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Campus & Community

‘Koaville’ Wins Popular Vote for On My Own Time Exhibition

Thursday, June 1, 2017, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

In 1965, Johnny Yinger spent a summer in Hawaii and brought home a piece of Koa wood, a relatively rare tropical wood. He kept it in various basements over the decades, waiting for inspiration to strike. Then, thanks to an…

WSYR

Ralph Zito is interviewed about the Drama Department being ranked in the top 5 by Hollywood Reporter

Thursday, June 1, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Ralph Zito, professor of acting and chair of the Drama Dept. in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, was interviewed by WSYR radio about VPA’s top 5 ranking in Hollywood Reporter.

Business Insider

Can a member of congress serve if they are convicted of a crime? William Banks weighs in.

Thursday, June 1, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

William Banks, Board of Advisors Distinguished Professor at the College of Law and Director of INSCT, was quoted in a Business Insider story “We asked legal experts if Greg Gianforte can serve in Congress if he’s convicted of assault in…

Campus & Community

Campus as a Laboratory for Sustainability Program Awards Nearly $75,000 to Projects

Thursday, June 1, 2017, By Rachel May

Syracuse University’s Campus as a Laboratory for Sustainability (CALS) funding program has completed its second round of applications and awarded nearly $75,000 in funding to faculty and students. The call for proposals sought projects that address climate disruption and offer…

Arts & Culture

Musicologist Goes ‘Beyond Boundaries’ with New Book, Trans-Atlantic Research

Tuesday, May 30, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Amanda Eubanks Winkler knows a thing or two about pushing boundaries. Still basking in the success of her latest edited book, “Beyond Boundaries: Rethinking Music Circulation in Early Modern England” (Indiana University Press, 2017), the musicologist is preparing for a…

CNBC

Nicholas Armstrong is Interviewed on Veterans’ Role in Volunteering

Monday, May 29, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Nicholas Armstrong, IVMF Senior Director of Research and Policy, was quoted by CNBC in the story “Veterans are joining an army of volunteers to provide service and relief to battered communities.”

New York Post

The Institute for Veterans and Military Credited for Helping Veterans

Sunday, May 28, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families  (IVMF) was credited for its programs in a helping veterans in the New York Post story “Are there veterans’ rights that can help treat PTSD?”

Veterans

Memorial Day Means Remembrance and Reflection

Friday, May 26, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Memorial Day has deep meaning for members of our campus community. We asked those who assist our military women and men on campus for their thoughts about the day of remembrance and reflection.

Health & Society

Monmonier Explores Advances in Mapping under U.S. Patent System

Friday, May 26, 2017, By News Staff

Mark Monmonier’s newest book, “Patents and Cartographic Inventions: A New Perspective for Map History,” examines how developments in the U.S. patent system in the 19th and early 20th centuries have shaped innovations of map use. Monmonier reveals that devices and…

Arts & Culture

Hollywood Reporter Ranks Drama Department Among Top Five for Undergraduate Study

Friday, May 26, 2017, By Erica Blust

The Hollywood Reporter (THR) has ranked the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Drama among the top five schools for undergraduate study in its May 24 issue.  The department was ranked no. 4, jumping four spots from its…