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Former HEOP Director JoAnn K. May Remembered
JoAnn K. May, former director of Syracuse University’s Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) passed away Feb. 14. May was born in Jacksonville, Florida, the daughter of Mary and Thaddeus Kennerly. She was a proud historically Black colleges and universities alumna,…
To Tackle Veteran PTSD, Get To People Before They Join the Military
June 27 is annually recognized as PTSD Awareness Day, a yearly event to help raise awareness about post-traumatic stress disorder. It also serves as a reminder that treatments, resources and help are available for those experiencing it and for caregivers. This…
Syracuse Stage Resumes Live Performance This Fall for 2021/2022 Season
Syracuse Stage has announced plans to resume live and in-person performance in the 2021/2022 season. Starting in October, the theater will present a six-show subscription season and offer a full schedule of educational, family and community-related programming, including the continuation of…
Raynor Avenue, Stadium Place Intersection to Temporarily Close for Utility Work
The intersection of Raynor Avenue and Stadium Place will be closed for about five days beginning Friday, June 18, due to planned utility work. [Update, June 18, 2021: The intersection will be closed until Wednesday, June 23, due to work…
Novel CBD Research Earns Psychology Ph.D. Candidate Prestigious Dissertation Award
Martin De Vita, Ph.D. candidate in psychology, received the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS) Doctoral Dissertation Research Excellence Award for his study on the pain-relieving effects of cannabidiol (CBD) in humans. De Vita was one of…
Congress Jump-Starts Antitrust Reform Debate
Five bills introduced today could weaken the power and dominance of big tech companies like Amazon, Google and Facebook. Shubha Ghosh is the Crandall Melvin Professor of Law at Syracuse University and director of the Syracuse Intellectual Property Law Institute…
Public Health Team Receives Chancellor’s Citation for Work During COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic brought a number of unique challenges to colleges and universities around the world, particularly how to keep members of campus communities safe and healthy while upholding constantly shifting public health guidelines. When the pandemic reached Central New…
German Language Class Connects U.S. Citizens With Their Jewish Family History
If you were to take a walk around the streets of Bochum, a city once noted for its coal mining in western Germany, you would come across small bronze plaques slightly protruding from the sidewalk in front of many houses….
NIH Grant Funds Innovative Study on Childhood Stuttering
What do Hollywood movie production companies and researchers at the Syracuse University Stuttering Research Lab have in common? Each uses sophisticated state-of-the-art equipment like infrared motion tracking cameras and body sensors—but for very different purposes. While the movie production companies…
VPA’s Department of Transmedia Remembers Faculty Member Leo Crandall
Leo Crandall, a filmmaker, musician and instructor of film in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Department of Transmedia, died unexpectedly on Saturday, May 29, in Syracuse. He was 67. Born in Detroit, Crandall earned a B.A. in…