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General Architecture Collaborative Wins a 2022 SARA | NY Design Award
Architecture design firm, General Architecture Collaborative (GAC) was recently announced as a recipient of a 2022 SARA | NY Design Award for their project, the Learning and Sports Center, a rural community center in Masoro Village, Rulindo, Rwanda, which combines…
International Programs Seeking Volunteers to Host Students
Each summer, students from around the world come to Syracuse University as Fulbright Scholars, and International Programs within the College of Professional Studies is seeking volunteers to host these Fulbright Scholars for a meal during their time in Central New…
Retrospective of Annual South Side Photo Walk on Display at ArtRage Through May 14
In a photo taken by Keith Waldron in 2021, Clifford Ryan crouches next to a tree on Cannon Street on Syracuse’s South Side. He leans alongside the still sprouting “tree of life” planted in memory of his son Duriel Lamar…
Supporting Student Wellness Series: Therapy and Community
We may at times face loneliness, stress, feelings of overwhelm and more, throughout each of our unique wellness journeys. Often these feelings are then exacerbated by coursework, life’s responsibilities and the cold winter months. As a supportive resource, the Barnes…
‘Overwhelmingly Positive’ Response to University’s Free Community COVID-19 Testing
With access to COVID-19 tests becoming increasingly scarce in and around Central New York, Syracuse University began offering free COVID-19 testing to the Central New York community on Jan. 4. Announced earlier this month by New York State Gov. Kathy…
Making Beats, Building Community: Music Education Partners With Local Nonprofit Mercy Works to Offer Digital Music Lab
The room was buzzing with energy on a recent Tuesday night at the Clarence Jordan Vision Center on Syracuse’s south side. Eleven local high school students diligently toiled on Macs outfitted with headphones, digital keyboards and Novation Launchpads—digital soundboards used…
Enjoy the Live Events Returning to Central New York This Spring, Summer
The pandemic caused events around the globe to be canceled, from concerts to fairs. With vaccines becoming widely available, some events are coming back—although in altered ways or with limited capacity. Here are a few of Central New York’s most…
Remote Tutoring Program Offers a Valuable Virtual Learning Experience for K-12, Early College Students in CNY
From fully virtual to part-time in-person and socially distanced, students have persevered through the challenges of learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. But for some, limited access to technology, unreliable internet connectivity and a lack of quiet, designated spaces to work…
Slow Food to Hold Exciting Events This Fall
Syracuse—one of the snowiest cities in the country—may not be considered a farming or culinary powerhouse, but members of the student organization, Slow Food, at Syracuse University have come together to promote the abundance and variety of local food, cooking…
Social Work Students Explore Lead Poisoning of Children at Policy Forum
On Nov. 1, students in the School of Social Work in Falk College explored one of today’s major public health threats: lead poisoning of children in New York state and specifically, in Syracuse. Each year an estimated 1,800 children are…