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Campus & Community

LGBTQ History Month Activities Include Film Screening, Media Symposium

Thursday, October 4, 2018, By Shannon Andre

Each October, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center presents a calendar of events, programs and services in celebration of the historical and current lives and contributions of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community. Previously…

Campus & Community

University Honors Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Thursday, October 4, 2018, By Shannon Andre

On Monday, Oct. 8, Syracuse University will host a Universitywide celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The University community is invited to celebrate and recognize the history, contributions and survival of indigenous peoples. In partnership with the SUNY College of Environmental…

STEM

Alumnus Joshua Aviv Wins $1 Million in Buffalo Startup Competition

Thursday, October 4, 2018, By J.D. Ross

Joshua Aviv ’14 G’17, founder and CEO of SparkCharge, a company that produces a portable, fast charging battery unit for electric vehicles, has earned the top prize of $1 million at 43North, a Buffalo, New York-based startup competition. The 43North…

STEM

‘Illuminating 2018’ Receives Continuing Tow Center Journalism Project Funding

Thursday, October 4, 2018, By Diane Stirling

The political communication data analysis research of two School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty members has again been selected for Tow Center for Digital Journalism recognition at Columbia University and funding support from the Knight Foundation. The work of Professor…

Arts & Culture

Symphony Orchestra to Premiere Two New Works by Young Composers

Wednesday, October 3, 2018, By Erica Blust

The Syracuse University Symphony Orchestra (SUSO) in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music will present the world premieres of two works by young composers at a concert on Sunday,…

Media, Law & Policy

Cold Case Justice Initiative Commemorates 10th-Year Anniversary

Wednesday, October 3, 2018, By News Staff

The Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) at the College of Law commemorated over 10 years of seeking justice and accountability for racially motivated crimes during the Civil Rights Era with an awards dinner on Sept. 29 at the college. Professors…

Health & Society

Heflin and Rothbart Receive Grant to Study SNAP and School Readiness

Wednesday, October 3, 2018, By News Staff

Colleen Heflin and Michah Rothbart, professor and assistant professor, respectively, of public administration and international affairs, have received a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to research the relationship between student participation in the U.S. Supplemental Nutrition…

Campus & Community

‘All In: Solidarity Takes Disability Justice’ Event is Wednesday in Watson Theater

Wednesday, October 3, 2018, By News Staff

“All In: Solidarity Takes Disability Justice,” a presentation by Lydia X.Z. Brown and Shain M. Neumeier, will take place Wednesday, Oct. 3, from 7-8 p.m. in Watson Theater. An inclusive reception and book signing of “All the Weight of Our…

Campus & Community

Being the Stories We Tell: Syracuse Symposium Organizers Use Fall Events to Probe Individual, Collective Power of Storytelling

Tuesday, October 2, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium—a program of the Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S)—continues its yearlong look at “Stories” with a spate of October events. The lineup includes the exhibition “Look Now: Facing Breast Cancer”; a lecture by geographer Nicolas…

Campus & Community

Progress Report: Enhancing the First-Year Experience

Tuesday, October 2, 2018, By Shannon Andre

Dozens of students, faculty and staff have been engaged in refining the first-year forums, seminars and courses offered to students this fall. The collaborative group, known as the First-Year Experience Initiative Steering Committee, is also working on a long-term plan…