Robert Thompson, director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, was quoted in an Associated Press story on the passing of Ray Browne, a pioneer in the study of popular culture; in a San Diego Union-Tribune article on the practice of turning classic children’s books into edgy films that can be marketed to adult as well as family demographics; and in a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review story on Halloween trends.
An Associated Press report includes Syracuse University in a consortium of researchers winning a U.S. Department of Energy grant to study development of wind energy.
The College of Visual and Performing Arts faculty show in the XL Project gallery was reviewed in Sunday’s Post-Standard “Stars” Magazine.
Thomas Wolfe, senior vice president and dean of student affairs, spoke with WSYR-AM about SU’s move to offer co-ed residential options for students.
Al Sauer, director of SU’s Parking and Transit Services, spoke about the expansion of SU’s Zipcar car-sharing program with WSYR-AM.
A letter by Christopher Weiss, counselor in the Office of Supportive Services, defending the Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) from state budget cuts, appeared in the Post-Standard.
Grant Reeher, professor of political science in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences, co-authored an opinion piece in the Sunday Post-Standard on the Citizens’ Agenda for Downtown Syracuse.
Harvey Kaiser, former SU senior administrator, was quoted in a Post-Standard story on the Adirondack castle built by Ed Leary.
The Wonder Years, the 1980s television show evoking nostalgia in many Americans for decades, is finally back on television screens, but this time with greater impact. The 2021 reboot of the class show features a Black family, the Williams, set…
Kenneth Marfilius, visiting teaching professor in the Falk College School of Social Work, was quoted by The 19th, “I just see nothing but voids’: As combat ends, women veterans fight trauma and grief.” Marfilius discussed mental health issues among veterans and…
Carol Liebler, communications professor in the Newhouse School, was interviewed by for the BYU Radio program “Top of Mind with Julie Rose” for an episode entitled “White Women Aren’t the Only Ones Going Missing” and was a guest on Reality…
Sharif Bey, associate professor in the School of Visual and Performing Arts, was featured in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s article “In ‘Excavations,’ Sharif Bey unearths his roots and shows what a Beltzhoover ‘art kid’ can do” and by WESA-FM (Pittsburgh). Bey…
Gregory Germain, professor of law and director of the bankruptcy clinic, was interviewed by CBS News for the story “Bankrupt companies gave $165 million in bonuses to top execs before going belly up last year.” Germain, an expert on bankruptcy,…
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