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Arts & Culture

Music History Professor Receives Carnegie Grant to Study Women’s Music in West Africa

Monday, February 20, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

From improving mood to reducing anxiety, research has shown that music and dance can offer many health benefits. For cultures in West Africa, the power of music and dance extends far beyond boosting physical and mental well-being. According to Ruth Opara,…

Campus & Community

Celebrating Black History Month With Syracuse Abroad

Friday, February 17, 2023, By Ashley Barletta

This February, Syracuse Abroad invites you to celebrate Black History Month (BHM) with us. Learn more about our events on campus and the resources available abroad to help enrich Black History Month appreciation and celebrations, today and every day. Celebrate…

Campus & Community

‘So Cool’: Clinical Simulations Expand to Train Future Art Therapists

Friday, February 17, 2023, By Martin Walls

Continuing his pioneering work adapting clinical simulations (SIMS) across a spectrum of pre-professional and professional contexts, Professor Benjamin Dotger is collaborating with Emily Goldstein Nolan, professor of practice in the College of Visual and Performing Arts Department of Creative Arts…

Arts & Culture

La Casita Co-Hosting Feb. 19 Syracuse Stage Play Reception and Community Events

Wednesday, February 15, 2023, By Diane Stirling

Four community events are scheduled around the Syracuse Stage presentation of the play, “Espejos: Clean.” The play tells the story of two women of vastly different backgrounds who meet by chance at a wedding in Cancún when a torrential downpour…

Arts & Culture

Professor Romita Ray Awarded National Endowment for the Arts Grant to Support Artist Rina Banerjee’s Exhibition and Residency at Syracuse

Wednesday, February 15, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

While the world comes to terms with the profound impact of a global pandemic, it simultaneously continues to grapple with race, migration and climate change. Romita Ray, associate professor in the Department of Art and Music Histories (AMH) in the College…

Arts & Culture

Through A&S-VPA Collaboration, Students Gain Unique Opportunity to Draw Modern and Ancient Lifeforms

Tuesday, February 14, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

 65,000 years ago, Neanderthals, a ‘sister’ species to modern humans, drew abstract paintings of animals and geometric designs on cave walls. This early art was the first example of nature being documented through illustration. Fast-forward to 200 years ago,…

Campus & Community

Emerging Professional in Student Engagement and Success: Luckman Is the ‘One to Watch’

Tuesday, February 14, 2023, By Eileen Korey

For Jimmy Luckman, college opened his eyes to a world he never knew existed. With fewer than 50 graduates in his high school class in Lyndonville, New York, the opportunity to attend SUNY Brockport gave him access to new and…

Health & Society

Syracuse University Again Named a Top Producer of Fulbright US Students

Tuesday, February 14, 2023, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs on Feb. 10 named Syracuse University a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for U.S. students. This recognition is given to the U.S. colleges and universities that received the highest number…

Campus & Community

Nancy K. Turner, Conservator of Manuscripts, Presenting at the Annual Brodsky Series for the Advancement of Library Conservation

Tuesday, February 14, 2023, By Cristina Hatem

Nancy K. Turner will present at the Syracuse University Libraries’ annual Brodsky Series for the Advancement of Library Conservation. The hybrid lecture, titled “Materials of the Illuminator’s Art: Medieval Recipes, Modern Identifications, and the Preservation of Pigments, Dyes, and Metals…

Campus & Community

Savion Pollard ’25 Steps Outside Comfort Zone to Inspire Fellow Student Veterans

Tuesday, February 14, 2023, By John Boccacino

The spotlight is not something Savion Pollard ’25 seeks out. Quite the opposite. Pollard prefers an evening relaxing on the couch with his wife, Enesa, to a night on the town. But when U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer’s office invited…