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Health & Society

Design Professor Co-Authors Book on Design Thinking for a Regenerative Future

Wednesday, March 2, 2022, By Erica Blust

A new book about the importance of design thinking for a regenerative future grew from a conversation at Syracuse University between two like-minded visionaries. In September 2018, world-renowned futurist and thinker David Houle ’69, a graduate of the College of…

Campus & Community

Remembering Robert S. Phillips, Alumnus and Former Professor of English

Wednesday, March 2, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

Robert S. Phillips ′60, G′63, former assistant director of admissions and professor of English, died at the age of 83. A proud alumnus of the University, Phillips received bachelor’s degrees in English and advertising and a master’s degree in English….

Arts & Culture

School of Architecture Professor, Alumna Elevated to AIA College of Fellows

Wednesday, March 2, 2022, By Julie Sharkey

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently elevated member-architects, including two School of Architecture affiliates, to its prestigious College of Fellows. Professor Lori A. Brown and Joanna L. Schmickel ’87 (B.Arch.) have received this prestigious honor as recognition of their…

WSYR-TV

“Syracuse professor helps makes sense of Russia-Ukraine conflict”

Friday, February 25, 2022, By Lily Datz

Brian Taylor, professor of political science in the Maxwell School, was interviewed for the WSYR-TV segment “Syracuse professor helps makes sense of Russia-Ukraine conflict.” The piece aimed to help viewers better understand Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine. As an expert…

Campus & Community

Nutrition Professor Shares Top Tips for Cardiovascular Health in Honor of American Heart Month

Monday, February 21, 2022, By Jen Plummer

According to recent statistics from the American Heart Association, more than 874,000 Americans died of cardiovascular disease in 2019, and it remains the leading cause of death in the United States. The pandemic may further exacerbate poor cardiovascular outcomes, as…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Remote worker wrongly denied Missouri unemployment benefits”

Wednesday, February 16, 2022, By Lily Datz

Arlene Kanter, professor in the College of Law and founder and director of the Disability Law and Policy Program, was quoted in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch article “Remote worker wrongly denied unemployment benefits.” Kanter, an expert on disability law, explained…

STEM

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Professor Receives 2021 Shannon-Nyquist Technical Achievement Award

Wednesday, February 16, 2022, By Alex Dunbar

Pramod K. Varshney, Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been selected to receive the prestigious 2021 Claude Shannon-Harry Nyquist Technical Achievement Award from the IEEE Signal Processing Society for outstanding contributions in the fields of distributed inference…

Arts & Culture

Professor Awarded Honorary Doctorate for Contributions to Linguistic Theory, Turkish Linguistics

Sunday, February 13, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

Jaklin Kornfilt, professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL), was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Cyprus for her contributions to theoretical and Turkish linguistics. The honorary doctorate is the highest honor conferred by the…

Health & Society

Falk Professor Roopnarine Leads International Discussion on Benefit of Childhood Play

Friday, February 11, 2022, By Matt Michael

Born into poverty in Guyana, a country roughly the size of Idaho in the northeastern corner of South America, Jaipaul Roopnarine had to contend with hunger, neighborhood violence and other adverse early childhood experiences. As a way of escaping this…

Spectrum News

“SU professor reflects on encounter with Supreme Court Justice Breyer”

Friday, February 11, 2022, By Lily Datz

Roy Gutterman, associate professor of magazine, news and digital journalism in the Newhouse School and director of the Tully Center for Free Speech, was interviewed for the Spectrum News story “SU professor reflects on encounter with Supreme Court Justice Breyer.” Gutterman,…