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Arts & Culture

Exhibition of Work by VPA Chinese Graduate Students Opens Feb. 24

Wednesday, February 21, 2018, By Erica Blust

Chinese graduate students in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) will present the art exhibition “Over Yonder 目眺远方” Feb. 24-March 4 at Rock Center, 999 Cumberland Ave., Syracuse. A reception will be held Saturday, Feb. 24, from…

Campus & Community

In-Spire Wins Syracuse University ACC InVenture Prize Competition

Wednesday, February 21, 2018, By News Staff

Elizabeth Tarangelo ’19 and Kayla Simon ’19 will represent Syracuse University at the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) InVenture Prize Competition on April 5-6 at the Georgia Institute of Technology. They were selected top team from a slate of “elite eight”…

Campus & Community

Be Part of the Tradition—Celebrate the 2018 Winter Carnival

Tuesday, February 20, 2018, By Samarth Sharma

The winter fun is here with this year’s Winter Carnival. Syracuse University’s Traditions Commission is continuing the longstanding tradition of fun and warmth from Feb. 20 until Feb. 24. Once a holiday before the onset of exams, the Winter Carnival…

New York Times

What We Know About School Shootings, and What Can be Done

Monday, February 19, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

In an op-ed for the New York Times, Erica Goode, visiting assistant professor of newspaper and online journalism at the Newhouse School, writes about authorities and researchers have learned about school shootings and how to better prevent them. “Violence is, of…

Health & Society

Summer Abroad: Deadline Extended for Select Programs

Monday, February 19, 2018, By News Staff

Students choose to go abroad in summer for a number of reasons: maybe you have a double major would like to catch up on some credits during the summer semester, maybe there’s a course you’d like to take that’s only…

Campus & Community

Thinking about Switching your Major? Check out the Major Fair Tuesday!

Monday, February 19, 2018, By Shannon Andre

Nearly one-third of college students change their major at least once—and with more than 200 majors at Syracuse, there are plenty of options for students to consider. On Tuesday, Feb. 20, Academic Affairs and the Division of Enrollment and the…

STEM

Penn Engineering Dean Vijay Kumar, Expert in Flying Robots, Speaking Feb. 20 for University Lectures

Friday, February 16, 2018, By Kevin Morrow

The University Lectures series welcomes aerial robotics expert Vijay Kumar, the the Nemirovsky Family Dean of Penn Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. His appearance is free and open to…

Campus & Community

English Language Institute Seeking Volunteers to Host Students

Friday, February 16, 2018, By Eileen Jevis

The English Language Institute (http://eli.syr.edu) is seeking volunteers to invite international students to share a meal in their homes. The students, hosted by University College, are studying at Syracuse University now through fall 2018. The students have 21 hours of…

Veterans

To Take Best Care of Vets, It Will Take More Than Proposed VA Budget Increase

Friday, February 16, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

Released this week, President Trump’s budget for fiscal year 2019 proposes an overall increase of more than $8.5 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Nicholas Armstrong is the Senior Director for Research and Evaluation at the Institute for Veterans…

Veterans

Vice Chancellor Haynie Testifies Before U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services

Friday, February 16, 2018, By News Staff

On Wednesday, Feb. 14, Vice Chancellor of Strategic Initiatives and Innovation, Executive Director of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) and Barnes Professor of Entrepreneurship Mike Haynie testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services on the…