A longtime city manager committed to cultivating future public servants. A retired managing director dedicated to volunteerism and philanthropy. A public health pioneer who has improved the lives of millions. An accomplished executive and entrepreneur committed to advancing sustainability. In their varied pursuits, the four individuals above have represented the Maxwell School’s commitment to engaged citizenship and making the world better for all. For their efforts, Wally Bobkiewicz ’89, Cathy Daicoff ’79, Anuradha Gupta ’07 and Ken Pontarelli ’92 will be honored with centennial awards at the ..read more

School of Social Work Professor Eric Kingson (left) and Chair Carrie Smith present Jim Stone with an award for his dedication to the annual Legislative Policy Day event. When Jim Stone started his first year at Syracuse University in 1958, he had every intention of following in his parents’ footsteps and becoming a teacher. In his junior year in the University’s School of Education, Stone was required to spend one afternoon a week working with children at a local school or agency and he selected the Hillbrook Juvenile Detention Center. That decision started Stone on a career path that led to ..read more

Heather Stauffer Heather E. Stauffer recently joined Syracuse University Press (SU Press) as the new editor-in-chief. Prior to that, Stauffer was a legal writer at Brown Immigration Law and spent a dozen years at University of Nebraska Press, progressing in her career from intern to acquisitions editor. Stauffer received two master’s degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in both English and History, as well as the Addison E. Sheldon Fellowship in History. “We’re thrilled to have someone with Heather’s experience and passion join us at SU Press,” said Catherine C. Cocks, director of ..read more

From left to right: Gokdenis Ersoy and Aiden Robinson of Haynie’s Heroes; Emma Lueders, Jennie Bull and Julianna Hernandez of Moody Management LLC; Garv Prabhaker and Sarah Schoenecker of University Diaries; and Xiangyi Han, Jingjing Wu and Minna You of Boundless Why (Photo by Amelia Beamish) Bandages that monitor for diabetic foot ulcers and creating safe spaces for conversations about sexual wellness and self-love were just some of the winning innovations presented at the Whitman School Dean’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Innovation Challenge on April 18. The challenge was a semeste ..read more

Fourteen Syracuse University students and alumni have been named as 2024 recipients of awards through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Five students were also chosen as alternates. This is the largest number of U.S. Student Fulbright recipients that Syracuse University has had in one year. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program funds a range of awards that include English teaching assistantships (ETA) and study/research grants in over 140 countries. The 2024 recipients are: Caroline Barraco G’24, a history master’s degree student in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affair ..read more

Ellie Parkes (left), AJ Bekoe (center) and Sandy Lin say their experiences at Syracuse University have helped prepare them for careers in historically male-dominated fields. Women have traditionally found themselves outnumbered by their male counterparts when it comes to jobs in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, as only 21% of engineering majors and 19% of computer and information science majors are women, according to the American Association of University Women. Thankfully over the years, the field has become more inclusive and progress has been made to help more wom ..read more

Drug overdose rates skyrocketed in the United States during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the National Institutes of Health, more than 92,000 people died due to overdose in 2020. Public health experts worried early in the pandemic that lockdowns and other measures to control the spread of the virus could lead to more overdoses. In work that was recently published in the “American Journal of Public Health“, Syracuse University researchers quantify how much the pandemic measures and economic policies impacted those rates. The findings provide answers to lawmakers and ..read more

College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) students who spent this semester studying abroad through the Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello Syracuse University Program in Florence enjoyed unique experiential learning opportunities, including a teaching session with an internationally known artist and attendance at an international artistic and cultural celebration. The group enjoyed a public lecture presented by Syracuse University Artist in Residence Carrie Mae Weems at the University’s Villa Rossa facility in Florence. Weems was in Italy for the “Black Portraitures” conference, which was co-sponsore ..read more

Emily Thorson, assistant professor of political science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has received the 2024 Daniel Patrick Moynihan Award for Teaching and Research, the highest honor the Maxwell School offers to untenured faculty. The award will be presented at the Maxwell School’s Graduate Convocation on Friday, May 10, with Thorson as the featured speaker. The Moynihan Award is given each year for an outstanding teaching, research and service record. It was established eponymously in 1985 by then-U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, a former member of Maxwell’s ju ..read more

Patience is a virtue, especially when it comes to those soon-to-be Syracuse University graduates who are searching for their first professional jobs after graduating. With Commencement rapidly approaching, it’s only natural for members of the Class of 2024 to feel anxious if they don’t have a job lined up yet. But instead of feeling uncertain, Adam Capozzi, the University’s director of career services, assessment and student success, recommends students exercise patience and focus on identifying opportunities that resonate with their passions to help advance their job searches Career services ..read more