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New President of National Academy of Sciences to Speak on Climate Interventions

Monday, April 11, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

The president-elect of the National Academy of Sciences will address the growing problem of climate change at a special event co-hosted by the Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) program and the Department of Earth Sciences in the College of…

Health & Society

Conference Explores Interdisciplinary Understanding of Family, Community, Educational Practices

Friday, April 8, 2016, By Michele Barrett

The 7th Annual Mini-Conference on Play, Early Childhood Development and Education, a joint effort among Syracuse University, The Pennsylvania State University, and Bloomsburg University, will be held on April 28-29 at the College of Education at Bloomsburg University. This year’s…

Arts & Culture

2016 Poster Project Unveiling Ceremony

Friday, April 8, 2016, By News Staff

Each year, writers from throughout the community submit haiku about downtown, the city or the nearby countryside. Students from the the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ illustration program then create posters based on the haiku of their choice.

University Lectures Hosts ‘Serial’ Co-Creator/Host Sarah Koenig

Friday, April 8, 2016, By Kevin Morrow

The 2015-16 season of the University Lectures concludes Tuesday, April 12, with Sarah Koenig, host and co-creator of the wildly popular podcast “Serial” and named one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” of 2015. Koenig’s lecture is free and…

Arts & Culture

Author Colum McCann to Read for Carver Series April 13

Friday, April 8, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

Novelist and short story writer Colum McCann, the Jane and Daniel Present Lecturer, will be the next writer to give a reading in the spring 2016 Raymond Carver Reading Series on Wednesday, April 13. The series, which brings 12-14 prominent…

Media, Law & Policy

Finalists Announced in Newhouse School’s 10th Annual Mirror Awards Competition

Thursday, April 7, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications has announced the finalists in the 2016 Mirror Awards competition honoring excellence in media industry reporting. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony June 9 in New York City. The finalists, chosen…

Health & Society

Falk Graduate Students Host Golf Tournament to Benefit Vera House May 9

Thursday, April 7, 2016, By Michele Barrett

The Sport Venue and Event Management Graduate Program in Falk College is hosting a charity golf tournament to benefit Vera House on May 9 at Timber Banks Golf Club in Baldwinsville, N.Y., beginning at 12:30 p.m. Monies raised will support…

Campus & Community

University, City of Syracuse Announce Renewal of Five-Year Services Agreement

Thursday, April 7, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse University and the City of Syracuse today announced the renewal of a five-year services agreement aimed at enhancing an already strong relationship while improving the region’s public safety, infrastructure and its residents’ overall quality of life. This agreement comes…

Arts & Culture

Conductor Vance George to Lead 13th Annual Women’s Choir Festival

Thursday, April 7, 2016, By Erica Blust

Vance George, the Grammy Award-winning conductor emeritus of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, will be the guest conductor for the University’s 13th Annual Invitational Women’s Choir Festival and concert on Saturday, April 16. The theme of the festival is “Joyfully…

Campus & Community

Art Installation on Quad Representing Intersection of Alcohol, Sexual Assault Postponed

Thursday, April 7, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

An art installation on Shaw Quad representing the intersection of alcohol and sexual assault has been postponed due to weather. The display will highlight the fact that over 50 percent of college sexual assaults involve alcohol and that alcohol is…