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Campus & Community

Syracuse Loses a Legend: Remembering ‘Coach Mac’

Tuesday, August 8, 2017, By SU Athletics

Richard F. “Dick” MacPherson, who guided the Syracuse football team to an undefeated season in 1987 and five bowl games in 10 seasons as head coach, passed away on Aug. 8. He was 86 years old. [Editor’s Note (Update Thursday,…

Campus & Community

South Side Communication Center Youth Program Encourages Anything Is Possible

Tuesday, August 8, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Every day the young people who attend the South Side Communication Center Youth Program have something different to look forward to. That includes speakers, art class, board games, sewing or just hanging out and engaging in good conversation. During the…

Campus & Community

Students Awarded Top Prizes for Honors Capstone Projects

Tuesday, August 1, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

For students in the Renée Crown University Honors Program, the honors capstone project can be a challenge to complete. The project typically requires intensive research, writing, professional or creative work over the course of already busy junior and senior years….

Campus & Community

Two Outstanding Alumni to Receive 2017 Eggers, Generation Orange Awards During Orange Central

Tuesday, August 1, 2017, By John Boccacino

America’s best-known contemporary folk artist and a young alumna dedicated to engaging Syracuse University alumni in Philadelphia will receive alumni awards recognizing their contributions during Orange Central homecoming weekend Oct. 5-8. The Melvin A. Eggers Senior Alumni Award will be…

Arts & Culture

Talent Agency Grooms Artistic Teens for Success

Tuesday, August 1, 2017, By Cyndi Moritz

David Gebremichael is one of a group of teens who, surprisingly during the summer, get themselves out of bed early and down to the Nancy Cantor Warehouse on West Fayette Street in Syracuse by 9 a.m. four days a week….

Bloomberg

Prof. Banks offers thoughts on AG, Russia

Monday, July 31, 2017, By Keith Kobland

William Banks, Board of Advisors Distinguished Professor at the College of Law and Director of INSCT, was interviewed by Bloomberg Radio as part of the story “Sessions on Hot Seat as Russia Investigation Goes On.”

Health & Society

A Decade of PRIDE

Friday, July 28, 2017, By Amy Manley

Celebrating its 10th year, the highly competitive Program PRIDE (Psychology Research Initiative for Diversity Enhancement) program brings together Syracuse University undergraduates from underrepresented groups and invites them to develop an original independent psychology summer research project over the course of…

Health & Society

Volunteers Needed for Child Behavior Study

Thursday, July 27, 2017, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Children between the ages of 6 and 12 and their parents are needed for a child behavioral research study at SUNY Upstate Medical University. Participating families will receive compensation for their time, as well as a complimentary copy of one…

STEM

Biochemists Link Synthetic Compound to Hunger-Hormone Production

Thursday, July 27, 2017, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

New research suggests that a man-made cousin of a small molecule found in olive oil can disrupt the hunger-signaling pathway. Researchers identified this promising new target by screening a library of roughly 1,600 small molecules for potential disruptors. Because the…

Arts & Culture

Spanish Professor Explores Contemporary Latin American Performances

Thursday, July 27, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

While on research leave in South America, Gail Bulman, associate professor of Spanish in the College of Arts and Sciences, delved deeply into the performances of Latin American theater, its history, artists and live presentations. Her latest research explores how…