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The Life Path Of A Visionary: Christopher Gentile ’81
It may not be the final frontier, but with modern virtual reality technology, we can certainly “explore strange new worlds” and “boldly go where no man has gone before.” Today’s virtual reality can trick our minds into believing that we…
George Saunders Nominated for National Magazine Award for Article on Donald Trump and His Followers
Acclaimed author and Syracuse University English Professor George Saunders is a nominee for a 2017 National Magazine Award (a.k.a. Ellie) in the Feature Writing category for his article “Who Are All These Trump Supporters” in the July 11/18, 2016, issue…
Airbrushing and Selling a Fake Image
Rebecca Ortiz, an assistant professor of advertising at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School, who researches issues of sex, gender, and the media, said that CVS’s decision to stop substantially retouching photos for their CVS-brand beauty products is an incredibly smart move…
University Mourns Loss of Award-Winning Poet Lucia Perillo G’86
Lucia Perillo G’86, an award-winning poet whose work was shaped by her struggle with multiple sclerosis (M.S.), died last month at her home in Olympia, Washington. She was 58. A graduate of the M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing in the…
Celebrating Disability Awareness Month
Throughout October, the Disability Cultural Center will be cohosting workshops, conversations and activities in partnership with other administrative units, student organizations, and academic programs across campus, as well as with the Syracuse Veterans Administration Medical Center.
Falk College Hosts Author, Nutritionist Jill Castle Oct. 6
Falk College and its Nutrition program will host the Second Annual Ann Selkowitz Litt Distinguished Speaker Series featuring childhood nutrition expert and author, Jill Castle, MS, RDN, CDN, on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. in Grant Auditorium. Her…
A Cautionary Tale about One Alumna’s Battle with Depression, Poor Body Image
When Lilly Thomann ’15, G’16 was an undergraduate at Syracuse University, she seemed to have it all: grades, talent, an appealing presence, popularity. “On the outside, I had it together,” she says. Indeed, Thomann, who hails from affluent West Caldwell,…
Student to Be Awarded Scholarship at 2016 Matrix Awards
Allison Wahl, of Monmouth Junction, N.J., a sophomore in the Newhouse School, will receive a scholarship from the New York Women in Communications Foundation, at the annual Matrix Awards, to be held on April 25 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New…
Sharing the True ‘Stories of Syria’ with the World
After the attacks on Paris last Nov. 13, Andrew Kimmel ’08 made a life-changing decision. He would quit his job as a successful television producer and devote his full attention—and finances—to “Stories of Syria,” a project he conceived after a 2014 visit to a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan.
College of Engineering and Computer Science
The following students enrolled in the College of Engineering and Computer Science were named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2015 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must achieve at least a 3.4 grade point average (on…