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Campus & Community

Life’s Refrain: Standing Up for the Underdog

Tuesday, December 5, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

Every morning, Thelma Guenther Bonzek ’43 sits down at the upright piano in her sunny Syracuse home and plays a few songs. She pounds out the notes and sways to the music, nodding her head to keep time. At 5…

Health & Society

Blackboard Ally Available to Help Faculty Make Digital Course Content More Accessible

Monday, December 4, 2017, By Gabriella Salkin

University faculty members have a new tool for providing students with accessible course documents. Blackboard Ally, an accessibility plugin, will be integrated into all Syracuse University courses in Blackboard starting in the 2018 spring semester. Faculty can request that Ally…

Media, Law & Policy

Intercollegiate Moot Court Teams Complete Successful Fall Season

Friday, December 1, 2017, By Martin Walls

It’s been a busy two months for the College of Law’s Trial Advocacy program, reports Professor Kathleen O’Connor, faculty director of the Moot Court Honor Society and Advocacy, with intercollegiate teams reaching the final four in three competitions and with…

Arts & Culture

Work of Syracuse Architecture Studios, Dean take Global Stage

Friday, December 1, 2017, By Elaine Wackerow

When the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale opens on Dec. 15 in the Nantou Old Town village in Shenzhen, China, the work of the School of Architecture will be on full display: Student design proposals from two of the school’s studios will…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Ethnomusicologist Lands Literary Honors

Wednesday, November 29, 2017, By Bianca Laury

A new book by an ethnomusicologist in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) is earning critical acclaim. Sydney Hutchinson, associate professor of music history and cultures, is the author of “Tigers of a Different Stripe: Performing Gender in Dominican…

STEM

Students Pursue Research at Sites across Country through NSF-Funded Program

Tuesday, November 28, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Mathematics major Danika Van Niel ’18 conducted original research in algebraic geometry last summer within the Mathematics Department at Purdue University. In the process, she learned what a career in mathematics research involves—and discovered more about herself. “I learned about…

Arts & Culture

New Biography ‘A Swoony Valentine’ to Joni Mitchell

Monday, November 27, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

A review in The Nation magazine calls David Yaffe’s new biography about the Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell “a swoony valentine to Mitchell, or at least to the effect that her music can have on the spirit.” Yaffe is unapologetic about…

Campus & Community

Reminder: Work Continues to Enhance Visibility and Safety around Women’s Building

Wednesday, November 15, 2017, By News Staff

The Office of Campus Planning, Design and Construction and Physical Plant continue its work around the Women’s Building to enhance visibility and safety. The work, which seeks to improve lighting in the area, will continue through Sunday, Nov. 19. The lighting…

Campus & Community

Recent Progress Noted on Diversity and Inclusion Recommendations

Wednesday, November 15, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Progress is being made on several fronts regarding recommendations made by the Chancellor’s Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion (CWDI) to enhance the campus climate for all members of the University community. University leadership and the Universitywide Council on Diversity and…

Business & Economy

Celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 13-17

Friday, November 10, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) launches Monday, Nov. 13, with Syracuse University and community networking events, workshops, lectures and competitions. The celebration, from Nov. 13-17, is the world’s largest celebration of entrepreneurship. Its purpose is to inspire and educate ideators and…