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CFAC Hosts Artist Talk with James Ransome Oct. 26
The Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) welcomes James Ransome for an artist talk Wednesday, Oct. 26, after a month of showcasing his work in its exhibition: “Two Sides of James Ransome: Known and Unknown.” Ransome will give a presentation, followed…
Department of Drama Presents ‘Laura and the Sea’
A valuable attribute of theater is its ability to tackle difficult material in surprising and even entertaining ways. Artists, playwrights, directors and actors, as artists, must be willing to reflect life as it is—good and bad—while simultaneously satisfying the need…
2016-17 Remembrance Scholars to be Honored at Convocation Oct. 28
The Remembrance Scholarships, among the most prestigious scholarships awarded by the University, were founded as a tribute to the 270 people, including 35 Syracuse University students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.
Syracuse Symposium to Host Mohawk Artist Alan Michelson Nov. 1-2
Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong exploration of “Place” with a visit by Alan Michelson, a Mohawk member of the Six Nations of the Grand River and an award-winning artist, Nov. 1-2. On Tuesday, Nov. 1, Michelson will discuss “Seeing Place…
Climate Assessment Planning Committee Announces Campus Update Sessions, Campus Community Urged to Review Executive Summary
The Climate Assessment Planning Committee will host a pair of Campus Update sessions later this month to present the findings of the comprehensive survey completed last spring by some 6,000 students, faculty and staff. The survey sought to assess the…
Urban Video Project Presents Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s ‘Cemetery of Splendor’ as Part of Film Festival
Urban Video Project (UVP) and parent organization Light Work are presenting a special screening of acclaimed Thai filmmaker and installation artist Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s most recent feature film, “Cemetery of Splendor,” followed by a Skype Q&A with the filmmaker and reception…
DK Summer Institute Focuses on Knowledge Production to Create More ‘Just Academy’
LeConté Dill’s grandparents were part of the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North and West, where, during the 1940s, they put down roots in South Los Angeles. Today, the once-vibrant neighborhood is plagued…
Avoiding Conflicts By Improving Cultural Understanding
When the Red Cross sent food to drought- and conflict-ravaged Somalia, military personnel distributed the supplies on a first-come, first-served basis. People who didn’t receive food responded by starting a riot. “The military didn’t understand that the local politics of…
LGBT Resource Center Celebrates 15 Years of Community
On Monday, Sept. 26, the Syracuse University LGBT Resource Center celebrated 15 years of offering support, building community and educating members of the University community. Friends, alumni and allies of the center gathered in the Comstock Room at the Sheraton…
Theoretical Physicist Elected American Physical Society Fellow
Professor of Physics Simon Catterall was recently elected as an American Physical Society (APS) Fellow. The APS Division of Computational Physics nominated Catterall for his contributions to lattice field theory, a framework used to explore how subatomic particles interact, yielding…