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Arts & Culture

Volunteers Sought for Westcott Street Cultural Fair

Wednesday, September 7, 2016, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Volunteers are needed from the Syracuse University community for the upcoming Westcott Street Cultural Fair. The fair will be held on Sunday, Sept. 18, from noon-6:30 p.m. in the Westcott Street neighborhood. The annual event, now in its 25th year,…

Arts & Culture

Urban Video Project, Light Work Announce Urban Cinematheque 2016

Monday, August 29, 2016, By Anneka Herre

Urban Video Project (UVP) and Light Work will present Urban Cinematheque 2016 on Friday, Sept. 2, from 7-11 p.m. at the Everson Plaza. It will be the fifth installment of this wildly successful end-of-summer event pairing a free outdoor film…

Arts & Culture

A Cautionary Tale about One Alumna’s Battle with Depression, Poor Body Image

Wednesday, August 24, 2016, By Rob Enslin

When Lilly Thomann ’15, G’16 was an undergraduate at Syracuse University, she seemed to have it all: grades, talent, an appealing presence, popularity. “On the outside, I had it together,” she says. Indeed, Thomann, who hails from affluent West Caldwell,…

Arts & Culture

New Bells Added to Crouse College Chimes Expand Repertoire

Tuesday, August 23, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Project made possible thanks to the generosity of alumni, friends and supporters Chimemasters member Rebekah Timerman ’17 watched the four new bells being lifted into Crouse College’s bell tower Thursday morning and was excited for the musical possibilities. Timerman thought…

Campus & Community

Lillian Slutzker, Longtime Benefactor of Syracuse University, Passes Away

Friday, August 19, 2016, By News Staff

Lillian Slutzker, a longtime supporter of Syracuse University and the former owner of Manny’s athletic apparel store on Marshall Street, passed away on Thursday, August 18, at the age of 98. She is predeceased by her husband, Emanuel, who died…

Business & Economy

Gartner Gives Top 20 Rankings to Supply Chain Management Programs at Whitman

Wednesday, August 17, 2016, By Kerri D. Howell

Gartner Inc. announced this month that the supply chain management program (SCM) at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management is one of the top 20 in the country, granting a #17 ranking to the graduate program and a #20…

Alumni to Receive Eggers, Generation Orange Awards During Orange Central

Thursday, August 11, 2016, By News Staff

A 60-year-strong reunion committee, a passionate supporter of Syracuse University and a young alumnus whose project provides care packages to active-duty military alumni will all be honored for their contributions during Orange Central homecoming weekend Sept. 15-18. The Melvin A….

STEM

Physicists Awarded NSF Grant to Study Cancer-Cell Behavior

Thursday, August 4, 2016, By Rob Enslin

M. Lisa Manning, M. Cristina Marchetti and Jennifer Schwarz have been awarded a three-year, $686,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to apply principles of soft-matter physics to cancer therapy.

Health & Society

New Book by David B. Falk Professor Rick Burton Out This Week

Thursday, August 4, 2016, By Scott McDowell

Rick Burton, the David B. Falk Professor of Sport Management, will release his newest book, “Sports Business Unplugged: Leadership Challenges from the World of Sports” (from Syracuse University Press) at a most auspicious time. The book, due in stores this…