Human Thriving

Lender Center Student Fellowships Offer Unique Hands-On Storytelling Opportunity

Fellowships are open to students from all disciplines; applications are due Oct. 2.
Diane Stirling Sept. 10, 2026
Lender Center Student Fellowships Offer Unique Hands-On Storytelling Opportunity

Pranav Soman Named Director of BioInspired Institute

The ECS professor will champion collaborative research, entrepreneurship and industry partnerships in his new role.
Diane Stirling Aug. 31, 2026
Pranav Soman Named Director of BioInspired Institute

Serving Twice: How 3 Student Veterans Became Researchers

A new research immersion is putting student veterans at the center of research that could shape care for the broader veteran community.
Diane Stirling Aug. 4, 2026
Serving Twice: How 3 Student Veterans Became Researchers

From Hometowns to Gotham City, How We Connect to Our ‘Special Places’

Professor Nick Bowman still feels pulled to visit this childhood special place to pose with the gorilla statue at the zoo in his St. Louis
Diane Stirling July 28, 2026
From Hometowns to Gotham City, How We Connect to Our ‘Special Places’

Hendricks Chapel Choir Sings Throughout South Africa

The choir became immersed in a global network of kindness, one song at a time.
Dara Harper June 24, 2026
Hendricks Chapel Choir Sings Throughout South Africa

2 University Programs Receive National Endowment for the Arts Grants

The grants fund arts programs that enrich student learning and bring creative experiences to the community.
Diane Stirling June 4, 2026
2 University Programs Receive National Endowment for the Arts Grants

Getting the Most Out of Your Study Abroad Experience: Strasbourg Edition

A global ambassador shares the insider moves that made her semester abroad unforgettable.
Getting the Most Out of Your Study Abroad Experience: Strasbourg Edition

Legendary Artist Carrie Mae Weems Concludes Her University Residency

As the University’s inaugural artist-in-residence, Weems spent six years weaving herself into the fabric of the institution she first encountered as a young artist.
Legendary Artist Carrie Mae Weems Concludes Her University Residency

Community Voices Helped Students Shape a Neighborhood Building Redesign

VPA and SUNY ESF students, with the Shaw Center, helped Northside Futures revamp a building to meet community needs.
Diane Stirling May 14, 2026
Community Voices Helped Students Shape a Neighborhood Building Redesign

A&S Students Find Purpose in Writing

Through student-involved publications, A&S writers and editors build career-ready skills and create work that reaches well beyond campus.
Dan Bernardi May 14, 2026
A&S Students Find Purpose in Writing

Chie Sakakibara Is Changing Climate Research From the Inside Out

The professor’s decades-long partnerships with Indigenous Arctic and Japanese communities are yielding a new model for climate research.
News Staff May 13, 2026
Chie Sakakibara Is Changing Climate Research From the Inside Out

Hendricks Chapel Choir Brings American Music to South Africa Stages

The 50-voice choir partners with high school, university and community ensembles across South Africa, blending American repertoire with the country's own musical traditions.
Hendricks Chapel Choir Brings American Music to South Africa Stages
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