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Arts & Culture

Drama Department to Virtually Present New Theatrical Work Inspired by University’s 150th Anniversary

Saturday, January 23, 2021, By Erica Blust

Inspired by Syracuse University’s 150th anniversary, the Department of Drama in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) will virtually present “Impact: Past, Present, Future,” a new theatrical piece that will be performed live in a series of four staged…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Adds Vincent H. Cohen ’92, L’95 to Board of Advisors

Wednesday, January 20, 2021, By Martin Walls

Syracuse University College of Law is pleased to announce the addition of Vincent H. Cohen ’92, L’95—Partner at Dechert LLP, based in Washington, DC—to its Board of Advisors. Cohen is widely recognized and honored for his work in high-stakes litigation…

Katie Couric Media

“Did President Trump’s Ban from Twitter Violate Free Speech? The experts say not exactly.”

Thursday, January 14, 2021, By Lily Datz

Shubha Ghosh, the Crandall Melvin Professor of Law in the College of Law, was quoted in the Katie Couric Media piece “Did President Trump’s Ban from Twitter Violate Free Speech? The experts say not exactly.” Ghosh, an expert in antitrust…

STEM

A&S Researchers Awarded $2.1M Grant to Study Causes of Congenital Heart Defects

Wednesday, January 13, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

Congenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defect, affecting nearly 1 percent of births in the United States each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Doctors have been unable to lower that number…

STEM

$1.5 Million NIH Grant Funds ALS-Linked Research

Tuesday, January 12, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

The human body is made up of trillions of cells. Within each cell are proteins which help to maintain the structure, function and regulation of the body’s tissues and organs. When cells are under stress, as in response to heat…

WAER

“SU Professor says President’s Closed Social Media Accounts Fall Under Big Tech’s Terms of Service”

Tuesday, January 12, 2021, By Lily Datz

Roy Gutterman, associate professor of magazine, news and digital journalism in the Newhouse School and director of the Tully Center for Free Speech, was interviewed for the WAER story “SU Professor says President’s Closed Social Media Accounts Fall Under Big…

CNN

“First Amendment doesn’t guarantee you the rights you think it does.”

Tuesday, January 12, 2021, By Lily Datz

Roy Gutterman, associate professor of magazine, news and digital journalism in the Newhouse School and director of the Tully Center for Free Speech, was quoted in the CNN story “First Amendment doesn’t guarantee you the rights you think it does.”…

Health & Society

‘Trust the Process’ with COVID Vaccine, Emergency Management Director Says

Tuesday, January 12, 2021, By Matt Michael

Trust the process. As a 16-year member of the United States Air Force Reserve and now in his job as director of emergency management and business continuity at the University, Joseph Hernon has always followed that philosophy. And that’s why…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Welcomes Ruby Bridges for the 2021 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Monday, January 11, 2021, By Delaney Van Wey

Ruby Bridges, a civil rights icon, activist, author and speaker, will serve as keynote speaker for the 36th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at Syracuse University. The event, known as the largest of its kind on any…

Arts & Culture

College of Visual and Performing Arts Flexes Creative Muscle to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic

Monday, January 11, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

“Visual and Performing Arts students wouldn’t have a reason to be here if they couldn’t sing or hold an instrument or act onstage or spend time in the studio.  The arts are a social activity, not something that lends itself…