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Free Six-Week Tobacco Cessation Program for Faculty and Staff

Friday, April 3, 2015, By News Staff

SESSION STARTING IN MAY Free six-week tobacco cessation programs for faculty and staff The classes will be facilitated by Cynthia Cary, R.R.T., C.P.F.T., C.T.T.S., director of tobacco cessation at SUNY Upstate Medical University.The program consists of seven one-hour classes in…

Veterans

IVMF Recognized Among NYS Health Foundation’s ‘Best of 2014’

Thursday, April 2, 2015, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University was recently recognized by the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) as one of the foundation’s “Best of 2014.” The IVMF was cited in the organization’s widely circulated Best…

Arts & Culture

Smart, Sharply Funny ‘Other Desert Cities’ Tackles Art, Politics, Family Secrets

Thursday, April 2, 2015, By News Staff

Are there secrets that should always be kept? In this smart, sharply funny and sensitive contemporary play, playwright Jon Robin Baitz folds art, politics and family secrets into a tumultuous drama that pits a liberal middle-aged writer against her conservative…

Enactus Program to Hold Benefit April 4

Thursday, April 2, 2015, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Enactus Program will host its first benefit concert on Saturday April 4, at 6 p.m. at 3fifteen, a trendy consignment store located in Marshall Square Mall. The benefit concert is a community event where influential brands and…

Spelman College Names Syracuse University Alumna as Next President

Thursday, April 2, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University alumna Mary Schmidt Campbell was selected as the 10th president of Spelman College in Atlanta, according to an announcement by the college’s board of trustees March 28. Campbell G’73, G’80, G’82, who is dean emerita of the Tisch…

Business & Economy

Supply Chain Expert Shares Groundbreaking Research on Wine Futures

Wednesday, April 1, 2015, By Kerri D. Howell

Researchers from the Martin J. Whitman School of Management have revealed a highly accurate model for pricing wine futures. In a recently accepted paper in Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Burak Kazaz, Steven Becker Professor, Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching…

Arts & Culture

Creative Musician James Gordon Williams to Headline Local Events

Wednesday, April 1, 2015, By Rob Enslin

James Gordon Williams, a creative musician, composer and critical musicologist at Syracuse University, will be the focus of three upcoming local events. The pianist is an assistant professor of African American studies (AAS) in the College of Arts and Sciences….

Veterans

Secretary of Defense Recognizes Work of University in Service to Military, Veterans

Wednesday, April 1, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

During a visit to campus Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter recognized Syracuse University for its “remarkable legacy of service” to the military and its “incredible, pathbreaking work” in assisting veterans.

Media, Law & Policy

Savannah Guthrie to Emcee Ninth Annual Mirror Awards Ceremony June 11

Wednesday, April 1, 2015, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Savannah Guthrie, co-anchor of “Today” and NBC News chief legal correspondent, will serve as emcee for the ninth annual Mirror Awards ceremony, which will be held Thursday, June 11. The event will run from 11:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at…

National Pan-Hellenic Council Presents ‘A Night with Taraji P. Henson’

Tuesday, March 31, 2015, By Shannon Andre

On Wednesday, April 1, the National Pan-Hellenic Council is hosting award-winning actress Taraji P. Henson for a conversation and Q&A session in Goldstein Auditorium beginning at 7 p.m.  Tickets are available at the Schine Box Office for $2. Henson has…