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Point of Contact to Conclude Its Cruel April 2020 Series With Poet Erika Martínez on April 23
Point of Contact will host a livestream reading from Erika Martínez, Thursday, April 23, on the Point of Contact Gallery Facebook page. Martínez has a Ph.D. in Latin American literature from the University of Granada. She has published four books…
Falk Senior’s Teaching Fellowship Was ‘Unexpectedly Challenging, Tirelessly Engaging and Utterly Rewarding’
Tyler Ashley Smith ’20 thought Syracuse University was the perfect fit—but not for the reasons she was expecting. “When I was applying to colleges, I wanted to be close to a big city and figured that Syracuse University would be…
Houston, We Have Splashdown
April 17 is the 50th anniversary of the splashdown of Apollo 13 after the aborted mission to the moon. The event was watched by an estimated 40 million Americans. The Apollo 13 space mission was made famous for not landing…
Our Plan for Fall 2020
Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: Since our founding 150 years ago, Syracuse University has withstood the challenges of our time. Through it all, it’s been our people—students, faculty, staff and alumni—who have enabled our ability to navigate challenging…
Barnes Center at The Arch Delivers Group Fitness Classes to Your Home
The Barnes Center at The Arch provided the Syracuse University community with a jam-packed schedule of group fitness programming since its opening during the 2019-2020 academic year. Now, as the University settles into distance learning, the Barnes Center staff is…
A Devotion to Family, Friends, Food and Social Justice: Remembering the Life of Professor Evan Weissman
Evan L. Weissman, Ph.D., associate professor in food studies and nutrition in the Falk College, passed away unexpectedly while at home with his family on April 9. Weissman touched the Syracuse community where he lived, and that he loved deeply,…
Tips for Writing and Submitting an Op-ed
Syracuse University’s media relations team works with faculty on pitching thought leadership to news media as it relates to their scholarship or research interest. An op-ed is an opinion piece, ideally written on a topic that is in the news…
Point of Contact to Host Internationally Acclaimed Poet Ana Merino April 16
Point of Contact will host a livestream reading from Ana Merino, Thursday, April 16, at 6 p.m. on the Point of Contact Gallery Facebook page. Ana Merino is a professor of Hispanic studies and 2016 Collegiate Scholar at the University…
Alumna Studies Communication Behavior of Harbor Seals in Alaska
Communicating can be difficult at a concert. You may find yourself having to yell just so your friend sitting beside you can hear you over the background noise. The same goes for the underwater environment. Not only are other marine…
Health Care Heroes Need a Break, Too
April 10, 2020 – The co-author of research on the health benefits of vacation says the same holds true for health care workers in our current climate, who can benefit from even small breaks to combat the pandemic’s emotional toll….