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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…
Making Higher Education Accessible to All: The Global Impact of InclusiveU (Podcast)
The White House. Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The New York State Capitol building in Albany. These are just some of the places an enthusiastic delegation from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s InclusiveU program have traveled over the years, meeting with policymakers, politicians…
With CDC Recognition, Wastewater Surveillance Program Continues to Innovate and Will Provide Training, Support to Communities Nationwide
The New York State Wastewater Surveillance Network, which began as a pilot project led by ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ faculty member David Larsen in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, will soon support communities nationwide—and potentially around the globe—to detect and…
Student Inventors Develop New Way to Secure Wheelchairs in Moving Vehicles
Former ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ 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 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Public Health Professor David Larsen did during a visit to the White House on Aug. 27. Larsen, Chair of the Department…