leaders: They’re the Connectors in an Innovative Program

When members of the Class of 2025 graduate in May, many will have spent four years as instrumental components of a unique program designed to
Diane Stirling Nov. 25, 2024
First Year Seminar Peer Leaders: They’re the Connectors in an Innovative Program
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