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Campus & Community

Sundance Ignite On Tour Event Will Feature Virtual Reality Discussions, Installations

Tuesday, March 21, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Sundance Ignite On Tour returns to Syracuse University for a two-day virtual reality (VR) event Thursday, March 23, and Friday, March 24. The event will feature panels and VR installations such as “After Solitary,” “Out of Exile,” “Giant” and “Tree,”…

Health & Society

Leading By Example: Support the White Ribbon Campaign

Friday, March 17, 2017, By Shannon Andre

The 23rd annual Vera House White Ribbon Campaign is currently underway.  The campaign encourages community members to “Stand With Us” to end domestic and sexual violence. On March 4, Syracuse University kicked off the campus campaign at the men’s basketball…

Health & Society

On Borrowed Time: Despite Calls for Divestment, Completion of DAPL Signals New Chapter in Standing Rock Conflict

Friday, March 10, 2017, By Rob Enslin

  When Norway’s largest private investor recently pulled out of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), the news barely made a blip on the world’s radar. For Phil Arnold, director of the Skä•noñh-Great Law of Peace Center in Syracuse, the message…

Campus & Community

University Presents Record-Breaking Amount to United Way from Employee Fundraising Campaign

Friday, February 24, 2017, By News Staff

During halftime at Wednesday night’s men’s basketball game, Syracuse University presented the United Way with a record-breaking dollar amount—$240,000—raised through its annual employee fundraising campaign. Just prior to the check presentation, United Way President Frank Lazarski was also recognized by…

Campus & Community

Students Help Kick Off White Ribbon Campaign at March 4 Men’s Basketball Game

Friday, February 24, 2017, By Keith Kobland

On Saturday, March 4, Syracuse University will kick off the annual Vera House White Ribbon Campaign with an event at the men’s basketball game against Georgia Tech in the Carrier Dome. Students, staff, faculty and community members will be able…

Campus & Community

“The Soul of Central New York” Book Talk, Signing on Feb. 24 with Author Sean Kirst

Thursday, February 16, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Local author Sean Kirst will discuss his new book, “The Soul of Central New York: Syracuse Stories” at an event on Friday, Feb. 24, from 3 – 5 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons (Room 114) of Bird Library. Co-hosted…

Arts & Culture

Woody Register on ‘The Muckers’: Lecture, Book Signing and Seminar

Wednesday, February 15, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Historian Woody Register will give a talk and reading from his book, “The Muckers: A Narrative of the Crapshooters Club,” on Thursday, March 2,  at 4:30 p.m. in the Hillyer Room on the sixth floor of Bird Library. Register will…

Media, Law & Policy

“Another Alarming Signal that the Entire US-Russia Nuclear Arms Control Regime is in Danger.”

Tuesday, February 14, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Brian Taylor, a professor of political science at the Maxwell School for Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and an expert in Russian politics, offers insight on the recent report that Russia has launched a new cruise missile. “The…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Graphic Design Workshop Will Work on Rebrand for Syracuse’s Southside

Tuesday, January 31, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Forty graphic design students from the Newhouse School’s multimedia photography and design department will spend Feb. 9–11 designing materials for Syracuse’s Southside neighborhood at the third annual Pixels & Print design workshop. The workshop will provide students with a real-world…

Health & Society

Africa Initiative Hosts Kwame Dixon Talk, Book Signing

Tuesday, January 31, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

Kwame Dixon, assistant professor of African American studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, will discuss Afro-Brazil and the global struggle for human rights from 5:30-7:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 2, in 319 Sims Hall. The event, “The Afro-Brazilian Experience…