Department News
Human Development and Family Science Newsletter Highlights Research, Alumni Careers, and More
For more than 90 years, the work of the Department of Human Development and Family Science (HDFS) faculty, staff, students, and alumni has transformed communities locally, nationally, and globally. The HDFS department prepares students by offering the scientific study of human development, from infancy to end of life, through cultures and contexts. The program continues to flourish and has been co…
Careers of impact: Human development and family science alumni thrive in wide-ranging careers
In the 1920s, the study of human development and family science at Syracuse University emerged from the intersection of home economics, early childhood education and care, and child psychology. Today, it is a dynamic, interdisciplinary field that studies the processes of human social, physical, and emotional growth and development throughout the lifespan and across cross-cultural contexts, utilizi…
Practice Makes Perfect
This fall, more than a dozen recent graduates of Syracuse University’s nutrition dietetics program start work in postgraduate internship placements at prestigious hospitals and health care organizations across the U.S. From the beginning of their first year in the program, these students engaged in experiential...
18th Annual Syracuse University Human Rights Film Festival Is Online for 2020
The 18th annual Syracuse University Human Rights Film Festival (SUHRFF) is online from Sept. 24-26 due to COVID-19 restrictions. The film festival is part of Syracuse Symposium 2020-21: FUTURES and is presented by the Syracuse University Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Newhouse School of Public Communications. Accessed through the film festival website. Each film will…
University Scientists Selected to Implement COVID-19 Early Warning System in Upstate New York
Game-changing approach will help inform decision-making, protect public health in Albany, Buffalo and Syracuse. The New York State Department of Health has selected the SARS-CoV-2 Early Warning Wastewater Surveillance Platform (SARS2-EWSP) to pilot a statewide coronavirus
SPM Newsletter highlights how department persevered through 2020’s challenges
We welcomed a new decade with innovative ideas and graduated our largest class of students in May 2020, but even with the excitement surrounding major milestones, this new chapter did not unfold as we – or anyone – had planned. Find out how our students, faculty, staff and alumni embraced virtual learning and remote employment.
Charity, Resilience and Grace in Times of Need
At Huntington Family Centers, Syracuse University social work alumni get creative to help the community during the pandemic. When the coronavirus pandemic hit last spring, Charity Purchas ’13, G’19 lived up to her name and sprang into action to help her community
Closer to Home, Students Expect to Go Far
Corcoran High School graduates head to Syracuse University full of hope for their future and love for their hometown. It was winter 2020 and six Corcoran High School seniors had some big decisions to make. Their final year in the Syracuse City School District (SCSD) was winding down
Finding Her Calling in Central New York
Pursuing an art photography degree developed Genevieve Marshall’s listening and observation skills—and led to a career supporting Syracuse’s refugee community.
Dean Murphy Welcomes Falk Students
Dear Falk Students, Welcome back to campus, returning Falk students! Please join me in welcoming the Class of 2024, as well as our new transfer and graduate students. We’re so glad you’ve decided to join the Orange family. This summer was much different than what we all expected