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Arts & Culture

Architecture Student Wins 2021 SOM Foundation’s Wesley Award

Wednesday, February 2, 2022, By Julie Sharkey

Xiluva Mbungela ’24 (B.Arch.), a third-year student in the School of Architecture, has been named a recipient of the 2021 Robert L. Wesley Award from the SOM Foundation. Named in honor of the first Black partner at SOM, the award…

Arts & Culture

‘Someone Falls Overboard’: University Professor Stephen Kuusisto Co-Authors Book of Pandemic Poetry

Wednesday, February 2, 2022, By Jen Plummer

Setting the scene … It’s spring of 2020. The world has been shut down for a period of weeks or months (you stopped keeping track at some point). You are living with a disability—perhaps you’re blind or you have a…

Health & Society

Food Studies Graduate Student Seeks to ‘Bring Hope to Others’ by Improving the Food System

Wednesday, February 2, 2022, By Matt Michael

Growing up in Poughkeepsie in the Hudson River Valley region, Anna Zoodsma enjoyed foraging for berries with her father, cooking and baking, and “being creative with food.” When she started working on farms after graduating from high school, she was…

Health & Society

Exercise Science Majors Hit the Ground Running, Prepare for Careers in Physical Therapy

Wednesday, February 2, 2022, By Valerie Pietra

Future physical therapists Julia Geronimo ’24 and Ally Krevolin ’23 are jumpstarting their careers with a foundation in exercise science. As exercise science majors, they each complete over 270 hours of internships and field placements, such as shadowing, observation and…

Campus & Community

Sport Management Club Raises $45,000 at 17th Charity Auction

Wednesday, February 2, 2022, By News Staff

The Sport Management Club raised $45,000 for the Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation as a result of its 17th Annual Charity Sports Auction. During the SU men’s basketball game on Nov. 20, supporters placed bids on items including sports memorabilia, electronics,…

Campus & Community

Openings Available at University’s Child Care Centers

Wednesday, February 2, 2022, By Matt Michael

For many parents, it’s one of the most important decisions they’ll ever make: Where do I send my child for daycare? Heather Coleman, an associate professor and associate department chair of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, will…

Media Tip Sheets

Blaming Book Bans On the Protection of Young Minds Is Nothing New

Wednesday, February 2, 2022, By Daryl Lovell

A movement to remove books that discuss race, sexuality, and gender from school libraries is growing in many parts of the U.S. What could the larger implications be for teachers and students? And how is this recent news actually a…

Politicized teaching policies won’t stop teachers from prioritizing learning

Wednesday, February 2, 2022, By Sophie Gomprecht

The topic of critical race theory has become a lightning rod for political combativeness. Educators nationwide have shared stories of parents attributing factual history lessons or discussions to being lessons about CRT, and seeking censorship at the school, city, or…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse University Art Museum Appoints Kate Holohan Curator of Education and Academic Outreach

Tuesday, February 1, 2022, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Kate Holohan has been appointed the inaugural curator of education and academic outreach for the Syracuse University Art Museum. Holohan will be responsible for the development and implementation of learning and engagement opportunities to further integrate the museum into the…

Campus & Community

Save These Dates: Law Alumni Weekend, Orange Central and Family Weekend 2022

Tuesday, February 1, 2022, By John Boccacino

While the calendar just turned to February and there’s still snow on the ground, it’s never too early to make plans to come back for three signature weekends on the Syracuse University campus—Law Alumni Weekend, Orange Central and Family Weekend….