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Campus & Community

Record Crowd Expected for Orange Central

Tuesday, October 16, 2018, By John Boccacino

Campus is gearing up for a record-setting Orange Central. For the second straight year, more people than ever have signed up for Syracuse University’s annual homecoming and reunion weekend. Registration has grown by nearly 90 percent since 2016, with more…

Campus & Community

Lend Your Insights to Help the University Respect Personal Pronouns

Tuesday, October 16, 2018, By Christopher C. Finkle

Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, is International Pronouns Day, which seeks to make asking, sharing and respecting personal pronouns commonplace. According to the International Pronouns Day official website, referring to people by the pronouns they determine for themselves is basic to…

STEM

Peter H. Zaehringer Named Deputy Director of CASE

Monday, October 15, 2018, By Matt Wheeler

The Center for Advanced Systems and Engineering (CASE) has announced the hiring of Peter H. Zaehringer as deputy director. In this role, Zaehringer will contribute to the center’s strategic plan, oversee the implementation of goals and provide leadership and management…

Sports Illustrated

Esports and Media Intersect At Newhouse School

Thursday, October 11, 2018, By Sean Dorcellus

Olivia Stomski, the director of the Newhouse Sports Media Center, was quoted in the Sports Illustrated article “Taking a Tour of Esports U.” The article mentions that Stomski “knew the growing world of digital gaming was worth paying attention to.”…

Media, Law & Policy

Bleier Center to Host ‘Mr. Soul’ Screening, Q&A with Director

Thursday, October 11, 2018, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture will host a screening of the documentary “Mr. Soul! Ellis Haizlip and the Birth of Black Power TV” and a Q&A with producer/director Melissa Haizlip Oct. 16 at the Newhouse School. The…

STEM

Physicist to Probe ‘Deep Connections’ Between Life on Earth and Interstellar Space

Thursday, October 11, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Professor Carl Rosenzweig will present ‘Stars ‘R’ Us’ at Wells College, benefiting Friends of Southern Cayuga Planetarium The old cliché that humans are made of stardust underscores an upcoming program by an astrophysicist in the College of Arts and Sciences….

Media Tip Sheets

Maxwell Professor and Former NASA Administrator Reflects on Neil Armstrong’s Legacy

Wednesday, October 10, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

On Friday, the Neil Armstrong biopic “First Man” opens in theaters. The movie focuses on Armstrong’s life from 1961 to 1969, when he commanded Apollo 11 and took the first steps on the moon. Sean O’Keefe is a University Professor…

Campus & Community

Borgognoni Lecture Marks 50th Anniversary of Anti-Vietnam War Protest

Wednesday, October 10, 2018, By Renée K. Gadoua

Panel will address Catholic social justice legacy of Syracuse’s Berrigan brothers On May 17, 1968, two Roman Catholic priests with Syracuse ties entered Local Draft Board No. 33 in Catonsville, Maryland. There Rev. Daniel Berrigan, Rev. Philip Berrigan and seven…

Campus & Community

College of Arts and Sciences Appoints First Operations Director

Thursday, October 4, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Matthew Kennedy to oversee planning, implementation of A&S’ strategic initiatives The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) continues to build administrative efficiency with the appointment of a director of operations and administration. Matthew J. Kennedy has assumed the newly minted…

STEM

‘Illuminating 2018’ Receives Continuing Tow Center Journalism Project Funding

Thursday, October 4, 2018, By Diane Stirling

The political communication data analysis research of two School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty members has again been selected for Tow Center for Digital Journalism recognition at Columbia University and funding support from the Knight Foundation. The work of Professor…