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Yale Physicist to Deliver 10th Annual Wali Lecture Oct. 26

Thursday, October 19, 2017, By Rob Enslin

The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) will celebrate the 10th anniversary of one of its premier lecture series with a program by a renowned theoretical astrophysicist. Priyamvada Natarajan, professor of astronomy and physics at Yale University, will deliver this…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Hosts World Englishes Conference

Thursday, October 12, 2017, By Rob Enslin

It is a little-known fact that Braj Kachru, a renowned authority on the English language, spoke only Hindi and his mother tongue, Kashmiri, until he was 16. Nevertheless, his upbringing in a Kashmiri Pundit family, which valued education above almost…

Business & Economy

Bandier: Past, Present & Future

Wednesday, October 11, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Music industry luminaries joined Syracuse University alumni and friends in New York City Tuesday night to celebrate the Bandier Program and its move to the Newhouse School. Guests also honored David Rezak, outgoing founding director of the Bandier Program, and…

Arts & Culture

Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez Speaks Tonight

Tuesday, October 3, 2017, By Shannon Andre

In honor of Latino Hispanic Heritage Month, writer and creator of the critically acclaimed and best-selling graphic novel “La Borinqueña” Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez will speak on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at 6 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114 Bird Library….

STEM

Syracuse University News Posts on Gravitational Waves Discovery

Tuesday, October 3, 2017, By News Staff

Gravitational Waves Detected 100 Years after Einstein’s Prediction Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016 For the first time, scientists have observed ripples in the fabric of spacetime called gravitational waves, arriving at the earth from a cataclysmic event in the distant universe….

STEM

Syracuse Savors Role in 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics

Tuesday, October 3, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Physicists in College of Arts and Sciences instrumental in LIGO’s historic detections of gravitational waves

Campus & Community

Fire and Life Safety Services Schedules Drills

Wednesday, September 27, 2017, By News Staff

Fire and Life Safety Services (FLSS) will conduct the fall 2017 evacuation drills in academic and administrative buildings from Monday, Oct. 2, through Friday, Oct. 6. The building evacuation drills will be conducted in the morning between 9:30 and 11:30…

Health & Society

New Book Co-Edited by Gorovitz, Newton Reveals Untold Stories of Three Medical Pioneers

Thursday, September 21, 2017, By Rob Enslin

When Sharon Brangman ’77 attended SUNY Upstate Medical University, she had a professor who puffed on a pipe in class. During tests, he would stand by her desk and blow smoke over her head to distract her. He did this to other…

Arts & Culture

Light Work Announces Fall Photography Classes and Workshops

Thursday, September 14, 2017, By Cjala Surratt

The Community Lab at Light Work has announced its 2017 schedule of fall photography educational opportunities for adults, including Adobe Lightroom, Intro to Photoshop, Advanced Photoshop, Large Print Format Printing and Studio Portrait Lighting. Light Work Lab classes and workshops are led…

Arts & Culture

Creative Writing Program Achieves New Peak of Success

Wednesday, September 6, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Members of the top-ranked program, based in the Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, are celebrating a raft of honors, awards and new publications.