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Arts & Culture

Department of Drama Presents Feydeau’s ‘A Flea in Her Ear’

Friday, April 29, 2016, By Joseph Whelan

The Department of Drama concludes its 2015-2016 season with David Ives’ new version of French playwright Georges Feydeau’s bedroom farce “A Flea in Her Ear.” Directed by Stephen Cross, this production runs May 6-14 at the Storch Theatre in the…

Media, Law & Policy

Bill Brings CCJI One Step Closer to Having Emmett Till Act Extended

Thursday, April 28, 2016, By Scott McDowell

This week both houses of the U.S. Congress introduced a bill to reauthorize the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act, which expires in 2017, in a bipartisan effort to continue the work begun by the Department of Justice (DOJ)…

Media, Law & Policy

Student, Vision Organization Help Entrepreneurs Bring Ideas to Life

Thursday, April 28, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Sophomore Julia Haber launched the POP^ Shop in Marshall Square Mall for student entrepreneurs and the student organization, Vision, for entrepreneurs and those who would like to support the work of start-ups. “I’m passionate about entrepreneurship; I’ve worked with a bunch of startups and I love the creative elements of it.”

Arts & Culture

Variety Names VPA a ‘School on the Move’ for Film

Thursday, April 28, 2016, By Erica Blust

The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) was listed as a “School on the Move” in Variety’s April 26 issue, which includes a feature on entertainment education. According to Variety, the “Schools on the Move” list recognizes those institutions…

Campus & Community

Raina, Scott Honored for Work with Graduate Students

Thursday, April 28, 2016, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Ramesh Raina and Sascha Scott, professors in the College of Arts and Sciences, are being recognized for their exceptional work with graduate students. Raina, associate professor and chair of the Department of Biology, will receive the 2016 William Wasserstrom Prize…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse, BuzzFeed Partner to Offer Course in Social Media, Distributed Content

Thursday, April 28, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The world of publishing has drastically changed in the last decade due to emerging technology, new publishing sources, social media and the hyper connectedness of people and ideas. To address those changes, the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and…

STEM

Undergraduate Receives Two Awards from American Society of Plant Biology

Thursday, April 28, 2016, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Snigdha Chatterjee ’17 has received two prestigious awards from the American Society of Plant Biology (ASPB). She was awarded both a travel grant and a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship. Between the two awards, Chatterjee is supported to travel to the…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Military Students Recognized by Department of Defense for Multimedia Work

Wednesday, April 27, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Two students in the Newhouse School’s military visual journalism program have received top honors from the U.S. Department of Defense as part of the Visual Information Awards program. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kenny Holston was selected as the 2015 Military…

STEM

Rick and Ryan Oddo—Two Generations of STEM and Service

Wednesday, April 27, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

All Syracuse grads are part of an extended alumni family, but certain members are actually related. Take Rick ‘86 and Ryan Oddo ’18 for example. In 1986, Rick Oddo earned an electrical engineering degree from the College of Engineering and…

Campus & Community

Gorovitz to Receive SUNY Honorary Degree May 22

Wednesday, April 27, 2016, By Rob Enslin

A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences is being recognized by the State University of New York (SUNY) for his contributions to medical science. Samuel Gorovitz, professor of philosophy and former dean of Arts and Sciences, will receive…