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New Ideas of Urban Design a Matter of Equality for Architecture Professor
In November, School of Architecture Professor Francisco Sanin and his 13 studio students will travel to Medellín, Colombia, to visit a city transformed. Once known as “the most dangerous city in the world” for its drug cartels and dangerous streets…
Q&A with Chancellor’s Citation Recipient Connie Orlando ’89
Constance “Connie” Orlando ’89, head of programming for Black Entertainment Television (BET), will receive a Chancellor’s Citation at this week’s Coming Back Together reunion. She previously was the senior vice president for specials, music programming and news at BET. In…
Orange Robotics Looking for New Team Members after Top Ten Finish
It is easy to underestimate a robot that only stands a foot and half tall, but the latest design by Orange Robotics is full of surprises. It can climb stairs, throw a tennis ball, hit a golf ball, sprint and…
Actor-singer Taye Diggs ’93 Returns to Campus for Coming Back Together Book Signing
Most people know Taye Diggs ’93 as an award-winning actor and singer, but when he participates in this week’s Coming Back Together reunion for African American and Latino alumni, he will do so as a best-selling author. Diggs is the creator of…
Acclaimed Journalist Soledad O’Brien Headlines Coming Back Together, University Lectures series
Tickets for Soledad O’Brien (available at boxoffice.syr.edu) are free for CBT registrants, $5 for SU/SUNY-ESF students with I.D. and $10 for the public. When Soledad O’Brien was working on the acclaimed CNN series “Black in America,” someone asked her what she had…
Football Is In Full Force, But Will It Last?
Football has long been the favorite sport of millions of Americans, making the NFL a thriving business across the board. However, as new issues come to light, Falk Professor Rick Burton says that there may be tough times ahead for…
Alumni Dan and Kathy Mezzalingua Support University, Student Scholars through $5.25 Million Gift
University Trustee Dan Mezzalingua ’60 and his wife, Kathy G’62, are generously supporting future generations of high-achieving students at Syracuse University through a $5.25 million gift for undergraduate financial aid. Their support is directed to the Invest Syracuse Initiative, a $40…
Alumna Sees ‘Story within the Story’ at Trump Press Conference Following Charlottesville
As President Donald J. Trump blamed “both sides” for the deadly violence at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, recently, his words had the internet talking—and so did a photo. The image showed President Trump’s chief of staff, Gen….
SUArt Galleries Opens New Exhibitions Exploring the Vast Permanent Collection
The Syracuse University Art Galleries opened the 2017-2018 exhibition year with two new exhibitions installed in the permanent collection galleries. Highlighting the breadth of the collections’ encyclopedic holdings featuring a variety of artists and themes, these new displays explore the…
Going Places
Santiago Quiñones ’90 has a knack for being in the right place at the right time—a quality that has served him well in television and film. Thus, it is fitting that he began his career as a location scout, tasked…