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Arts & Culture

Two VPA Graduate Students Selected for 5th Moscow International Biennale for Young Art

Wednesday, April 20, 2016, By Erica Blust

Ozan Atalan and Jeremy Santiago-Horseman were among 87 young artists and artistic duos selected from more than 2,000 applications from more than 80 countries.

Media, Law & Policy

Student to Be Awarded Scholarship at 2016 Matrix Awards

Wednesday, April 20, 2016, By News Staff

Allison Wahl, of Monmouth Junction, N.J., a sophomore in the Newhouse School, will receive a scholarship from the New York Women in Communications Foundation, at the annual Matrix Awards, to be held on April 25 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New…

Arts & Culture

Sharing the True ‘Stories of Syria’ with the World

Wednesday, April 20, 2016, By Erica Blust

After the attacks on Paris last Nov. 13, Andrew Kimmel ’08 made a life-changing decision. He would quit his job as a successful television producer and devote his full attention—and finances—to “Stories of Syria,” a project he conceived after a 2014 visit to a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan.

STEM

University Welcomes Snapchat Influencer Alumnus

Wednesday, April 20, 2016, By News Staff

On Monday, April 25, the University will welcome back Evan Garber ’10, a College of Engineering and Computer Science alumnus who is now recognized as one of the first Snapchat stars to grow organically on the platform. Garber will be…

Media, Law & Policy

TBS President, Emblematic Group CEO to Be Honored by Newhouse School

Tuesday, April 19, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

TBS president David Levy ’84 will receive the Fred Dressler Leadership Award and Emblematic Group CEO Nonny de la Peña will receive the i-3 award for impact, influence and innovation at the 10th annual Mirror Awards ceremony June 9 in…

Veterans

NSF Awards $297,135 to Falk College’s Brooks Gump for Undergraduate Trauma Research with Veterans

Tuesday, April 19, 2016, By Michele Barrett

Brooks B. Gump, the Falk Family Endowed Professor of Public Health in Falk College, was awarded a three-year, $297,135 grant from the National Science Foundation to continue the Research Education for Undergraduates (REU) program focused on training veterans interested in…

Arts & Culture

Humanities Center Ends Year on High Note

Tuesday, April 19, 2016, By Rob Enslin

The Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences concludes its spring series with appearances by several luminaries, including social entrepreneurs Sanjit “Bunker” Roy and Meagan Fallone. “We’re ending our season on a high note,” says Vivian May, director…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University, Local Community Invited to Celebrate Sustainability and Earth Day at EARTHFEST

Friday, April 15, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Sustainability Division, the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) and Students of Sustainability (SOS) will sponsor EARTHFEST, a free communitywide, sustainability-themed music and arts festival celebrating Earth Day in the Thornden Park Amphitheater on Sunday, April 24,…

Arts & Culture

Sanjit ‘Bunker’ Roy, Meagan Fallone to Visit Central New York April 21-22

Thursday, April 14, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong “Networks” theme with a rare University appearance by social entrepreneurs Sanjit “Bunker” Roy and Meagan Fallone, on Thursday and Friday, April 21-22. Roy is founder and director of the internationally acclaimed Barefoot College in India—the…

STEM

Scholar Spotlight: Ariel Ash-Shakoor

Thursday, April 14, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

Ariel Ash-Shakoor, a bioengineering Ph.D. student, studies how cells behave on specialized polymers in the Syracuse Biomaterials Institute (SBI), and is a founder of K-12 STEM tutoring program in the Syracuse City School District that aims to inspire deeper interest…