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A preclinical model of THC edibles that produces high-dose cannabimimetic responses
eLife assessment This important study presents the validation of an oral Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) consumption mouse model utilizing highly palatable e-capsule gelatin. The results convincingly demonstrate that oral consumption produced THC behavioral and physiological effects, as well as measurable brain levels. The utility of the model for chronic consumption remains to be determined. The authors have clearly acknowledged limitations of their model and areas for future study and development.
A preclinical model of THC edibles that produces high-dose cannabimimetic responses.
Abstract No preclinical experimental approach enables the study of voluntary oral consumption of high-concentration Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and its intoxicating effects, mainly owing to the aversive response of rodents to THC that limits intake. Here we developed a palatable THC formulation and an optimized access paradigm in mice to drive voluntary consumption. THC was formulated in chocolate gelatin (THC-E-gel). Adult male and female mice were allowed ad libitum access for 1 and 2 h.
Comparative Pharmacokinetics of Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol in Adolescent and Adult Male Mice
Research ArticleNeuropharmacology Alexa Torrens, Valentina Vozella, Hannah Huff, Brandon McNeil, Faizy Ahmed, Andrea Ghidini, Stephen V Mahler, Marilyn A Huestis, Aditi Das and Daniele Piomelli Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics April 28, 2020, jpet.120.265892; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1124/jpet.120.265892 Abstract We investigated the pharmacokinetic properties of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC), the main psychoactive constituent of cannabis, in adolescent and adult male mice.
Maureen Dowd discusses the evolution of journalism
Pulitzer Prize winner Maureen Dowd has covered stories from George H.W. Bush’s shower with his beloved dog to Bill Clinton’s affair with then-White House intern Monica Lewinsky, but it’s the current president who she thinks is “saving journalism.” That’s what Dowd, who has worked at The New York Times since 1983, told the audience at Syracuse University’s Hendricks Chapel on Friday evening.
The Daily Orange - The Independent Student Newspaper of Syracuse, New York
Syracuse University released its annual crime and safety report for 2015 on Friday. The report showed an increased number of rape cases and drug and liquor law violations. Read more »
Campus Lockdown | The Daily Orange - The Independent Student Newspaper of Syracuse, New York
The Daily Orange Editorial Board considers the creation of one button that would lock the outside doors on a large number of campus buildings and argues that the Department of Public Safety must first work out the circumstantial requirements for the use of such a system before it is implemented.
A Sobering Reality
With more than two months left in the 2015-16 academic year at that point, the number of intoxicated students transported to the hospital t approached the total number of transports reported during the 2014-15 academic year, according to the report. Read more »
Veteran-Focused Medical School
Syracuse University is exploring the idea of creating a veteran-focused medical school. In September, Chancellor Kent Syverud created a faculty advisory committee, which submitted its report in late October. The D.O. obtained a copy of the report.
Activists blast gay blood donor rules after Orlando massacre
After the mass shooting in Orlando, New York medical experts and gay rights activists slammed the federal blood donation policy that bans gay and bisexual men who have had sex with a man in the last 12 months. Doctors needed blood donors after the night club attack to help treat those injured, but many members from the LGBT community were turned away because of the restrictions, said Anthony Hayes, the vice president of public affairs and policy at Gay Men's Health Crisis.
S.I. school vice principal arraigned for stabbing attack
Assistant principal Vincent Scotto, 43, was arraigned in Staten Island Criminal Court Monday for allegedly stabbing 59-year-old John Carosella with a makeshift spear in Great Kills Saturday evening.
N.J., Brooklyn kin of slain Fort Hood soldiers recall loved ones
The family of the Brooklyn soldier who died during a training exercise at the Fort Hood military base in Texas was intimately familiar with the perils of military life, but that didn’t ease the pain of his death. “We’re doing as well as can be, mourning the loss of our family member,” said Staff Sgt. Miguel Colonvasquez’s brother Alex Colon. Inside Colon’s Boerum Hill apartment, which he shared with his mother and another sibling, hung portraits of soldiers dressed in military fatigues.
Ramarley Gram's mother marches to NYPD HQ to demand justice
The mother of Ramarley Graham says she’s on a long march for justice — on Thursday it included a 17-mile trek with supporters from the home where the unarmed teen was gunned down by a cop to NYPD headquarters. Constance Malcolm, 44, continues pushing for the NYPD to fire the cop who gunned down her son, Officer Richard Haste, in a 2012 drug bust gone bad. He dodged criminal charges for the shooting. "What happened to Ramarley could've happened to anybody here … It can happen to you.
