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Trippy Turtle to Headline Bandersnatch Show on Oct. 14

Monday, September 22, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

EDM artist Trippy Turtle will headline the first show of University Union’s Bandersnatch Music Series for the 2014-2015 school year, on Oct. 14 in the Schine Underground. Known for his eccentric personality and regularly performing in a turtle costume, the…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Professor Featured in New Humanities Documentary

Friday, September 19, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences will be featured in a new documentary about the public humanities. Gregg Lambert, Dean’s Professor of the Humanities and director of the Central New York Humanities Corridor, is among eight prominent…

Philosopher to Deliver Anbar Lectures at Syracuse University, Temple Adath Yeshurun

Thursday, September 18, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Thomas Hurka, the Chancellor Henry N.R. Jackman Distinguished Professor of Philosophical Studies at the University of Toronto, will deliver the seventh annual Anbar Family Lecture at Syracuse University and Temple Adath Yeshurun. Hurka’s Syracuse lecture, “More Seriously Wrong,” is Monday,…

University Community Mourns Passing of Professor Emerita Sari Knopp Biklen

Thursday, September 18, 2014, By Jennifer Russo

Sari Knopp Biklen, professor emerita of cultural foundations of education and women’s studies, passed away on Sept. 16. “I know that I speak for all of her colleagues in expressing deep sadness over Sari’s passing,” says Eric F. Spina, Syracuse…

Professor Has ‘Final Word’ on Forensic Linguistics

Wednesday, September 17, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Tej Bhatia is not exactly the cloak-and-dagger type, but, if pressed to explain himself, the affable, slightly built professor, with a mop of brown hair and thick mustache, is proof that appearances are deceiving. Which is probably a good thing,…

Getting to Know the Sexual and Relationship Violence Response Team

Tuesday, September 16, 2014, By News Staff

For any student who has experienced sexual assault, relationship violence, harassment or stalking, finding a trusted confidant and a safe space where one can share his or her story is critical. On campus, that space is located in a big yellow house at the corner of Walnut Place.

Style Lottery Makes Fashion Sense

Tuesday, September 16, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Timi Komonibo G’15 has been organizing clothing swaps for several years—events in which participants bring gently used garments to trade. It’s a fun, social experience, but the value in the Style Lottery comes in many layers for Komonibo.

Fiction Writer Anthony Marra Opens Carver Reading Series

Tuesday, September 16, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

The fiction writer Anthony Marra kicks off Syracuse University’s Fall 2014 Raymond Carver Reading Series with a reading Wednesday, September 17, at Gifford Auditorium in Huntington Beard Crouse Hall. A question-and-answer session is from 3:45 to 4:30 p.m., followed by…

Health & Society

Annual Lourie Memorial Lecture on Health Policy Will Feature Noted Public Health Expert

Monday, September 15, 2014, By News Staff

The Maxwell School, the Center for Policy Research and the Central New York Community Foundation (CNYCF) will present the 26th annual Herbert Lourie Memorial Lecture on Health Policy.  The lecture, “Improving Health Safety Nets after an Economic Recession” will be…

Syracuse Launches Certificate Program in Forensic Firearms Analysis

Friday, September 12, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Forensic firearms analysis is the subject of a new graduate certificate program offered by the Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute (FNSSI) in the University’s College of Arts and Sciences. The Certificate of Advanced Study in Firearm and Tool Mark…