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Second Round of SCC Open Auditions June 5
Syracuse Children’s Chorus announces a second round of open auditions for the 2017/18 new season, with newly released times. For its upcoming 37th season, the second round of auditions will be held on Monday, June 5, from 4-6:45 p.m. by appointment. Auditions will take…
Vera House Recognizes Barry L. Wells with 2017 Sister Mary Vera Award
Recognizing his long-standing advocacy and commitment to the work of Vera House, Barry L. Wells, special assistant to Chancellor Kent Syverud, will be presented the 2017 Sister Mary Vera Award at Vera House’s annual summer luncheon. The Sister Mary Vera…
Call for Syracuse Welcome 2017 Volunteers
In preparation for Syracuse Welcome 2017, Syracuse University’s new student orientation program, the Office of First-Year and Transfer Programs is beginning recruitment for volunteers. In continuation of this longstanding tradition, Syracuse University faculty, staff, alumni and friends can volunteer to…
Syracuse Alumnus Instrumental in LIGO’s Third Detection of Gravitational Waves
Alex Nitz G’15, who earned a Ph.D. in physics, helped detect the signal on Jan. 4, 2017, using a software package he began developing at Syracuse.
‘Koaville’ Wins Popular Vote for On My Own Time Exhibition
In 1965, Johnny Yinger spent a summer in Hawaii and brought home a piece of Koa wood, a relatively rare tropical wood. He kept it in various basements over the decades, waiting for inspiration to strike. Then, thanks to an…
Musicologist Goes ‘Beyond Boundaries’ with New Book, Trans-Atlantic Research
Amanda Eubanks Winkler knows a thing or two about pushing boundaries. Still basking in the success of her latest edited book, “Beyond Boundaries: Rethinking Music Circulation in Early Modern England” (Indiana University Press, 2017), the musicologist is preparing for a…
Nicholas Armstrong is Interviewed on Veterans’ Role in Volunteering
Nicholas Armstrong, IVMF Senior Director of Research and Policy, was quoted by CNBC in the story “Veterans are joining an army of volunteers to provide service and relief to battered communities.”
Maxwell Professor Asks, Where Have Congressional Moderates Gone?
When journalists and pundits talk about the bitter partisanship in Congress today, they tend to point to three culprits: gerrymandering, the influence of big money and primary systems that favor more ideologically pure candidates. But when scholars have tested these…
Benefits Advisory Council Explores Plan Design and Benefits Offerings
Since its first meeting in October 2016, the Syracuse University Benefits Advisory Council has discussed a range of health care topics—from campus vaccine schedules to health care trends—and focused on an understanding of the University’s overall benefits plan. As an…
Syracuse Stage Celebrates American Music Icon With ‘Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash’
From the songbook of the Man in Black himself comes the musical adaptation “Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash.” Performed by a multi-talented cast of 10, the show features 38 Cash classics, including “I Walk the Line,” “A…