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WSYR Radio

“Syracuse University Honoring Manny Breland February 19”

Thursday, February 17, 2022, By Lily Datz

Cydney Johnson, Vice President of Community Engagement and Government Relations, was interviewed for the WSYR Radio segment “Syracuse University Honoring Manny Breland February 19.” On the segment, Johnson discussed how the University plans to honor the life of Manny Breeland,…

Spectrum News

“Rep. Stefanik makes endorsement in North Country Senate race”

Thursday, February 17, 2022, By Lily Datz

Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute in the Maxwell School, was interviewed for the Spectrum News story “Rep. Stefanik makes endorsement in North Country Senate race.” Reeher, who studies American politics, explained…

Campus & Community

‘Everyone Can Do It’: How to Eat Like an Olympian With Maggie McCrudden ’14

Thursday, February 17, 2022, By John Boccacino

At the peak of his Olympic swimming career, Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, was rumored to consume up to 12,000 calories daily during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. That’s six times the number of calories the average…

STEM

Alumnus Endows Undergraduate Research Award to Honor Big Thinkers

Thursday, February 17, 2022, By Eileen Korey

A newly endowed fund set up to support undergraduate interdisciplinary research recognizes the importance of connecting diverse fields of thought in generating new ideas. It also reflects the experiences and passions of William Hrushesky ’69 who graduated cum laude with…

Arts & Culture

Illustration Student, Committed to Celebrating Black Artists, Invites Campus to 119 Euclid Artwalk

Thursday, February 17, 2022, By Kathleen Haley

Illustration major Bryanna Hull ’22 wants to give Black student artists a platform to showcase their important work—and to give the campus community a chance to discover those artists and start conversations around their artwork. Her efforts led to the…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Adds 4 New Board of Advisors Members

Thursday, February 17, 2022, By Robert Conrad

Syracuse University College of Law has appointed four new Board of Advisors members: Peter Carmen L’91, Prashanth (PJ) Jayachandran G’98, L’98, Benita Miller L’96 and David Wales L’95. These appointments reflect the heft of the College of Law’s alumni and…

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…

WSYR-TV

“Why should Americans care about the Russia-Ukraine conflict?”

Wednesday, February 16, 2022, By Lily Datz

Brian Taylor, professor of political science in the Maxwell School, was interviewed for the WSYR-TV segment “Why should Americans care about the Russia-Ukraine conflict?” Taylor, an expert on Russia politics, explained the background behind why Russia may soon invade Ukraine…

MarketWatch

“At MSNBC, ratings have dropped almost 30% for Rachel Maddow’s replacements”

Wednesday, February 16, 2022, By Lily Datz

Robert Thompson, Trustee Professor of television, radio, and film in the Newhouse School and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture, was quoted in the MarketWatch story “At MSNBC, ratings have dropped almost 30% for Rachel Maddow’s…

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…