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Lender Center Fellowship Offers Students an Opportunity to ‘Work Locally, Think Globally’
About three years ago, Seyeon Lee was invited by CenterState CEO, an economic development organization in Syracuse, to help design a women’s wellness center on the North Side of the city. Lee, an associate professor of environmental and interior design…
Syracuse University Internships for Area High School Students Turns Into ‘Something Special’
High school students running around the Syracuse University campus with blow torches . . . what could possibly go wrong? University Vice President and Chief Facilities Officer Pete Sala admits that thought crossed his mind when Cydney Johnson, vice president…
The Post-Trump Era Leads To Decline in News Consumption
Joel Kaplan, Associate Dean for Professional Graduate Studies and professor of magazine, news and digital journalism in the Newhouse School, was quoted by Mother Jones for the piece, “Slow News Is Good News.” Kaplan discusses the lull in news consumption since…
‘Black Widow’ Bridges Gap in Marvel Cinematic Universe
Kendall Phillips, professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, was quoted by the Deseret News for the story, “How ‘Black Widow’ came to be and why it is so special.” Phillips, a professor…
Vaccine Skepticism Continues To Rise
Afton Kapuscinski, assistant teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Psychological Services Center, was interviewed by RTE (the Irish national broadcast) for the story, “Vaccine resistance persists despite pro-jab messaging.” Kapuscinski discussed the increase…
Hurricane Ida’s Unusual Tear Through the Northeast
Tripti Bhattacharya, Thonis Family Assistant Professor: Paleoclimate Dynamics in the College of Arts and Sciences, was profiled in the NPR story “Why Ida Hit the Northeast So Hard, 1,000 Miles Away From Its Landfall”. Bhattacharya discussed the severity of Hurricane Ida…
The Effects That 9/11 Created On Travel Will Last Forever
Sean O’Keefe, University Professor at the Maxwell School, was quoted by CNN for the piece, “How 9/11 changed travel forever.” O’Keefe, former chair of aerospace and defense company Airbus, stated, “At the White House, I was a member of the National…
Newhouse Professor Wins Facebook Reality Labs Research Grant to Study Impacts of Augmented and Virtual Reality
Makana Chock, David J. Levidow Professor of Communications in the Newhouse School, has been awarded a $75,000 research grant from Facebook Reality Labs to explore the impacts of augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) on bystander privacy. Chock will work with Se…
‘Each One Inspired: Haudenosaunee Art Across the Homelands’ Now on View at Syracuse University Art Museum
A new exhibition is now on view at Syracuse University Art Museum featuring more than 52 contemporary artworks by Indigenous artists from all six Haudenosaunee Nations across what is now New York. The exhibition takes a closer look at the…
VPA Welcomes New Full-Time Faculty
The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) welcomed 10 new full-time faculty members for the 2021-22 academic year. Gabrielle Demeestère joins the Department of Transmedia as an assistant teaching professor of film and will teach screenwriting and directing. Born…