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Health & Society

Weissman Scholarship Recipient April Lopez Shares Late Professor’s Vision of Food Justice

Friday, April 21, 2023, By Matt Michael

April Lopez says she was drawn to Syracuse University’s food studies master’s program because of its vision of food justice. That vision was shaped in large part by Syracuse Professor Evan Weissman, a tireless advocate for equity in the food…

Campus & Community

Raising Awareness to End Caste Discrimination

Wednesday, April 19, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

In 2015, a group of civil rights activists from India marched across 16 cities in North America to raise awareness about an issue many Americans may not be familiar with – caste discrimination. Originating in ancient India, caste is a…

Campus & Community

Lender Center for Social Justice Symposium Examines Causes, Outcomes of Racial Wealth Gap

Wednesday, April 19, 2023, By Diane Stirling

Across hundreds of years, American society and institutions have contributed in numerous ways to creating a racial wealth gap that continues to have negative impacts throughout society. That was the outgrowth of scholarship presented by more than 40 University faculty,…

STEM

iSchool Associate Professor Receives Fulbright to Conduct Research in the ‘Silicon Valley’ of India

Friday, April 14, 2023, By Anya Woods

When Ingrid Erickson began teaching at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) in 2017, she encountered something different about the students in her classroom—many, if not most, of them were from India. This was a change from the students she…

Arts & Culture

Architecture Students Named to Future100 List in Metropolis Magazine

Friday, April 14, 2023, By Julie Sharkey

Chenhao Luo ’23 and Angelina Yihan Zhang ’23—both fifth-year bachelor of architecture degree students in the School of Architecture—have been selected for Metropolis magazine’s Future100, an elite group of architecture and interior architecture students from the United States and Canada….

Campus & Community

College of Arts and Sciences’ Lois Agnew Appointed Associate Provost for Academic Programs

Friday, April 14, 2023, By News Staff

Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Gretchen Ritter has appointed Lois Agnew to the position of associate provost for academic programs. Agnew, who has served as interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) since July 2022,…

Campus & Community

Aatif Abbas Receives 2023 Mary Hatch Marshall Essay Award

Tuesday, April 11, 2023, By Cristina Hatem

Aatif Abbas, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), was selected as the 2023 winner of the prestigious Mary Hatch Marshall Essay Award for his piece titled “Corporations Choose Differently: A…

Campus & Community

Have a Voice on Climate Issues on Campus! Check Your Inbox for Sustainability Survey This Week

Tuesday, April 11, 2023, By Lydia Krayenhagen

In an effort to gain feedback and insights directly from the campus community with the goal of effecting positive change in our sustainability and climate practices, Sustainability Management has created both a student and a faculty and staff survey which…

Health & Society

‘A Giant in Her Field’: Falk College Colleagues Remember Professor Emerita Alice Sterling Honig

Friday, April 7, 2023, By News Staff

Alice Sterling Honig, professor emerita of child and family studies (now the Department of Human Development and Family Science) in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, died March 7, 2023. She was 93. Honig earned a…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage to Hold Youth Auditions for 2023-24 Season Holiday Production

Thursday, April 6, 2023, By Joanna Penalva

The Syracuse Stage artistic team is seeking local youth actors for roles in the upcoming production of its recently announced 2023-24 season’s holiday production, “A Christmas Carol.” Auditioners should note that the production schedule for “A Christmas Carol” includes morning…