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Road to Oz Leads to Russia
L. Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” stands as one of America’s most beloved children’s stories, with endless spinoffs and familiar pop culture references. Mention “Wicked Witch of the West” or “Yellow Brick Road” and most people—especially in Central…
Kimberly Grinberg Prepares for an International Conference on US-Mexico Drug Policy
Third-year law students are busy enough in the spring semester, preparing for final exams, studying for the bar exam, lining up job interviews and looking ahead to Commencement. But in the middle of this crowded schedule, Kimberly Grinberg, a joint…
Engineering & Computer Science Student Named Miss Upstate New York; Promotes STEM to Young Women
Emily Mahana ’18 had never entered a major pageant, but the senior civil and environmental engineering major from Cicero, New York, had always enjoyed watching them on television. “It’s my senior year, why not do something crazy?” thought Mahana. She reached…
Humanities Center Dissertation Fellows to Discuss Research Jan. 26
The Humanities Center‘s two Dissertation Fellows are presenting a special program in the Tolley Humanities Building. Maria Carson and Thomas J. (T.J.) West III—Ph.D. candidates in religion and English, respectively—will provide an overview of their research on Friday, Jan. 26, from 9:30-11:30 a.m….
The Mixing of a President and Pop Culture
Tweets and pop culture have been involved in the White House more than ever under President Trump, and to Syracuse VPA Communication and Rhetorical Studies Professor Kendall Phillips, this comes as no surprise. In the Huffington Post, Phillips connected POTUS’…
Society for New Music Premieres ‘Pushed Aside: Reclaiming Gage’ Jan. 21 at OnCenter
Opera about Lesser-Known Suffragist Has Strong Ties to University, Central New York
Alumnus John Lally and Wife, Laura, Provide $1 Million Gift in Support of Football Program
Alumnus and Syracuse football letterwinner John Lally ’82 and his wife, Laura, are giving back to new generations of student-athletes through generous support of the football program. The couple has made a significant gift of $1 million that will go…
Making the Unthinkable Understandable: New Course Trains Students to Understand and Respond to Atrocities
Uncovering and communicating the truths about human conflict, human suffering and human rights violations is a complicated but vitally important task that often falls to those who write the “first rough draft of history”—that is, journalists operating on the front…
University Endorses Learning Outcomes Assessment to Ensure Academic Program Accountability, Excellence
Four years ago, math Professor Terry McConnell was asked to participate in a series of meetings with faculty to help advance a campuswide culture of assessment and allay any concerns about a Universitywide move toward student learning assessment. McConnell didn’t…
Bend Or Break? ECS 101 Students Test Wood Bridge Designs
Designing a wood bridge is one thing. Actually building it knowing a series of 19-pound weights will be placed on it is another. Teams of first-year students from the College of Engineering & Computer Science in ECS 101 had about a week…