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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…

Campus & Community

Undergraduates Celebrate Their Research and Creative Work Awards

Tuesday, April 9, 2019, By Mary Elizabeth Horsington

“Euphoria” is how Cathryn Newton, senior advisor to the Chancellor and provost for faculty engagement, described the atmosphere at Bird Library last Thursday afternoon, when scores of undergraduate research and creative grant recipients gathered to celebrate their success. The 103 students…

Arts & Culture

Take the Mic Poetry Slam Celebrates Artistic Self-Expression

Tuesday, April 9, 2019, By News Staff

Take the Mic Poetry Slam, hosted annually by Verbal Blend, a spoken-word poetry program within the Office of Multicultural Affairs, is Thursday, April 11, in the Schine Student Center Underground. Doors will open at 7:15 p.m., and the event will…

Arts & Culture

‘Thank You, Andy!’ Features New Work by Two Studio Arts Graduate Students

Tuesday, April 9, 2019, By Erica Blust

914 Works will present “Thank You, Andy!,” a two-person exhibition of work by Brett Morgan G’21 and Hollie Lyko G’19, April 10-13. Morgan and Lyko are students in the M.F.A. degree program in studio arts in the College of Visual…

Media, Law & Policy

Filipina Journalist Maria Ressa Will Receive Tully Free Speech Award at Campus Ceremony April 24

Monday, April 8, 2019, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Journalist Maria Ressa is the recipient of the 2018 Free Speech Award, presented by the Newhouse School’s Tully Center for Free Speech. Ressa, who is CEO and executive editor of The Rappler, will visit campus for the award ceremony on…

Campus & Community

Twelve Named as the 2019 Syracuse University Scholars

Monday, April 8, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Twelve seniors have been named as the 2019 Syracuse University Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor that the University bestows. University Scholars will represent the entire graduating class at the May 12 Commencement ceremony. On Wednesday, May 8, the scholars will…

Campus & Community

Annual One University Awards Will Celebrate Excellence at Syracuse University

Friday, April 5, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Syracuse University community will come together on Friday, April 12, for the third annual One University Awards Ceremony, celebrating excellence within the University. The ceremony, at which major University awards are bestowed, will be held in Hendricks Chapel from…

Arts & Culture

‘Out of Sight Into Mind’ Explores Magical Spirit of Dinosaurs in Modern Culture

Friday, April 5, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Chris Wildrick has long been captivated by dinosaurs. As an artist, he is especially interested in and studies the aesthetics and interpretations of dinosaurs. He even once contemplated a career switch into the paleontology field. Over the past several years,…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage to Hold Children’s Auditions for ‘Disney’s Beauty and the Beast’

Thursday, April 4, 2019, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage will host general auditions for children for two roles in the 2019/2020 season holiday show, “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast,” on Thursday, April 25, 4 to 7 p.m. by appointment only, at the Syracuse Stage/Syracuse University Drama Complex,…

Media, Law & Policy

Free Screening Offered of ‘Miracle on 42nd Street,’ About the Manhattan Plaza Project

Thursday, April 4, 2019, By News Staff

The Department of Visual Communications in the Newhouse School is hosting a free screening of the award-winning film “Miracle on 42nd Street” followed by a Q&A with producer/director/screenwriter Ken Aguado on Thursday, April 11, at 6:30 p.m. in the Joyce…