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School of Education Professor Kal Alston Named President Elect by the Philosophy of Education Society

Monday, April 1, 2019, By Karly Grifasi

Kal Alston, professor of cultural foundations of education and associate dean for academic affairs in the School of Education, will serve as president elect for the Philosophy of Education Society for 2019-20 year before becoming president of the organization in…

Campus & Community

Lakota Poet to Reflect ‘Officiousness, Duplicity’ of Language

Monday, April 1, 2019, By Rob Enslin

The Raymond Carver Reading Series continues with a program by poet Layli Long Solider on Wednesday, April 3. Long Solider will participate in a Q&A session from 3:45 to 4:30 p.m., followed by a reading of her original work from…

Arts & Culture

Ray Smith Symposium Connects Campus Community Through Indian Storytelling

Monday, April 1, 2019, By Rob Enslin

The Ray Smith Symposium—in conjunction with Syracuse Symposium, whose theme this year is “Stories”—continues with eight events under the heading “Stories We Are Told, Stories We Tell.” The series, which explores the role of storytelling in Indian culture, is led…

Arts & Culture

Trombone Choir to Perform at DeWitt Community Church April 14

Monday, April 1, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Bones East, a Syracuse-based, 24-piece trombone ensemble, will present a Palm Sunday concert at DeWitt Community Church (DCC). On Sunday, April 14, the group will perform from 1 to 2 p.m. in the sanctuary of DCC at 3600 Erie Blvd.,…

Campus & Community

Canadian Minister of Transport, Former Astronaut Marc Garneau to Visit the Maxwell School on April 5

Friday, March 29, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Marc Garneau, minister of transport for the Government of Canada, will speak on “Trade, Transport and Space” on Friday, April 5, at 10 a.m. in the Strasser Legacy Room, 220 Eggers Hall. The lecture is sponsored by the Howard G….

STEM

Zhang Receives NSF Career Award

Friday, March 29, 2019, By Alex Dunbar

Teng Zhang, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his work on mechanics of interfaces in soft…

Arts & Culture

Internationally Acclaimed Architect Farshid Moussavi to Deliver Einhorn Lecture

Wednesday, March 27, 2019, By Julie Sharkey

The School of Architecture will host London-based architect Farshid Moussavi on Thursday, April 4, at 5:15 p.m. in Slocum Hall as its annual Einhorn Lecturer. Moussavi is a professor in practice in the Department of Architecture at the Harvard Graduate…

STEM

Physicists Reveal Why Matter Dominates the Universe

Wednesday, March 27, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse University’s Sheldon Stone helps discover matter-antimatter asymmetry in charmed quarks Physicists in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) have confirmed that matter and antimatter decay differently for elementary particles containing charmed quarks. Distinguished Professor Sheldon Stone says the…

Arts & Culture

Actress, Dancer Charlotte d’Amboise Holds Residency in Department of Drama

Wednesday, March 27, 2019, By Erica Blust

Tony-nominated actress and dancer Charlotte d’Amboise visited the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Drama in early March for a four-day guest residency in the musical theater program. A legendary triple-threat performer, d’Amboise was invited to teach content…

Campus & Community

Following in His Mother’s Footsteps, As She Leads by Example

Wednesday, March 27, 2019, By Eileen Jevis

Ronnie Holmes III knew by fourth grade that he wanted to pursue a career in engineering. And he knew that the Syracuse City School District’s Say Yes to Education program would make it possible for him to earn the college…