O’Connor: SU alumna Megyn Kelly’s Fox News career should be commended
Syracuse native Megyn Kelly deserves more credit at a time when equitable reporting is few and far between. Before all of the lights turned on and the cameras flashed, the Fox News host earned her B.A. in political science at Syracuse University. Despite now being one of the most prominent women in modern media, Kelly recently told Variety magazine that she is unsure about her future after Fox News’ contract for “The Kelly File” ends in 2017.
Michael Gbinije signs with Roc Nation, talent agency run by rapper Jay Z
Michael Gbinije has signed with the talent agency Roc Nation, per a post on the agency’s Instagram account Tuesday morning. The Syracuse point guard that led the Orange to the Final Four this season will enter the NBA Draft this summer. Roc Nation, created by rapper Jay Z in 2008, also represents NBA star Kevin Durant, as well as Michigan senior Caris LeVert and former Duke standout Justise Winslow.
Vice President Joe Biden to give 2016 College of Law commencement speech
Vice President Joe Biden will speak at the Syracuse University College of Law commencement ceremony on May 13, the university announced Tuesday. Biden, a Class of 1968 College of Law alumnus, will deliver the commencement address on May 13 at 1 p.m. in the Carrier Dome, according to an SU News release. Biden also delivered SU’s commencement address in 2009 and received an honorary degree from the university at that ceremony.
Pino: Syracuse University should offer more institutional support to women’s teams
Our college years consist of learning how we approach the world, growing as individuals and learning not to burn ramen noodles. But Syracuse University is still struggling to reinforce to its students that women’s sports are, in fact, sports. The fact that the women’s basketball team’s historic 80-59 win over Washington Sunday was still overshadowed by the men’s disappointing loss to North Carolina the night before demonstrates the unequal playing field between genders at SU.
Student Association to offer free bus transportation to women’s Final Four game in Indianapolis
Syracuse University students will have the opportunity to travel to Indianapolis by bus for free to see the women’s Final Four game in Indianapolis on Sunday. The Student Association-sponsored bus will leave from the Schine Student Center on Saturday at 8 a.m. to drive to Indianapolis, according to an email sent to the student body from SA President Aysha Seedat.
Syracuse basketball players vote for best and worst dancers on team before ‘Big Dance’ Sweet 16
CHICAGO – The NCAA Tournament can go by two other casual names, March Madness and the Big Dance. So before Syracuse takes on Gonzaga in the Sweet 16 Friday night, The Daily Orange polled 15 players and one coach as to who the best and worst dancers are on the Orange. Here are the results from inside SU’s locker room at the United Center Thursday afternoon. Walk-on Doyin Akintobe-Adeyeye: Me, I’m the best dancer on the team. The worst is Belbey, Shaun Belbey, hands down.
Former beat writers reflect on 40 years of Jim Boeheim
As then-Daily Orange sports editor Joel Stashenko watched Jim Boeheim launch into a rant about which player the media voted Carrier Classic MVP, he could only be glad it wasn’t directed at him. Syracuse’s Marty Byrnes had scored 18 points in the Carrier Classic championship game. Syracuse had won the four-team tournament early in the 1977-78 season, Boeheim’s second at the helm. So why, the 33-year-old Boeheim wanted to know, had this MSU freshman gotten the media’s vote for MVP?
Dougherty: The Syracuse zone is keeping the madness at bay
ST. LOUIS — If you’ve mostly been following the NCAA Tournament through highlights and your six social media accounts, the casual way, I can probably guess what you’ve seen. Bronson Koenig’s game-winning corner 3 for Wisconsin. Rex Pflueger’s game-winning tip-in for Notre Dame. Paul Jesperson’s game-winning half-court heave for Northern Iowa. Northern Iowa’s historic collapse on Sunday. A good amount of Buddy Hield. An excessive amount of Charles Barkley.
High rates of poverty in Syracuse is cause for more discussion on SU campus
It was a Sunday afternoon and I was heading to campus from my childhood home in Syracuse. I’ll spare you the agony of explaining why, but I was having one of those rock-bottom days that often follows a night on Marshall, when one too many fish bowls were consumed. I pulled up to a red light and there, on the corner, was a high school classmate of mine. Nowadays, he seems to be as much a part of that corner as the street sign that loomed above.
