SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE
New York Times and Post-Standard reports on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s recent visit to the area noted Syracuse University Chancellor Cantor accompanied him on the tour of public and private economic development projects including the Connective Corridor, Syracuse Stage and housing improvements on the Near West Side.
Foreign Policy magazine reported that Catherine Bertini, professor of public administration at the Maxwell School, will sit on the State Department’s Accountability Review Board investigating the murder of the U.S. ambassador to Libya. The story was also reported by the Post-Standard.
Syracuse University graduate and Commencement speaker Stephen Barton ’12 spoke with WNBC in New York City about his work with Mayors Against Illegal Guns. Barton is also featured in the New York Times and The Guardian because of his role in the national television advertisement campaigning for the group’s “Demand A Plan” initiative.
CNY Central reported on the nearly complete reconstruction of the Remembrance Wall on campus, the memorial honoring victims of Pan Am Flight 103. Judy O’Rourke, director of the Office of Undergraduate Studies; Cara A. Howe, SU’s assistant archivist for the Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives; and John Osinski, project director, made remarks on the project.
A Sean Kirst Post-Standard column on the unveiling of a new statue in the city’s Libba Cotton Grove near the folksinger’s Syracuse home notes SU support for the project.
FACULTY QUOTES
Dessa Bergen-Cico, assistant professor of public health in the Falk College Department of Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition, was quoted in an ABC News story on the synthetic pharmaceutical drug called Smiles and the death of actor Johnny Lewis.
Robert Thompson, director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, is quoted in a Christian Science Monitor story on the comeback tour of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Thompson also spoke with KNX-AM radio in Los Angeles about “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane hosting the 85th annual Academy Awards.
Kim Brown, alumni program coordinator in SU Career Services, is featured in a 9WSYR “Bridge Street” segment on LinkedIn and nonprofit organizations.
Mary Karr, Jesse Truesdell Peck Professor of Literature in The College of Arts and Sciences, and English professor George Saunders were, quoted in a Post-Standard story about former SU professor Junot Diaz being named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow.
Bramsh Khan, a Ph.D. candidate in social science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has been awarded a prestigious Wenner-Gren Foundation Dissertation Fieldwork Grant. The Wenner-Gren Foundation, established in 1941, is dedicated to advancing anthropological knowledge throughout…
Kaitlin Sommer L’26 is always planning ahead. Throughout her life, she has continuously asked herself, “Is there a better or more efficient way to do this?”, “Am I advocating for what I need?”, “How can I figure this out by…
National Grid and Syracuse University’s Office of Pre-College Programs have partnered to inspire the next generation of innovators through the National Grid Summer College Scholars Program. The program will support selected Syracuse City School District high school students for the…
Do you enjoy bowling? Would you like to try bowling? Are you looking for a fun activity with your colleagues? The Syracuse University and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) Faculty and Staff Bowling League is seeking new…
Nearly 30 Syracuse University faculty and postdoctoral researchers and nationally known thought leaders who study the wealth gap in America explored the issue at a recent event in New York City hosted by the Lender Center for Social Justice. The…
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