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Arts & Culture

VPA Design Student, Alumna Honored by American Society of Interior Designers

Friday, October 11, 2019, By Erica Blust

A student and alumna of the environmental and interior design (EDI) program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) School of Design were honored recently by the New York Upstate/Canada East chapter of the American Society of Interior…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Architecture’s M.S. Program Ranked Among the Best in the World

Friday, October 11, 2019, By Julie Sharkey

Syracuse Architecture’s master of science (M.S.) in architecture program has been selected as the No. 22 best postgraduate architecture program in the world (No. 7 in the U.S.) by Best Architecture Masters (BAM). The Spain-based independent research platform selected 30…

Veterans

Syracuse Student Veterans Travel to New York City for Alumni and Employment Immersion

Thursday, October 10, 2019, By Leah Lazarz

Syracuse University student veterans recently participated in a two-day career exploration trip to New York City, arranged by the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA) Veteran Career Services team. Designed to introduce student veterans to potential employers, the trip included…

Media, Law & Policy

Google Executive to Speak at Newhouse Oct. 16 as Part of Annual Social Commerce Days

Thursday, October 10, 2019, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Corey duBrowa, vice president of global communications and public affairs at Google, will visit campus Oct. 16 as a guest of the Newhouse School. He will present “Google at 21: Analytics, Insights and Your Future” at 7 p.m. in the…

STEM

Hush, Little Baby: Mother Right Whales ‘Whisper’ to Calves

Thursday, October 10, 2019, By Diana Napolitano

On June 20, a whale researchers had named Punctuation was found dead in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, a busy international shipping channel. Punctuation—so named for her comma-shaped scars—was a North Atlantic right whale, a species severely threatened by human…

Health & Society

Advancing Scholarly Inquiry into Connections Between Religion, Spirituality and Social Change

Thursday, October 10, 2019, By Michele Barrett

Approximately one-third of millennials and post-millennials—young adults born 1981 and later—profess to have no connection to religion, according to the Pew Research Center. Yet evidence points to their strengthened humanitarian values and prominent spirituality. The degree to which religion is…

Campus & Community

University Honors Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Thursday, October 10, 2019, By Shannon Andre

On Monday, Oct. 14, Syracuse University will honor Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The Universitywide celebration was officially adopted in 2016 and continues to provide the campus community with opportunities to honor, celebrate and learn about the many contributions of indigenous peoples…

Arts & Culture

Burton Blatt Institute to Host ‘Disability Arts and Culture as Vital Performance’

Thursday, October 10, 2019, By Robert Conrad

The University’s Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) will host “Disability Arts and Culture as Vital Performance,” a two-day symposium on disability arts and culture featuring a book reading and panel discussion Oct. 17-18. “Disability Arts and Culture as Vital Performance” is…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Presents the Classic American Courtroom Drama ‘Twelve Angry Men’

Thursday, October 10, 2019, By Joanna Penalva

Courtroom drama at its best fills the stage as the American classic “Twelve Angry Men” continues the 2019/2020 Syracuse Stage season. The show runs through Oct. 27. Set in 1957 in the jury room of a New York City courthouse,…

Campus & Community

University Mourns Loss of Harvey Kaiser G’67, G’73, Former Administrator and Faculty Member

Thursday, October 10, 2019, By News Staff

Harvey Kaiser, former vice president for facilities administration and faculty member in the School of Architecture and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 6, after a brief illness. Kaiser played a central role…