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“Covid-19 pandemic has changed movie business forever, says Syracuse professor.”
Robert Thompson, Trustee Professor of radio, television and film and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture in the Newhouse School, was interviewed for the CNBC piece “Covid-19 pandemic has changed movie business forever, says Syracuse professor.”…
VPA’s Drama Department Announces New Scholarship Fund to Promote Student Diversity in Memory of Beloved Professor
The College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Department of Drama has announced the establishment of a new scholarship fund in memory of a faculty member who dedicated himself to teaching excellence and developing successful theater artists and designers. The…
VPA Remembers Professor Emeritus William ‘Will’ O. Headlee
William “Will” O. Headlee, professor emeritus of organ in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music and Syracuse University organist emeritus, passed away on Nov. 9, in Syracuse. He…
“Public Health Professor on the U.S. first vaccine roll-out.”
David Larsen, associate professor of public health in Falk College, was interviewed for the CGTN America story “Public Health Professor on the U.S. first vaccine roll-out.” Larsen, who studies epidemiology and has led various efforts related to stopping the spread…
Nicolae Babuts, Professor Emeritus of French Language and Literature, Dies
Nicolae Babuts, Ph.D., professor emeritus of French language and literature in the College of Arts and Sciences, died on Oct. 14, 2020. He taught for over 30 years in the areas of French literature and language and authored six books,…
Kristen Patel ’90 Named Gregg Professor of Practice in Korean and East Asian Affairs at Maxwell
Kristen (Kris) Patel ’90, a distinguished alumna of the Maxwell School with more than 25 years of experience leading intelligence and analytics programs in the public and private sectors, is the new Donald P. and Margaret Curry Gregg Professor of…
Skepticism of Masks, Vaccinations Isn’t New: Ph.D. Candidate’s Research on 19th-Century Britain Provides Lessons for Today
Haejoo Kim, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of English, is currently researching and writing her dissertation “Medical Liberty and Alternative Health Practices in Nineteenth-Century Britain.” She is exploring 19th-century British anti-vaccination periodicals and pamphlets to examine the rhetoric. “When…
Professor Vir Phoha Elected as a National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Syracuse University College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) Professor Vir Phoha has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Recognized globally as one of the top computer scientists in behavioral and continuous authentication, Phoha’s research…
What Was That Big Boom? Earth Sciences Professor Digs In
Boom! Neighbors around Central New York reacted to an explosive sound on Wednesday afternoon, likely a sonic boom from a meteor that streaked across parts of New York, Maryland, Michigan, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Suzanne Baldwin is the Thonis Professor…
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Professors Receive Technological Innovation Awards
Electrical engineering and computer science professors Cenk Gursoy and Qinru Qiu received 2020 IEEE Region 1 Technological Innovation (Academic) Awards. Both were nominated by Distinguished Professor Pramod Varshney. Qiu was recognized for her pioneering contributions in stochastic power management and…