http://wamc.org en http://wamc.org/post/finally-enshrined-football-great-floyd-little-peace <p></p><p>WAMC's Ian Pickus speaks with NFL and College Football Hall of Famer and Syracuse University special assistant to the athletic director Floyd Little, whose new memoir is <em>Promises to Keep: My Inspired Run from Syracuse to Denver to the Hall</em>.</p><p>The word underdog is overused in the context of sports, but when it comes to Little, it’s an apt term. Little was born into poverty, one of six children raised by a single mother in Waterbury, Connecticut who struggled in school and had to keep his burgeoning football talent a secret from his protective and worried mother.</p> Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:40:00 +0000 Ian Pickus 53404 at http://wamc.org Finally enshrined, football great Floyd Little at peace http://wamc.org/post/dr-jason-fridley-syracuse-university-autumn-and-invasive-plants <p>In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. Jason Fridley of Syracuse University explains how and when many invasive plants outcompete indigenous species.<br> Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:00:00 +0000 Bradley Cornelius 48329 at http://wamc.org Dr. Jason Fridley, Syracuse University – Autumn and Invasive Plants