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Arts & Culture

Syracuse University Art Museum Hosts Performance Artists Emilio Rojas and Katiushka Melo

Sunday, April 2, 2023, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Art Museum will host a live performance by multidisciplinary artists Emilio Rojas and Katiushka Melo on Wednesday, April 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Rojas and Melo will be in dialogue with Robert Smithson’s “Double Nonsite,…

Campus & Community

Sports Nutrition Expert Heidi Skolnik to Speak at the Falk College April 20

Friday, March 31, 2023, By News Staff

The Falk College is pleased to welcome Heidi Skolnik, MS, CDN, FACSM, as the featured speaker of the Seventh Annual Ann Selkowitz Litt Distinguished Speaker Series. The community is invited to attend the event, beginning at 6:30 p.m. April 20…

Media Tip Sheets

AI Ethicist Addresses Safety and Oversight Concerns

Thursday, March 30, 2023, By Christopher Munoz

Artificial Intelligence is advancing at a rapid pace, and some top researchers are calling for a pause. An open letter issued by the Future of Life Institute argues for a 6-month pause on the training of AI systems more powerful…

Campus & Community

Sound Beat: Access Audiobook ‘King Arthur and the Book of Corbenic’

Tuesday, March 28, 2023, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Sound Beat: Access Audio recently released the audiobook “King Arthur and the Book of Corbenic” written by Christopher Catroppa ’22 on its website SoundBeat.org. This retelling of the king’s tale portrays Arthur as a young man gazing…

Campus & Community

Traci Geisler ’90 Appointed Director of Blackstone LaunchPad

Monday, March 27, 2023, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries recently appointed Traci L. Geisler ’90, MBA, J.D. as director of the Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) effective March 17. Geisler succeeds Linda Dickerson Hartsock, founder and former executive director of the LaunchPad, who has transitioned to the role…

Arts & Culture

Department of Drama Presents ‘Dance Nation’

Friday, March 24, 2023, By Joanna Penalva

The Department of Drama continues the 2022/2023 season with the 2017 Susan Blackburn Prize-winning play “Dance Nation” by Clare Barron. Directed by Katherine McGerr and choreographed by Felipe Panamá, the play takes audiences on an emotional and powerful journey of…

Veterans

Student Veterans Spend Spring Break in Atlanta

Friday, March 24, 2023, By Charlie Poag

Among the mass exodus of students leaving campus for spring break, eight student veterans from Syracuse University spent three days in Atlanta, Georgia. While their fellow classmates were in pursuit of leisure and relaxation during the time off from classes,…

Media, Law & Policy

Veteran Journalist Judy Woodruff to Receive Fred Dressler Leadership Award at Newhouse School’s Mirror Awards Ceremony June 12

Friday, March 24, 2023, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Veteran journalist Judy Woodruff, longtime anchor and managing editor of the “PBS NewsHour” and now a senior correspondent, will be honored with the Fred Dressler Leadership Award at the 17th annual Mirror Awards ceremony on June 12. The awards, sponsored…

Campus & Community

New Course-Tagging Tools Available to Assist With Undergraduate Course Selection

Thursday, March 23, 2023, By Diane Stirling

The Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Shared Competencies and the Office of Academic Affairs are now providing online tools to help undergraduate students make course selections according to the Shared Competencies offered by various courses. Among those tools are: A…

Campus & Community

Lender Center for Social Justice Symposium, Supported by MetLife Foundation, Focuses on Racial Wealth Gap

Thursday, March 23, 2023, By Diane Stirling

What are the structural and systemic factors in American society that contribute to an ongoing and widening racial wealth gap? What steps can organizations take to identify those factors and intervene to minimize their impact on members of Black, Latinx,…