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Student Inventors Develop New Way to Secure Wheelchairs in Moving Vehicles
Former Syracuse University student Jim DaRin is one of many wheelchair users who rely on adapted vehicles to drive. These vehicles are equipped with a docking system designed to secure the wheelchairs in place while users focus on the road. However, even…
Public Health Professor David Larsen Invited to White House to Discuss Wastewater Surveillance
It’s not easy to condense about four years of research into two minutes, but that’s exactly what Syracuse University Public Health Professor David Larsen did during a visit to the White House on Aug. 27. Larsen, Chair of the Department…
Raising Guide Dog Puppies on Campus: How Students Are Helping Make a Difference for the Blind
Have you met Tarzan or Juan yet on campus? These latest members of the University community are hard to miss, with their friendly dispositions, shiny coats and wagging tails. Tarzan, a one-year-old black lab, and Juan, a four-month-old yellow lab, are…
Syracuse University Leads Higher Education Consortium as Part of $40M Award to Advance Central New York’s Semiconductor Manufacturing Capabilities
Syracuse University will play a leading role in advancing Central New York’s semiconductor manufacturing capabilities thanks to $40 million in new funds made available to the Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse region through the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Regional Technology and Innovation Hub. The…
‘We Are Not a People of the Past’: Not in the Books Project Builds Ties With Indigenous Community
Senior Isabelle Lutz joined a group of fellow Syracuse University students and community members for a short bus ride last fall to the Skä•noñh Great Law of Peace Center—the Haudenosaunee cultural hub on the shore of Onondaga Lake in Liverpool….
’Cuse Collections and Sheraton Hotel Donations Help Support Local Community
The Office of Sustainability Management hosted ’Cuse Collections during the last week of the Spring 2024 semester to provide a convenient location for students to donate unwanted and gently used items before leaving for the summer. The office partnered with…
Through Free Therapy Sessions, Students Provide Enormous Service to Syracuse Community
In 2023, student therapists from the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy in Syracuse University’s Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics provided a total of 9,134 therapy sessions to 682 individuals. Those free sessions in the Couple and Family…
University Core Partner in New NSF-Funded Upstate New York Energy Storage Engine
Syracuse University is a core partner in the Upstate New York Energy Storage Engine, one of 10 inaugural Regional Innovation Engines created by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The program was announced Monday by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer,…