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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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.
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Aug. 30, 2022 Unlocking the Mysteries of Speech ProcessingA new NIH grant funds Beth Prieve’s research exploring how infants process human speech.
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Aug. 9, 2022 Forensics Professor Explores New Technology That Could be Gamechanger in Sexual Assault InvestigationsFNSSI’s Mike Marciano is testing a system called DEPArray that has the potential to improve long-held methods of DNA detection.