Blum: The story behind Kaleb Joseph’s season remains relatively untold
The last time Kaleb Joseph played for Syracuse, the game wasn’t even close. There was one minute and seven seconds left and SU led Notre Dame by 18. It was the first time in 119 minutes that he had played. There have been 80 minutes of game time since. Joseph has spent all of them waiting for a legitimate shot that is likely never coming. The last time Joseph played, there wasn’t a score to change. Only a moment of apparent pity to be had.
iSchool to expand online master’s degree program
The School of Information Studies at Syracuse University will be launching a new online degree partnership with the education technology company 2U next semester.
Syracuse steps closer to national title with 5-0 win over Princeton in NCAA quarterfinals
Liz Sack jogged off the field with a subdued expression across her face. The Princeton Tigers had just called timeout 14:56 into the first-half as the junior forward made her way to the outskirts of Syracuse’s head coach Ange Bradley’s huddle, swigged some water and caught her breath with her hands going to her knees several times during the minute break.
Fort Drum soldiers spend all-access weekend with Syracuse
Capt. Greg Durso stood on Syracuse’s sideline just more than an hour before the Orange played No. 1 Clemson. He and SFC Shane Hankey made their rounds behind the white lines, now guests in SU’s home. Durso has hosted the players and coaches at his, Fort Drum, but Saturday was his chance to be a fan for a change.
Back To Basketball
The 2014-2015 men’s basketball season had little to do with the on-court product. A postseason ban midway through the conference year ended any slim hope the Orange may have had at sliding into the NCAA Tournament. With a season that is set to start Friday, the focus is “Back to Basketball.” The stories in this guide detail the theme of the new season. Dajuan Coleman and Brittney Sykes are healthy after returning from debilitating multi-year injuries.
Column: Harvard president sacrificed for sake of political correctness
The latest victim of obscene political correctness comes from the tippy-top of the tippiest-toppiest of universities. Lawrence Summers, the president of Harvard University, resigned last week. He didn’t break the law; he was adored by most of his students, and the governing body of Harvard thought he was leading the university down the road of progressive change. His only crime? Not biting his tongue hard enough. His tenure at Harvard was brief – only five years.
Former NBA hall of famer scores as local landlord
The office looks more like a shrine than a real estate waiting room. The walls are covered in framed basketball posters and photos. An autographed action shot of Orlando Magic center Danny Schayes is arguably the most eye-catching. Most of the pictures are of the landlord himself, Danny Schayes’ father and Basketball Hall of Fame member, Dolph Schayes. Dolph Schayes is one of the most respected NBA players of all time.
What we learned from Syracuse’s scrimmage win over Florida Southern
Syracuse didn’t face much resistance while blowing out Florida Southern, 96-54, in the Carrier Dome on Sunday. The Mocs scored just 22 first-half points, which was a testament to the Orange’s active zone in its final preseason scrimmage. But SU’s defense is expected to frazzle an inferior Division II opponent, so here are three takeaways that don’t have as much of a bearing on the level of competition. SU opens its regular season at home against Lehigh at 7 p.m. on Friday.
Double Digits: How the No. 44 jersey remains elusive 10 years after being retired by Syracuse
Ernie Davis was an All-American. A Heisman Trophy winner. A national champion. Floyd Little too was an All-American, three times. He forever has a spot in the football Hall of Fame. Jim Brown had similar accolades and many more. The history of No. 44 is ingrained in those three Syracuse legends.
Syracuse University campus lockdown lifted after homicide on Hope Avenue
Police are unsure of the whereabouts of two suspects involved in a homicide on Hope Avenue Wednesday evening that left a 15-year-old male dead and a 17-year-old male injured from a gunshot to the leg. The homicide happened at 148 Hope Ave, about two miles from campus, around 7:20 p.m, according to a release from the Syracuse Police Department. Lt. Eric Carr confirmed the suspects were not in custody as of 11:05 p.m. Wednesday.
Campus Lockdown | The Daily Orange - The Independent Student Newspaper of Syracuse, New York
The Syracuse Police Department is looking for two suspects in a possible shooting near Oakwood Cemetery. Here are all the updates in one place. Read more »
Former SU star Casey Powell continues box lacrosse career at 39
Casey Powell had no clue what he was doing. He was used to playing on an outdoor lacrosse field, without walls that restrict space. But after graduating high school, he dabbled in box lacrosse for three months with the Toronto Beaches of the Ontario Lacrosse Association. “‘What the eff are you doing, eh?’” Powell recalled his coach screaming in his first practice. “‘What hand are you?’” “Right-handed,” Powell said after he switched his stick from his right hand to his left.
