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Perpetual Peace Project Expands Global Footprint
The Perpetual Peace Project (PPP)—a multilateral curatorial program, co-founded by Syracuse University—has announced two new initiatives, exploring the possibilities of world peace from a humanistic perspective. The first initiative involves the Centre for the Humanities at Utrecht University (UU) in…
Robert M. Hupp Named Syracuse Stage’s New Artistic Director
Syracuse Stage has announced that Robert M. Hupp has been named the company’s new artistic director. For the past 16 seasons, Hupp has served as producing artistic director of Arkansas Repertory Theatre (The Rep). He assumes his new role in…
Philosopher Wins Major Book Award
Frederick Beiser, professor of philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences, has won the 2015 Journal of the History of Philosophy (The Johns Hopkins University Press) Book Prize. The prize, which includes a $5,000 award, is in recognition of…
Students, People with Different Abilities Collaborate on Adaptive Design Solutions
Eyeglasses become an extension of a person and reflect the wearer’s personality. Viewed over time, they blend in. What if someone’s wheelchair or accessible device was thought of in the same way?
Grad Student Finds LIS Program Lets Him Combine Personal Passions
Three personal passions drive graduate student Taylor Davis-Van Atta’s pursuits at the University, and they triangulate the path he is carving for his future professional life through the study of librarianship at the School of Information Studies (iSchool). Davis-Van Atta,…
Photographer Gregory Heisler Settles into a New Career
A few decades ago—when darkrooms and Kodachrome were staples of professional photography—a “hotshot” photographer spoke at the Rochester Institute of Technology about his extremely successful career. In the audience sat an eager young college student who worked up enough courage…
Sarah Scalese Appointed Associate Vice President for University Communications
Sarah Scalese has been named associate vice president for University Communications. In this capacity, she will oversee the University’s Office of News Services, Office of Publications and the Office of Communications in the College of Arts and Sciences. In October,…
Newhouse Student Honored as 2015 Young Travel Photographer of the Year
Newhouse School sophomore Chase Guttman has been named 2015 Young Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) in an international competition judged by museum curators and magazine editors. This is one of series of accolades for Guttman, a photography major. He…
2015 Pete Wilson Scholarship Goes to Newhouse Senior
Max Darrow, a senior broadcast and digital journalism major in the Newhouse School, is the recipient of the 2015 Pete Wilson Scholarship. The scholarship, which is given by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA), was established in 2007 to…