Health and Well-Being
From Parkinson’s to Alzheimer’s to relationships to drug and alcohol use disorders, A&S faculty and students are advancing human health and well-being through pioneering research, interdisciplinary partnerships and community outreach. Collaborations across neuroscience, psychology, biology and more lead to both comprehensive understanding of the disease and also innovative treatment solutions.
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Sept. 26, 2024 Funding Research That Improves Health and Shortens ‘Bench to Bedside’ TimeWalters Endowed Fund for Science Research supports research and discovery that addresses grand challenges facing global and human health.
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Sept. 10, 2024 Mental Wellness Through Creative WorkProfessor Tanisha Jackson's book exploring Black women artists’ influence on wellness within their communities is funded by an Association of American University Women (AAUW) fellowship.
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July 10, 2024 A&S Professor Receives NIH Grant to Study Biofeedback Technologies for Speech TherapyThe grant will explore the effectiveness of technologies which use visual targets to help people adjust their speech.
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May 13, 2024 Champions of Hearing HealthCSD students and faculty team up with Special Olympics New York to provide athletes with hearing screenings.
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April 9, 2024 Mindfully GrowingHDFS professors and students teaching healthy eating habits to pre-K children.
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March 15, 2024 ‘Truly Critical Work’Through Free Therapy Sessions, Marriage and Family Therapy Students Provide Enormous Service to Syracuse Community
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Dec. 4, 2023 Professor and Ph.D. Candidate from the Department of Psychology Awarded NIH Grants for Alcohol-Related Research and TreatmentProfessor Sarah Woolf-King received an NIH R01 clinical trial grant and Ph.D. candidate Fatima Dobani was awarded an NIH F31 dissertation research grant.
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Nov. 28, 2023 Syracuse University’s Center for Health Behavior Research and Innovation Unites Investigators Across Disciplines to Improve Health and Well-BeingThe new center within the College of Arts and Sciences will advance collaborative health behavior research, training and community engagement.
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Nov. 27, 2023 Indigenous Studies Researcher Advises the UN on Inequalities in Food Security and NutritionA&S scholar, Mariaelena Huambachano, travels the world gathering and sharing research on the wisdom of “Traditional Ecological Knowledge”, while passing it down to the next generation through her teaching at Syracuse.
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Oct. 20, 2023 Promoting Access to Equitable Healthcare for Refugees in CNYThrough innovative instruction and community engaged work, CSD’s Supporting Outcomes and Healthcare Access for Refugees prepares students to provide culturally responsive care.
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Oct. 12, 2023 Impact of ‘Social Factors’Catherine García: Researching health disparities among Hispanic/Latine populations.
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Sept. 21, 2023 Grants from the Engaged Humanities Network Support 11 Community-Oriented ProjectsThe interdisciplinary projects, which include faculty and students from schools, colleges and units across Syracuse University, explore a range of contemporary topics such as environmental justice, Indigenous language preservation and fermentation.
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March 29, 2023 A&S Chemistry Professor Presents New Research on Anti-Obesity DrugProfessor Robert Doyle shared findings at the ACS spring meeting about a potential new drug which offers steady weight loss without common, unwanted side-effects.
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Jan. 4, 2023 Getting to the 'Point': Powerful Computing Helps Identify Potential New Treatments for CoronavirusesA&S chemistry professor Atanu Acharya seeks to identify antibodies effective against all coronaviruses and variants.
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Jan. 3, 2023 Making a Difference at ModernaThanks to the A&S | Maxwell alumni connections program, two A&S grads are fighting evolving diseases.
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Dec. 23, 2022 Nature-Inspired Designs Could Offer Solutions for Global ChallengesSyracuse physics professor is leading an effort to translate research into real-world applications.
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Dec. 20, 2022 Addressing Trauma Through WritingJillian Scheer, the Cobb-Jones Professor of Clinical Psychology in A&S, is one of five recipients of a 2022 Walter Katkovsky Research Grant from the American Psychological Foundation.
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Dec. 20, 2022 Psychology Professor Part of Two NIH Grants to Advance Alcohol and Drug Use Disorder ResearchStephen Maisto, professor emeritus of psychology, is an investigator on two projects funded by the National Institutes of Health totaling over $5 million.
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Nov. 21, 2022 A Passion for Classic Hollywood CinemaAssociate Professor Will Scheibel's recent book examines the life and career of Golden Era Hollywood starlet Gene Tierney.
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Sept. 9, 2022 A&S Professor Conducting First National Survey on Reproductive Health Experiences of Deaf WomenThe project seeks to improve health care communication for Deaf and hard of hearing people.