Syracuse University Explores Global Opportunities for Science Majors

Starting in the 2024-25 academic year, science and pre-health students can spend their sophomore fall semester in Madrid. This fits in well with A&S’ Academic Strategic Plan, which includes a signature standard of excellence called “Understanding and Reimagining Worlds.” 

Students from Syracuse University–including 14 from Falk College–spent the their summer for nearly three weeks in Australia for the “Australia: Sport, History and Culture” class .

For Amy Murphy, associate teaching professor of writing and rhetoric in the College of Arts and Sciences, an unexpected discovery about her family history played a pivotal role in her scholarly pursuits, and ultimately led to her applying for and receiving a prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar award to teach and conduct research in Slovakia. 

Syracuse abroad students in Florence enjoyed unique experiential learning opportunities, including a teaching session with the internationally known artist Carrie Mae Weems and participation in an international artistic and cultural celebration.

Keona Bukhari-Adams ’27, a psychology and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Adalys Sanchez ’26, an earth sciences major and women and gender studies minor in the College of Arts and Sciences, have been named as student cultural ambassadors through the U.S.-UK Fulbright Commission’s UK Summer Institute program.

Over spring break, sport analytics students from the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit Italy and witness first-hand the impact of analytics on the highest level of soccer.