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Arts & Culture

Architecture to Host Lectures by NVRC Design Finalists Dykers, Sharples, Adjaye

Wednesday, March 9, 2016, By Elaine Wackerow

As part of its spring 2016 lecture lineup, the School of Architecture will host a series of lectures by principals and founders of the three firms recently chosen as finalists to design the future National Veterans Resource Complex (NVRC) at…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Students, Faculty to Create Content for HoloLens Augmented Reality Headset

Tuesday, March 8, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

As the first school of communications to launch a virtual reality storytelling course tailored to journalists and television and film producers, Newhouse is poised to expand into augmented reality.

STEM

Professor Creates Khalifa Energy Systems Award Fund

Monday, March 7, 2016, By News Staff

A recent donation from Distinguished Professor H. Ezzat Khalifa to the College of Engineering and Computer Science establishes the Khalifa Energy Systems Award Fund. This award will recognize the achievement of a graduating senior in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,…

STEM

Nangia Wins ACS Outstanding Junior Faculty Award

Monday, March 7, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

The American Chemical Society (ACS) has awarded its competitive OpenEye Outstanding Junior Faculty Award to Assistant Professor Shikha Nangia of the Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. The OpenEye Outstanding Junior Faculty…

Arts & Culture

‘Father of Posthumanism’ to Serve as CNY Humanities Corridor Visiting Collaborator

Monday, March 7, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Cary Wolfe, a leading cultural theorist at Rice University, will serve as the Central New York Humanities Corridor Mellon Distinguished Visiting Collaborator at Syracuse University. A pioneer of posthumanist thought and animal studies, he will headline three local events, March…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Holds Mackenzie Hughes Appellate Advocacy Competition

Friday, March 4, 2016, By Robert Conrad

Jesse Feitel and Kevin Smith, both third-year students in the College of Law, won the 44th Annual Mackenzie Hughes LLP Appellate Advocacy Competition. During the final round, Feitel and Smith prevailed against finalists Sarah Ballard and Shannon Crane, both second-year…

Dive into Issue of Food Waste with Screening of ‘DIVE!’ Documentary

Friday, March 4, 2016, By News Staff

Greenpeace SU and Students of Sustainability will sponsor a free screening of the food waste documentary “DIVE!” on Thursday, March 10, at 7 p.m. in Watson Theater. The award-winning documentary follows filmmaker Jeremy Seifert and friends as they dumpster dive…

Arts & Culture

Humanities Center Examines Continued Relevance of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ March 9

Friday, March 4, 2016, By Rob Enslin

The Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences continues its spring series with a discussion about the ongoing relevance of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” as a novel, play and film. On Wednesday, March 9, Kevin Maillard, a professor…

Campus & Community

Michele G. Wheatly Appointed Vice Chancellor and Provost at Syracuse University

Friday, March 4, 2016, By News Staff

Described as a dynamic leader, an internationally recognized scholar and a true champion of a liberal education, Michele G. Wheatly has been named Vice Chancellor and Provost of Syracuse University.

Arts & Culture

Light Work Presents ‘Unnatural Creatures’

Friday, March 4, 2016, By News Staff

Light Work is presenting “Unnatural Creatures: Selections from the Light Work Collection.” Curated by Erin Carter, “Unnatural Creatures” features Light Work Collection photographers Kanako Sasaki, Laura Aguilar and Tony Gleaton, among others, whose images explore the strangeness of being alive….