SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE
Selected audio clips from recordings and home movies from the George F. Johnson Papers, housed in the Library’s Special Collections Research Center (SCRC), will be broadcast on NPR’s “All Things Considered” today at 4:30 p.m. EST. The program is a documentary about industrialist George F. Johnson and will utilize short clips from a 1931 parade in Binghamton, N.Y., and from Johnson’s funeral in 1948. The piece (including the short uses of SCRC’s collection material) will be archived on npr.org and radiodiaries.org.
The Post-Standard previewed the three public workshop performances of “Cry for Peace: Voices from the Congo,” a new documentary theater piece based on interviews with members of the local Congolese community, on Dec. 9-11. The production is made by possible by Syracuse University in association with the Congolese community of Syracuse, Syracuse Stage and Ping Chong & Company.
The Post-Standard reported on the research by a team from the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science that may improve the efficiency of wind turbines used to generate energy.
Laurence Thomas, professor of philosophy and political science in The College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School, was mentioned a Macleans (Canada) story about students
text-messaging during classes.
FACULTY QUOTES
Publishers Weekly highlights the book “I See the Promised Land,” which tells the story of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life through the Patua art of artist Manu Chitrakar, and the words of writer and griot storyteller, Arthur Flowers, associate professor of English in The College of Arts and Sciences.
MSNBC’s “Health Watch” (watch clip) highlighted the research, “Neuroimaging of Love,” led by Stephanie Ortigue, assistant professor of psychology in The College of Arts and Sciences.
—–
To subscribe to SU in the News by daily e-mail, send a message to listserv@listserv.syr.edu with the following in the message body: subscribe SUINTHENEWS
Oren Lyons Jr. ’58, H’93 and Roy Simmons Jr. ’59, H’14 formed a lifelong friendship that stems from their days starring for the Syracuse University men’s lacrosse team from 1955-58. Recently, Lyons and Simmons were honored with the Alfie Jacques…
Katherine McDonald, professor of public health and senior associate dean for research and administration in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, will join Syracuse University’s Office of Research in a new role as associate vice president…
Chancellor Kent Syverud has appointed Dean Mark Lodato of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications as academic dean representative to the Board of Trustees. In addition, Andrea Rose Persin, assistant dean of budget, finance and administration in the College…
Cash Operations has set a deadline of 3:30 p.m. on Monday, June 30, 2025, to receive deposits at the Bowne Cash Operations office for credit in fiscal year 2025. Deposits should be made as early in the day as possible…
Syracuse University Libraries is a critical asset to student success and faculty research and teaching. But Syracuse University staff may not realize that all the collections, services and spaces available through the Libraries are also available for staff use. Anyone…
If you need help with your subscription, contact sunews@syr.edu.
