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Striving to Improve the Efficacy of Obesity, Diabetes Treatments (Podcast)
The cutting-edge weight loss and diabetes research developed by medicinal chemist Robert Doyle has offered significant and consistent weight loss and glucose control to its recipients through peptide-based treatments. Doyle and his fellow collaborators reported that two new peptide compounds—GEP44…
Bob Mankoff ’66 to Deliver Alumni Keynote at 2025 A&S | Maxwell Convocation
Bob Mankoff ’66, who melded academic interests in psychology and philosophy with comedy and satire to become one of the nation’s most influential cartoonists as cartoon editor of The New Yorker for 20 years, will deliver the alumni keynote address…
2025 Syracuse University Scholars Announced
Twelve seniors have been named as the 2025 Syracuse University Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor the University bestows. The Syracuse University Scholars Selection Committee, a Universitywide faculty committee, selected the scholars using criteria that included coursework and academic achievement, independent…
Kellan D. L. Head Recipient of 2025 Mary Hatch Marshall Essay Award
Kellan D. L. Head, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), was selected as the 2025 winner of the prestigious Mary Hatch Marshall Essay Award for his essay titled “Alienation and…
Punto de Contacto/Point of Contact Celebrates 50 Years of Artistic and Literary Exploration
For half a century, Punto de Contacto/Point of Contact (POC) has served the University and local communities as a hub for artistic and literary exploration. Two special programs will be held this year in celebration of the organization’s 50th…
New York City the Setting for Second ‘Monumental Concerns’ Symposium
A daylong symposium hosted by Syracuse University Artist in Residence Carrie Mae Weems will bring together artists, poets, scholars, activists and theorists to explore contested sites of memory and monuments. “Monumental Concerns 2”—a continuation of the first “Monumental Concerns” symposium…
New Exhibition, ‘Joiri Minaya: Unseeing the Tropics at the Museum,’ on View at Syracuse University Art Museum
A new exhibition at the Syracuse University Art Museum that challenges visitors to view the “tropics” as both place and perception is on view through May 10, 2025. “Joiri Minaya: Unseeing the Tropics at the Museum” features artworks by Joiri…
Arts and Sciences | Maxwell Alumna Helps Spread Sustainability in London
Maggie Sardino ’23 double majored in writing and rhetoric in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) and citizenship and civic engagement in A&S | Maxwell. As an undergraduate, Sardino was a research assistant with A&S’ Engaged Humanities Network (EHN),…
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 some level of pessimism. And who could blame you? With social isolation, health concerns and…
US Navy Veteran Gives Back to the Syracuse Community That Helped Her Excel
Not long ago, Azar Abdulkadir ’25 was a student at Nottingham High School, receiving help with her homework and English at Syracuse’s Northside Learning Center. Now, several years later, the U.S. Navy veteran prioritizes giving back to the same community…