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‘Someone Falls Overboard’: University Professor Stephen Kuusisto Co-Authors Book of Pandemic Poetry
Setting the scene … It’s spring of 2020. The world has been shut down for a period of weeks or months (you stopped keeping track at some point). You are living with a disability—perhaps you’re blind or you have a…
Department of Drama Presents Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’
The Department of Drama is beginning the spring semester with William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” Directed by faculty member Thom Miller, this production brings a fresh take to Shakespeare’s timeless classic about a pair of star-crossed lovers. “Romeo and Juliet”…
Flood Plains System Rigged Against Homeowners
In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, many homeowners outside of Houston found their homes flooded, despite being listed outside of the designated flood plain area. The Houston Chronicle talked to Maxwell Associate Professor of Political Science Sarah Pralle about this issue. “Officials…
Research Study Seeks Participants Who Know Someone with Intellectual Disability
A new Syracuse University research study conducted through the Falk College’s Department of Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition is currently seeking participants who have a family member or friend with an intellectual disability. The study is funded by the…
For a first-generation homeowner, SU and SUNY-ESF students are the key to a new family home
For a first-generation homeowner, SU and SUNY-ESF students are the key to a new family homeApril 16, 2009Bev Caspersen cbcasper@syr.edu After eight months’ dedicated fundraising, awareness-raising and construction by hundreds of Syracuse University and SUNY College of Environmental Science and…
Syracuse Opera to offer preview, discount performance of ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Matthew R. Snyder(315) 443-7082 Director of Music Douglas Kinney Frost and performers of the Syracuse Opera Company will visit Syracuse University to offer a preview of “Romeo and Juliet,” the operatic adaptation by Charles Gounod, on Thursday, Feb. 12, at…
Lights, Camera, Imagination! Faculty Help Turn Teens’ Ideas Into Films (Video)
Using simple objects such as stones, eggs, paper plates, colored markers and a globe, and employing techniques of light, shadow and motion, a dozen Syracuse area high schoolers are making original short films this summer using their smartphones. “Teens With…
Student Veteran Anthony Ruscitto Honored as a Tillman Scholar
“Now what am I supposed to do with my life?” Veterans often face this question as they transition from active duty to civilian life. The thought terrified U.S. Marine Corps veteran Anthony Ruscitto ’22, G’23, L’27 when he contemplated his…
Class of ’25 College of Law Graduate to Be Inducted Into the U.S. Olympic Hall Of Fame
A runner for most of her life, Marla Runyan L’25 crossed yet another finish line when she walked the stage in May to accept her diploma from the College of Law. While this was quite an achievement, she is no…
Retiring University Professor and Decorated Public Servant Sean O’Keefe G’78 Reflects on a Legacy of Service
For most of his time as a public servant, Sean O’Keefe G’78 adhered to a few guiding principles: Step up when someone calls upon you to serve. Be open to anything. Challenge yourself. Those values helped O’Keefe navigate a career…