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Campus & Community

Martin Luther King Jr. Book Display Curated by iSchool Student

Friday, January 31, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

Gigi (Grace) Swinnerton, a first-year graduate student in the School of Information Studies and a Syracuse University Libraries employee, curated a book display on the first floor of Bird Library inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Swinnerton is the…

Campus & Community

Center for International Services Helping to Give ‘A Hand for Wuhan’

Thursday, January 30, 2020, By Brandon Dyer

With efforts led by concerned international Syracuse University students, the Center for International Services has launched “A Hand for Wuhan,” a fundraising project that will provide medical supplies to aid the city of Wuhan in China’s Hubei province. Wuhan is…

STEM

Bei Yu Chosen as Microsoft Investigator Fellow

Thursday, January 30, 2020, By Diane Stirling

Bei Yu, Katchmar-Wilhelm Associate Professor at the School of Information Studies and faculty lead for the iSchool’s certificate program in data science, has been selected as a Microsoft Investigator Fellow. The award recognizes her impact, leadership and accomplishments in her…

Campus & Community

School of Architecture Celebrating Black History Month with Exhibitions, Events in Memory of Professor Emeritus Kermit J. Lee Jr.

Wednesday, January 29, 2020, By Julie Sharkey

Serving as both a memorial and a platform to encourage informal conversations during the celebration of Black History Month, “The Living Room Conversation: In Memory of Professor Kermit J. Lee Jr.” will be on exhibition beginning Monday, Feb. 3, in…

Veterans

University College Online Students Attend National Veterans Conference

Friday, January 24, 2020, By Eileen Jevis

The world of online learning continues to grow at a rapid pace as busy adults who want to earn a degree or certificate recognize the importance of flexibility and convenience while juggling responsibilities such as work, family and military service….

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Architecture Announces Spring 2020 Visiting Critics

Thursday, January 23, 2020, By Julie Sharkey

Each semester, upper-level architecture students participate in the visiting critic program that brings leading architects and scholars from around the world to the School. Five studios will be held this spring. Benjamin Vanmuysen (Boghosian Fellow 2019–2020) Benjamin Vanmuysen will teach…

Arts & Culture

New Exhibitions Curated by Arts and Sciences Faculty and Student Represent Different Epochs in American History

Tuesday, January 21, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

The quote, “Art is not what you see but what you make others see,” by French artist Edgar Degas, can also be said for art exhibitions. The curator selects a theme, a concept and specific art pieces to convey a…

Arts & Culture

Designing for the United Nations

Tuesday, January 21, 2020, By Paula Meseroll

It was a coincidence that resulted not only in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) design students, but a first for the college’s School of Design itself. Rebecca Kelly, assistant professor of communications design, was…

STEM

Engineering and Computer Science Students Take Manhattan During NYC Immersion Trip

Tuesday, January 21, 2020, By Alex Dunbar

Earlier this month, 19 College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) students traveled to New York City during the college’s Winter Break Immersion Trip. The students stayed in Manhattan and met with eight companies: Arcadis, Cisco Systems, EY, Google, Langan…

Campus & Community

School of Education Hosts 16 Fulbright International Teachers for Spring 2020 Semester

Friday, January 17, 2020, By Jennifer Russo

For the second consecutive year, the School of Education is hosting recipients of the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program for International Teachers (Fulbright DAI), which brings international primary and secondary teachers to the U.S. for a semester to pursue…