Former SU vice chancellor and provost named next University of Dayton president
Former Syracuse University Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric Spina has been named the next president of the University of Dayton. Spina, who stepped down from his position as vice chancellor and provost of SU at the end of 2014, was selected unanimously by the University of Dayton’s Board of Trustees, according to a Dayton press release. His appointment follows former University of Dayton President Daniel Curran’s announcement that he will step down in June 2016.
Dougherty: You wouldn’t believe what goes into long snapping
Sam Rodgers ran through the basics for 15 minutes and was now standing seven yards behind me. I tried to remember all the tips and it made my head spin. Bend at the knees before reaching for the ball. Put your right hand on the ball like you’re going to throw it. Layer your left hand above your right and make sure your thumbs are parallel to each other. The outside line of the football should cut through your left shoulder. Don’t crane your neck to look through your legs. Make a double chin, instead.
The Daily Orange - The Independent Student Newspaper of Syracuse, New York
It’s that time of year again. Our 2015 football preview provides a great inside look on the previous hurdles and forward-thinking goals of four of Syracuse’s senior contributors. We’ll delve into the recovery process and offseason regimen of quarterback Terrel Hunt. We’ll show the injury struggles and perseverance of defensive lineman Luke Arciniega, as well as the maturation process of offensive lineman Ivan Foy and cornerback Julian Whigham.
The Daily Orange - The Independent Student Newspaper of Syracuse, New York
All spring, Luke Arciniega was preparing for a season that could have never come. He attacked a switch to defensive end with abandon, marrying himself to his playbook while reshaping a decade of linebacker training. He added muscle in the weight room. Then more muscle. A bag of protein sat next to his bed in his University Village apartment. Another in the kitchen. Everything geared toward a football career that may have finally slipped through his fingers.
Bailey: Broyld finds role after pressure to switch positions at Milford Academy
NEW BERLIN, N.Y. — There’s a reason Ashton Broyld was scared about a position change when newly hired Syracuse head coach Scott Shafer sat him down in his office in January. For Broyld’s entire year at Milford Academy before coming to Syracuse, coaches suggested that he become either a linebacker or a safety. “I could see that kid going in the weight room, putting on 20 pounds of muscle and having ‘NFL’ written across his forehead,” Milford quarterbacks coach Buff Bowen said.
Syracuse lacrosse beats Duke 15-14 to capture program’s 1st-ever ACC title
CHESTER, Pa. — Ben Williams circled Syracuse’s defensive huddle four times in the closing timeout of the first half. Williams, the sophomore faceoff specialist who created stability at a position long in question for the Orange, had one of his worst halves of the season and won only five draws. The slow start at the X for SU translated on the scoreboard to an early four-goal deficit in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship game.
MacPherson falters during bench press, turns in otherwise-solid performance at Syracuse Pro Day
Macky MacPherson cruised through his first 15 repetitions of the bench press at Syracuse’s Pro Day on Wednesday. He appeared well on his way to his benchmark of 30, and possibly even his goal of 35. But then his right shoulder began to slip off the bench, his elbow slid out and he had to reach to catch it. The former SU center managed to eke out nine more reps, but upon finishing he stood up and ripped his shirt off in anger. “Man, I was angry,” MacPherson said.
Organization revotes, rejects name change following president’s call for reconsideration
The Student Association’s proposed plan to change the name of the organization to Student Government Association was short-lived. Following a call for the reconsideration of the name change by President Boris Gresely, the new name, SGA, was struck down by the assembly at Monday night’s SA meeting in Maxwell Auditorium. SGA failed to receive the two-thirds majority vote needed to pass during the revote, which means the organization’s name will remain Student Association.
Syracuse University community members rally outside Hall of Languages to support sit-in
More than 150 members of the SU community, including faculty and staff gathered near the Remembrance Wall on Monday to take part in the latest rally held by THE General Body. THE General Body, a coalition of student organizations, has been staging a sit-in in the lobby of Crouse-Hinds Hall since Nov. 3 following the Diversity and Transparency Rally.
Hooker stars for ESF timber team after nearly having to give up playing sports
When Mitch Hooker was a senior in high school, doctors told him he would never be able to kick a soccer ball again. Hooker had ruptured two discs in his back while carrying 50-pound bags of feed at a hardware store in his hometown of Richfield Springs, New York. He was on his couch for a month and couldn’t move. But even worse, doctors told the lifelong athlete that he should stop playing sports.
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