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Campus & Community

Jordan Pierre ’23 and Dylan Blaine France ’24 Determined to Help Next Generation of Students

Tuesday, February 21, 2023, By John Boccacino

Most students who come to Syracuse University as wide-eyed first-year students think they have all the time in the world to institute the changes they wish to see in their communities and on campus. But the reality can be somewhat…

Arts & Culture

Music History Professor Receives Carnegie Grant to Study Women’s Music in West Africa

Monday, February 20, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

From improving mood to reducing anxiety, research has shown that music and dance can offer many health benefits. For cultures in West Africa, the power of music and dance extends far beyond boosting physical and mental well-being. According to Ruth Opara,…

Campus & Community

Syracuse’s Black History Maker: DC Community Organizer Charles ‘Chuck’ Hicks ’69

Friday, February 17, 2023, By Renée Gearhart Levy

The year 1968 was one of tumult and change in the United States, marked by the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, social unrest over civil rights and the Vietnam War and the passage of the…

Campus & Community

‘So Cool’: Clinical Simulations Expand to Train Future Art Therapists

Friday, February 17, 2023, By Martin Walls

Continuing his pioneering work adapting clinical simulations (SIMS) across a spectrum of pre-professional and professional contexts, Professor Benjamin Dotger is collaborating with Emily Goldstein Nolan, professor of practice in the College of Visual and Performing Arts Department of Creative Arts…

Campus & Community

Applications Being Accepted for Lender Center for Social Justice Faculty Fellow

Wednesday, February 15, 2023, By Diane Stirling

Applications are now being accepted for the position of 2023-25 Lender Center for Social Justice Faculty Fellow. The deadline for applications is Monday, April 10, at 5 p.m. ET. The Lender Center Faculty Fellowship supports a two-year research project that…

Arts & Culture

La Casita Co-Hosting Feb. 19 Syracuse Stage Play Reception and Community Events

Wednesday, February 15, 2023, By Diane Stirling

Four community events are scheduled around the Syracuse Stage presentation of the play, “Espejos: Clean.” The play tells the story of two women of vastly different backgrounds who meet by chance at a wedding in Cancún when a torrential downpour…

Arts & Culture

Professor Romita Ray Awarded National Endowment for the Arts Grant to Support Artist Rina Banerjee’s Exhibition and Residency at Syracuse

Wednesday, February 15, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

While the world comes to terms with the profound impact of a global pandemic, it simultaneously continues to grapple with race, migration and climate change. Romita Ray, associate professor in the Department of Art and Music Histories (AMH) in the College…

STEM

Bhattacharya, Patteson Win Sloan Research Fellowships

Wednesday, February 15, 2023, By Diane Stirling

Two early-career faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences are among 126 researchers being awarded 2023 Sloan Foundation fellowships. Tripti Bhattacharya, Thonis Family Professor and a member of the Earth and environmental sciences faculty, and Alison Patteson, assistant…

Veterans

ARMY ROTC Cadets Host CNY JROTC Fitness Challenge

Tuesday, February 14, 2023, By Charlie Poag

Cadets from Syracuse University’s U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) welcomed more than 120 Junior ROTC cadets to the JMA Wireless Dome on the evening of February 8. The JROTC students came from seven high schools around Central and…

Campus & Community

Emerging Professional in Student Engagement and Success: Luckman Is the ‘One to Watch’

Tuesday, February 14, 2023, By Eileen Korey

For Jimmy Luckman, college opened his eyes to a world he never knew existed. With fewer than 50 graduates in his high school class in Lyndonville, New York, the opportunity to attend SUNY Brockport gave him access to new and…