Barbara Irwin Featured in Financial Times Article
Professor emerita Barbara Irwin was featured in the Financial Times Article “The Great Soap Opera Inheritance.” You can read the article here!
Submitted by: Professor emerita Barbara Irwin
Canisius in the News
WKBW-TV Channel 7 visited campus on Monday, May 6 to speak with students in Dr. Sue Margulis’ integral ecology class, who were challenged to examine local environmental issues. One of the student groups investigated the Goodyear Tire and Rubber plant in Niagara Falls, which WKBW’s investigation team recently uncovered has been emitting a cancer-causing chemical into the air up to seven times the legal limit. The Canisius students whom Channel 7 spoke with spent the semester researching what the cancer-causing chemical is doing to the environment, and how it affects nearby communities and plant workers. Click here to watch the story.
Emerita Professor of Communications Barb Irwin, PhD, spoke with the Financial Times for a May 5 story about the launch of the first new soap opera in the U.S. in 25 years. Irwin, whose research interests lie in the study of daytime soap operas and the impact of the mass media on today’s society, explains how soap operas “give the audience an opportunity to really connect with the characters.” To read the full story, click here. Irwin is the co-author of New York Times bestsellers The Young and the Restless: Most Memorable Moments and The Young and the Restless Special Silver Anniversary Collectors Edition.
Submitted by: University Communications
End of Semester Examen
Today, Wednesday May 7 at 4:00 p.m. in Regis, join faculty and staff for an End of Semester Ignatian Examen! This is an opportunity for a guided reflection on consolations and desolations of the semester in the spirit of our Ignatian heritage. All faculty and staff are invited to participate.
Submitted by: Spencer Liechty, assistant vice president, Mission Integration
“Canisius Conservation Conversations” on Spotify
Check out the new podcast series on Spotify: “Canisius Conservation Conversations.” As part of the core capstone Integral Ecology, several groups of students created podcasts on issues of environmental justice and sustainability. Check out their podcasts, and encourage others to check out the podcast series too!
Submitted by: Sue Margulis, Professor, ABEC/Anthrozoology and Biology
Summer Hours Announcement
We are pleased to announce that Canisius will move to Summer Hours of 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. beginning on Monday, May 19. These hours will continue through Friday, August 8. Canisius will also close at 1:00 p.m. on Fridays beginning Friday, May 23 and will continue through Friday, August 8. Please contact the Office of Human Resources with any questions.
Submitted by: Bethany Voorhees, HR coordinator, Human Resources
