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Chancellor Syverud Addresses March 29 Meeting of the University Senate

Thursday, March 30, 2017, By News Staff

During his March 29 address to the University Senate, Chancellor Kent Syverud acknowledged the loss of senior David Stankiewicz and spoke on a recent political activity memo, Middle States accreditation and the annual Take Back the Night event. The Chancellor’s…

STEM

Become a Cyberwarrior at Syracuse University This Fall

Tuesday, March 28, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

The nation’s defense depends on more than boots the ground, planes in the skies and ships in the seas. Today’s threats require servicemen and women with the skills to protect from devastating cyberattacks on computing networks and infrastructure. This fall,…

Arts & Culture

Symposium Focuses on Place of Religion in Film

Tuesday, March 28, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

László Nemes’ 2015 film “Son of Saul” has earned a slew of awards, including the Cannes Grand Prix, a Golden Globe and an Oscar. Set in Auschwitz-Birkenau at the end of the war, it also has spurred debate over the…

Health & Society

Seventh Annual Health and Wellness Expo on March 29

Friday, March 24, 2017, By Shannon Andre

The Department of Recreation Services is once again hosting the Health and Wellness Expo on Wednesday, March 29, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Flanagan Gymnasium.  The event is free and open to all faculty, staff and students with…

STEM

Peak to Peak Immersion Program to Explore Innovation in Seattle, Portland

Thursday, March 23, 2017, By J.D. Ross

When William Boeing started building airplanes in Seattle in 1934, Silicon Valley would be nothing but orchards for another 30 years. When Intel introduced the microprocessor in 1971, the term Silicon Valley had just been coined in a magazine article….

STEM

Space and Sound: Edgar Choueiri ’82, G’83

Tuesday, March 21, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

The distant, crackling sound of a child’s voice sent chills up his spine. “Today is Sept. 21st, 1972. I am 11 years old now and you must be well above 30. Although you exist in a different time, I am…

Health & Society

On Borrowed Time: Despite Calls for Divestment, Completion of DAPL Signals New Chapter in Standing Rock Conflict

Friday, March 10, 2017, By Rob Enslin

  When Norway’s largest private investor recently pulled out of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), the news barely made a blip on the world’s radar. For Phil Arnold, director of the Skä•noñh-Great Law of Peace Center in Syracuse, the message…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Symposium, Urban Video Project to Present ‘Haunted Ethnography’ Screening, Artist Q&A March 9

Friday, March 3, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong look at “Place” with an evening of video and experimental film. Urban Video Project (UVP) will present a program titled “Haunted Ethnography: new experimental documentary” on Thursday, March 9, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in Hosmer Auditorium…

Scott Manning Stevens

Associate Professor and Director of Native American Studies and Associate Professor of English Department
Arts & Culture

George Saunders’ First Novel, ‘Lincoln in the Bardo,’ Debuts at No. 1 on New York Times Bestseller List

Friday, February 24, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

For an author, you are truly in an enviable position when fans and book critics alike anxiously await your next creation. So it is for College of Arts and Sciences’ English professor George Saunders. Especially now, with the publication of…