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Jazz Icon Randy Weston to Headline Inaugural John L. Johnson Lecture Series

Monday, April 13, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Legendary jazz pianist Randy Weston will headline the inaugural John L. Johnson Lecture in the College of Arts and Sciences. Titled “African Rhythms,” the daylong program will take place on Thursday, April 16. Events and activities will be presented by…

@SyracuseU News Tips

Tuesday, April 7, 2015, By Keith Kobland

Syracuse University faculty members are available for interview on a variety of timely topics. Our faculty members provide insight that moves the story forward, and information that shines a new light on important research of interest to your audience. Here’s…

Arts & Culture

Creative Musician James Gordon Williams to Headline Local Events

Wednesday, April 1, 2015, By Rob Enslin

James Gordon Williams, a creative musician, composer and critical musicologist at Syracuse University, will be the focus of three upcoming local events. The pianist is an assistant professor of African American studies (AAS) in the College of Arts and Sciences….

STEM

Students Get Challenges, Experience in Cyber Defense Contest

Tuesday, March 24, 2015, By Diane Stirling

It was a rollercoaster kind of weekend for the 150 college students competing in the 2015 Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. Hosted this year by the School of Information Studies (iSchool), the regional event pits teams from 10 Northeastern colleges…

STEM

Lessons from the Fishbowl

Tuesday, March 24, 2015, By Amy Manley

Just before Spring Break, two dozen eighth- and ninth-grade students filed into a biology lab in the Life Sciences Complex, where they were greeted by tanks of petite, striped fish. Their assignment? To study the animals up close. The students…

Campus & Community

Peña, Williams to Lead Class of 2016 as Senior Class Marshals

Friday, March 13, 2015, By Shannon Andre

Alexis Peña and Tatiana Williams will continue this longstanding tradition and will carry the Class of 2016 banner to open Syracuse University’s 162nd Commencement ceremony on May 15, 2016.

Health & Society

Renowned Scholar to Speak on Muslim Women’s Struggle for Equality

Thursday, March 12, 2015, By News Staff

Ziba Mir-Hosseini, a legal anthropologist and co-editor of the book “Men in Charge? Rethinking Authority in Muslim Legal Tradition” (Oneworld Publications, 2015), will deliver a talk at the Maxwell School on Tuesday, March 17, at 5 p.m. in 220 Eggers…

Business & Economy

Whitman Collaborates with Staples to Analyze Supply Chain Opportunities

Tuesday, March 3, 2015, By Kerri D. Howell

The H.H. Franklin Center for Supply Chain Management at the Whitman School is collaborating with Staples, Inc., in a first-of-its-kind relationship to bring innovation and new research to the supply chain field. The collaboration will allow Whitman School supply chain…

Campus & Community

Liddy Offers Academic Strategic Plan Update: Where Are We Now, and What’s Next?

Monday, February 23, 2015, By Carol Boll

On Wednesday, Feb. 25, Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor Liz Liddy will convene a “Day of Conversation” to share key findings and preliminary recommendations that have emerged from a campus-wide effort to develop an Academic Strategic Plan as part of…

Wednesday Morning Discussion/Demonstrations Delve into Virtual Reality

Monday, February 16, 2015, By Kevin Morrow

Virtual reality (VR), once the stuff of science fiction, is now poised to move into the mainstream through consumer devices like the Oculus Rift (purchased by Facebook for $2 billion), the mobile phone-powered Samsung GearVR (in partnership with Oculus) and…