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Syracuse Stage announces cast of ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,’ commits to complete August Wilson’s 10-play chronic

Tuesday, July 29, 2008, By News Staff

Patrick Farrell443-2636 “August is unquestionably a hero of contemporary American theatre,” says Bond. “It gives me great pleasure to begin directing at Syracuse Stage with the play that launched Wilson’s outstanding career, and in the upcoming years I will make…

SU Ph.D. student from China, 28, dies from injuries incurred in accidental fall

Tuesday, July 29, 2008, By News Staff

SU Ph.D. student from China, 28, dies from injuries incurred in accidental fallJuly 29, 2008Kevin Morrowkdmorrow@syr.edu Weixing Cai, 28, a Ph.D. candidate in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, died Monday at University Hospital from injuries sustained Sunday when…

Syracuse Stage announces cast of ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,’ commits to complete August Wilson’s 10-play chronicle of African American life in 20th century

Tuesday, July 29, 2008, By News Staff

Syracuse Stage announces cast of ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,’ commits to complete August Wilson’s 10-play chronicle of African American life in 20th centuryJuly 29, 2008Patrick Finlonstagepr@syr.edu Syracuse Stage recently announced the cast of August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” which…

Syracuse University presents ‘Rethinking Michelangelo: A Series of Lectures, Concerts, and Special Events’

Monday, July 28, 2008, By News Staff

Syracuse University presents ‘Rethinking Michelangelo: A Series of Lectures, Concerts, and Special Events’July 28, 2008Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu Michelangelo Buonarroti has been celebrated for more than 450 years as a sculptor, painter, architect, poet and patriot. This fall, members of the Syracuse…

Syracuse University’s ‘Start-Up: Syracuse Entrepreneur’s Bootcamp’ breeds business skills to help Syracuse business community

Tuesday, July 22, 2008, By News Staff

Amy Mehringer(315) 443-3834 What do Carolyn Clemans of CabFab, Brian Bluff of SiteSeeker Inc., George Kilpatrick of WSYR, WCNY and Kilpatrick Media and Marketing, and Lisa Assenza and Jen Falso of HuePhoria have in common? Not only are they successful…

Horace Smith concludes decades-long SU career dedicated to creating opportunity in higher education

Thursday, July 10, 2008, By News Staff

Kevin Morrow(315) 443-3784 Horace H. Smith retired at the end of June as associate vice president for undergraduate studies at Syracuse University, concluding a 32-year SU career in which he played a central role in planning and implementing student retention…

‘The Express’ to have gala premiere Sept. 12 at historic Landmark Theatre in Syracuse

Wednesday, July 9, 2008, By News Staff

Kevin C. Quinn(315) 443-8338 Syracuse University and Universal Pictures have announced that the movie premiere of “The Express” will take place on Friday, Sept. 12, in Syracuse. The film chronicles the life and legacy of Ernie Davis, the first African…

New study finds that some plants can adapt to widespread climate change

Tuesday, July 8, 2008, By News Staff

Judy Holmes(315) 443-2201 While many plant species move to a new location or go extinct as a result of climate change, grasslands clinging to a steep, rocky dale-side in Northern England seem to defy the odds and adapt to long-term…

AAHRPP gives full accreditation to Syracuse University’s human subjects research protection program

Tuesday, July 1, 2008, By News Staff

Sara Miller(315) 443-9038 The Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs Inc. (AAHRPP) has granted Syracuse University full accreditation for its human subjects research protection program for the next three years. In meeting AAHRPP’s high accreditation standards, SU…

The Rev. Kelly N. Sprinkle named interim dean of Syracuse University’s Hendricks Chapel

Friday, June 27, 2008, By News Staff

Kelly Homan Rodoski315 443 5381 The Rev. Kelly Norman Sprinkle has been named the interim dean of Syracuse University’s Hendricks Chapel. Sprinkle, the University’s Protestant chaplain, succeeds Dr. Thomas V. Wolfe, who was appointed the University’s interim senior vice president…