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Campus & Community

Closing Reception for 914Works’ ‘Over and Over’ to be Held Jan. 28

Friday, January 22, 2016, By Erica Blust

A closing reception for the exhibition “Over and Over” at 914Works will be held on Thursday, Jan. 28, from 6-8 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public. 914Works is located at 914 E. Genesee St., Syracuse. “Over…

Arts & Culture

Shakespeare in Our Time

Thursday, January 21, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

Dympna Callaghan, the William L. Safire Professor of Modern Letters in the College of Arts and Sciences, has plenty to say about William Shakespeare, as the world marks the 400th anniversary of his death in 2016. She returned to campus…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Provides Update on Key University Initiatives

Thursday, January 21, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud addressed the University Senate in a nearly full Maxwell Auditorium on Wednesday, Jan. 20. In his nearly 25-minute remarks, the Chancellor provided a comprehensive update on a number of items, including matters relative to student life, academic affairs, executive searches and Fast Forward Syracuse. Chancellor Syverud has been regularly delivering remarks at Senate meetings to provide an update on key University initiatives. This was his first to the University’s governing body since the start of 2016.

Arts & Culture

New Book Focuses on Life, Career of Syracuse Poet Philip Booth

Thursday, January 21, 2016, By Amy Mertz

Philip Booth, a longtime Syracuse University professor whose poetry focused on his native New England, is the subject of a new book. “Available Light: Philip Booth and the Gift of Place” (Bauhan Publishing, 2015), by noted scholar and educator Jeanne…

STEM

iSchool Awarded Continuing Accreditation from ALA

Thursday, January 21, 2016, By J.D. Ross

The American Library Association’s (ALA) Committee on Accreditation has granted continued accreditation status of the Master of Library and Information Science (MSLIS) program at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) through 2022. The committee found no deficiencies in the program and…

Health & Society

Low-Cost Tool in Fight Against Childhood Obesity: Water Dispensers in Schools

Wednesday, January 20, 2016, By Jessica Smith

Making water more available in New York City public schools through self-serve water dispensers in cafeterias resulted in small—but statistically significant—declines in students’ weight, according to new findings. The study, published Jan. 19 in the online issue of JAMA Pediatrics,…

Arts & Culture

Opera Theater to Present ‘Die Fledermaus’ Jan. 29-31

Tuesday, January 19, 2016, By Erica Blust

The Opera Theater in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music will present Johann Strauss II’s operetta “Die Fledermaus” Jan. 29 and 30 at 8 p.m. and Jan. 31 at…

SU, ESF Announce New Academic and Research-Based Relationship

Wednesday, January 13, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry President Quentin Wheeler today announced the two schools will …

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Presents ‘Stupid F***ing Bird’

Wednesday, January 13, 2016, By Joseph Whelan

The play is a contemporary mash-up of Anton Chekhov’s modern classic “The Seagull.”

Business & Economy

U.S. News & World Report Gives Top 50 Ranking to Whitman’s Online MBA Program

Tuesday, January 12, 2016, By Kerri D. Howell

MBA@Syracuse (formerly known as the iMBA program), the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University’s online MBA program, recently was ranked #44 by U.S. News & World Report in its publication of 2016 Best Online Business Programs, released…