Syracuse Study Abroad Students in Italy to Design Solutions for Real World Challenges

Architecture student Jenna Merry ’23 arrived in Italy in March 2021 as part of the first cohort of Syracuse University students to study overseas since the onset of COVID-19. While in Florence, Jenna and her studio partner, Madeline Alves ’23, learned that nuclear waste is a pressing concern in Italy. They decided to design a disposal facility as their project for the semester.

Nine Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows from Brazil, Guatemala, Mexico, Montenegro, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Tanzania and Togo visited with the LaunchPad team as part of a cross cultural exchange program. Syracuse University is one of 12 campuses across the United States to host Humphrey Fellows. More information on the program here.

Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) Professor Farzana Rahman received a 2020 Google exploreCSR award to fund the development of an undergraduate student engagement workshop program, Research Exposure in Socially Relevant Computing (RESORC). 

Over a decade ago, Rebecca Barreto decided to join Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management and graduated Class of 2014. She said her four years at Whitman prepared her for what was ahead.

Civil engineering student Haben Legesse ’23 has a vision for solving the crucial infrastructure problems of developing nations including Eritrea, his home country. The problems he wants to solve are not theoretical or abstract—he has lived with them and seen their effects firsthand.