Search Results for: OX
Writer Publishes Book on Iconic Arts Leader, Music Educator
One of today’s leading arts leaders is the subject of a new book by a member of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Rob Enslin, The College’s communications manager, has co-written the Ned Corman memoir, Now’s the Time: A Story of Music, Education, and Advocacy (Epigraph, 2014). A resident of Rochester, N.Y., Corman is best known as founder of the Penfield Music Commission Project (PMCP) and its national successor, The Commission Project (TCP). He also is closely associated with several major festivals, including the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (XRIJF).
Maxwell Student Delivers Golfing Gear to Troops through Bunkers in Baghdad
The fairways may be a bit rough and the khakis replaced with fatigues, but the thrill of the swing remains the same. Military members around the world are appreciating the game of golf with the help of graduate student Joe Hanna.
Syracuse Lead Study Expands Recruitment
The Department of Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition at Syracuse University’s Falk College is expanding recruitment for the Syracuse Lead Study. Additional zip codes are 13202, 13206, 13210 and 13224 in addition to the existing areas of 13203, 13204,…
Emissions Report Co-Authored by Driscoll Gains Widespread Attention
Charles Driscoll, University Professor of environmental systems engineering, found himself answering a lot of questions this week. The questions were from members of the media, waiting to report on Driscoll’s reaction to newly proposed EPA emissions guidelines for nearly 2,400…
Dowell wins Marc Sanders Prize in Metaethics
Janice Dowell, associate professor of philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences, has won the 2014 Marc Sanders Prize in Metaethics for her essay, “The Metaethical Insignificance of Moral Twin Earth.” The award includes $10,000 and publication of the…
Professor Unveils ‘Lost Play’ by 17th-Century Master in Madrid
The discovery of a “lost play” by one of Spain’s greatest writers was the subject of a recent standing-room-only event in Madrid, featuring a professor in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Alejandro García-Reidy, assistant professor of Spanish in…
Flamenco Guitar Virtuoso to Perform in Syracuse to Benefit Syracuse Stage
Flamenco guitar virtuoso Jesse Cook will perform in Syracuse one night only, Saturday, June 7, to benefit Syracuse Stage. The concert will start at 9 p.m. in the Goldstein Auditorium in the Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine Student Center on…
Rules to Cut Carbon Emissions Also Reduce Other Air Pollutants
Setting strong standards for climate-changing carbon emissions from power plants would provide reductions in other air pollutants that can make people sick and harm the environment, according to a new study by scientists at Syracuse University and Harvard.
In One Era and Out the Other
With its ability to simulate real-world listening environments, such as crowds and noisy restaurants, the Hearing Aid Fitting/Demonstration room owes much of its “wow” factor to an Audioscan Hearing Aid Analyzer, a typewriter-sized tool used to quickly and accurately fit hearing aids.
University Group in Turkey Mourn, Reflect on Mine Disaster
A group of travelers from the Division of Student Affairs is among the people in Turkey mourning the loss of 282 miners killed in a coal mine explosion in Soma on May 13. According to news reports, as of Thursday,…