ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Impact
Faculty, Students, City and Community Advocates Form Unique Accessibility Collaboration
In disability advocacy circles, the City of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ has gained a national reputation as one of the most progressive cities in the U.S. for incorporating the ideas and feedback of users with disabilities when creating new handicapped-accessible spaces, according to…
Maxwell Sociologist’s New Documentary Reveals Plight of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Tenants
A standing room audience gathered in the community room at the Salt City Market in the City of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ on a recent evening for the first public screening of a new documentary film written and directed by Maxwell School sociologist…
How Trailblazer Kathrine Switzer ’68, G’72, H’18 Uses Running to Motivate and Inspire Women Around the World (Podcast)
Instead of wallowing in what could have potentially been the lowest moment of her life, Kathrine Switzer ’68, G’72, H’18 used the adversity she overcame during her historic run at the Boston Marathon as fuel to inspire women around the…
Engineering and Computer Science Professor Kevin Du Trains the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Experts
As an engineer, Kevin Du has always embraced a problem-solving attitude. In his world, if no solution exists for the dilemma he’s facing, he will create the solution. It’s a mentality that has served Du, an electrical engineering and computer…
How the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs Helps Veteran and Military-Connected Students Pursue Their Higher Ed Goals (Podcast)
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ has a long, proud history of serving our veterans and military-connected students that dates back to World War I and the post-World War II era when thousands of veterans embarked on their journey to a college degree through…
Katarina Sako ’24 Works to Help Older Adults Age Well
Growing up in Buffalo, New York, Katarina Sako ’24 was very close to her grandparents. “Spending time with my grandparents was really an important part of my childhood, and it helped me develop a lot of compassion and respect for…
The Rise of Misinformation and AI: Developing Tools to Detect What’s Real and the Impact on Upcoming Elections (Podcast)
With the increase of misinformation and disinformation on the internet and social media, our brains struggle to process what we’re seeing and whether an image, a video clip or a story is real or not. Faculty members Jenny Stromer-Galley and…
Unbreakable Bond Fuels Brothers Luke ’26 and Mark Radel ’28
When do children learn empathy? How do they know that someone is in pain or having a bad day? From an early age, Mark Radel ’28 always demonstrated compassion for his peers. As a precocious 9-year-old, Mark would rush onto…
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, Upstate Collaborate to Bring Memory Screenings to Area Offices for the Aging
Residents over the age of 60 in seven Central New York counties—Cayuga, Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Oswego and Tompkins—can receive free memory screenings from their local Office for the Aging (OFA) as part of a collaborative project between SUNY Upstate…
University and Community Partners Help WCNY Form New Spanish-Language Radio Station
An important resource never before available to the greater Central New York and Mohawk Valley region—a Spanish-language radio station—has come to fruition through an initiative shaped by PBS affiliate WCNY and a number of community members, including several faculty and…