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Campus & Community

Arts and Sciences Professor Named Inaugural Lender Center Fellow

Monday, April 22, 2019, By Maria Damiano

Casarae Gibson, assistant professor of African American literature and studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named the first Lender Faculty Fellow by the Lender Center for Social Justice. The Lender Faculty Fellowship supports a two-year research…

Media Tip Sheets

Cathedrals Like Notre Dame Were The Skyscrapers Of Their Time, Says Architecture and Engineering Professor

Tuesday, April 16, 2019, By Daryl Lovell

On Monday, a fire broke out at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris that completely burned its spire and severely damaged much of the roof. The Paris fire chief reports the structure had been “saved and preserved as a whole,”…

Campus & Community

Du, Lewis Named 2019-22 Meredith Professors for Teaching Excellence

Wednesday, April 10, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Wenliang (Kevin) Du, professor of electrical engineering and computer science in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, and Katharine (Kate) Lewis, professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, have been named the 2019-22 Laura J. and…

Health & Society

Exercise Science Professor Gwendolyn Thomas Secures NIH Grant to Study Exercise and Cannabis Use

Tuesday, April 9, 2019, By Jennifer Russo

Gwendolyn Thomas, assistant professor of exercise science in the School of Education, has received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to study the effects of resistance exercise on people with severe cannabis use disorders (CUDs). It’s the first such…

Media, Law & Policy

Society of Professional Journalists Announces Newhouse Students as Mark of Excellence Winners

Monday, April 8, 2019, By Lani Rich

The Society of Professsional Journalists (SPJ) has announced its 2018 Mark of Excellence Region 1 winners this weekend at the SPJ Region 1 conference in Boston, and many Newhouse School students and media organizations were among the winners. In-Depth Reporting…

Health & Society

School of Education Professor Kal Alston Named President Elect by the Philosophy of Education Society

Monday, April 1, 2019, By Karly Grifasi

Kal Alston, professor of cultural foundations of education and associate dean for academic affairs in the School of Education, will serve as president elect for the Philosophy of Education Society for 2019-20 year before becoming president of the organization in…

Media, Law & Policy

Broadcast and Digital Journalism Professor Simon Perez Honored by BEA for Hard News Reporting

Wednesday, March 27, 2019, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Simon Perez, associate professor of broadcast and digital journalism in the Newhouse School, is among the winners in the Broadcast Education Association (BEA)’s Festival of Media Arts. Perez won in the Faculty News Competition, Television Hard News Reporting category, for…

Arts & Culture

Jazz in Troubled Times: Watson Professor, WSJ contributor Larry Blumenfeld Riffs on ‘Relevance, Resonance’ of Jazz Culture

Friday, March 22, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Larry Blumenfeld is a cultural journalist, music critic and longtime contributor to The Wall Street Journal. As this year’s Jeanette K. Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities Center, he will explore “Jazz in Troubled Times” through a series of lectures, workshops, public…

Campus & Community

Creativity and Innovation of Syracuse University Professors to be Showcased at ACCelerate Festival April 5-7 in Washington, D.C.

Thursday, March 21, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Three Syracuse University professors have been selected to showcase their creativity and innovative spirit as part of the second ACCelerate: ACC Smithsonian Creativity and Innovation Festival. The exhibitions and performances of Christopher Wildrick, Daniele Profeta and Nicolas Scherzinger, assisted by…

US News & World Report

Sociology Professor Writes ‘Our Problem is Bigger Than Opioids’

Wednesday, February 27, 2019, By Sean Dorcellus

Shannon Monnat, an associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, authored an opinion piece for U.S. News and World Report “Our Problem Is Bigger Than Opioids.” Monnat’s recent research showed that, “in…