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New CTLE Director Diving In With Programs, Resources to Support Educators and Faculty and Student Learning
聽Jessamyn Neuhaus became director of the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE) in August. The Universitywide center supports faculty and instructors with professional development programming and resources and services that promote effective, inclusive and innovative teaching. Known nationally for…
Design Students Receive Honors at Creative Conscience Awards
Tackling social and environmental issues through design, College of Visual and Performing Arts students in Creative Problem Solving won an award and commendation in the global Creative Conscience Awards. Creative Conscience is a global not-for-profit organization that believes that creative…
Secrets Behind Our Universe鈥檚 Existence Revealed
It takes sophisticated technology to study the behavior of invisible particles like neutrinos and cosmic rays, which pass through our bodies every second before zooming back off into the universe without us even knowing. While they might be tiny, these…
Lamis Abdelaaty Awarded the 2024 Montonna Fund
Lamis Abdelaaty, associate professor of political science and director of undergraduate studies, has received this year鈥檚 award from the Ralph E. Montonna Endowed Fund for the Teaching and Education of Undergraduates. Awarded by the Maxwell School, the Ralph E. Montonna…
Grammy-Winning Singer Dua Lipa鈥檚 Book Club Spotlights Professor George Saunders
Bestselling author and professor of English George Saunders G鈥88 has received numerous accolades in his literary career. His book, “Lincoln in the Bardo,” won the 2017 Man Booker Prize; his most recent work, “Liberation Day,” was chosen as one of…
Balloting Starts Oct. 16 for Provost鈥檚 Advisory Committee on Promotion and Tenure Representatives
Balloting to select faculty representatives for the Provost鈥檚 Advisory Committee on Promotion and Tenure begins Wednesday, Oct. 16, and runs through Friday, Nov. 1. Elections are held annually and are administered by the University Senate Committee on Appointment and Promotions…
‘Reflect the People Who Visit鈥: Arts Education Alumna Helps Make the MOST More Inclusive
Since 2008, the Upstate Medical University Life Sciences exhibition at 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Museum of Science and Technology (MOST) has fascinated millions of visitors. With giant reproductions of human body parts, it allows mini pathologists to explore internal anatomy and organs common…
Illustrator, VPA Professor London Ladd Commemorates 2 Book Releases
An illustrator of nearly 20 books, School of Art Assistant Teaching Professor聽London Ladd聽recently celebrated the release of two picture books, 鈥淢y Hair is a Book鈥 (Harper Collins) and 鈥淎 Voice of Hope: The Myrlie Evers-Williams Story鈥 (Philomel Books). Using acrylic…
What鈥檚 Driving the Rise in ADHD Diagnosis Among Children and Adults?
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed behavioral disorder in children, and the numbers are only expected to rise. The CDC reported that in 2022, over 7 million (11.4%) U.S. children aged 3鈥17 years were diagnosed with ADHD, an…
NSF Grant to Engage Refugee and Immigrant Youth in Immersive STEM Storytelling
School of Education Professor Xiaoxia “Silvie” Huang has been awarded a nearly $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for an Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) project. With “Engaging Refugee and Immigrant Youth in STEM Through Culturally…