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Campus & Community

Justin Bachman ’19 Organizes Helping Hands Project (Video)

Thursday, February 16, 2017, By Keith Kobland

A project that brings Syracuse University students and members of local Boys & Girls Club together for an afternoon helps to build something important. It’s all the brainchild of Newhouse student Justin Bachman ’19, who is helping to teach a…

Campus & Community

Memorial Service for Huston Smith to be Held on Sunday

Wednesday, February 15, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

Syracuse University will host a memorial service Sunday, Feb. 19, for the renowned religion scholar Huston Smith. Smith, former Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, taught at Syracuse from 1973-84 and died Dec. 30 at…

Arts & Culture

Justin Mertz to Conclude Service as Director of Syracuse University’s Athletic Bands

Thursday, January 26, 2017, By Erica Blust

After more than 11 years as director of Syracuse University’s athletic bands—including the 200-member Pride of the Orange Marching Band—Justin Mertz ’01, G’03 has announced that he will depart the University to become the associate director of bands at the…

STEM

Campus Becomes a Laboratory for Sustainability Research and Education

Thursday, January 26, 2017, By News Staff

Six faculty and student projects will receive grants totaling $50,000 this spring through the new Campus as a Laboratory for Sustainability (CALS) funding program. The call for proposals sought projects that address climate disruption and offer opportunities for communication and…

Arts & Culture

Former Syracuse Religion Scholar Huston Smith Mourned

Tuesday, January 24, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

Ten years after the renowned religion scholar Huston Smith left Syracuse University’s Department of Religion, he updated his popular book “The Religions of Man” (1958) to include a chapter on indigenous traditions. Smith, who died Dec. 30 at age 97,…

Maintaining the Audacity of Hope

Co-Director Cold Case Justice Initiative Writes Op-Ed on Presidential Leadership

Wednesday, January 18, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Paula C. Johnson, professor of law and co-director of the Cold Case Justice Initiative, wrote an op-ed for The Huffington Post entitled Maintaining the Audacity of Hope

Campus & Community

Chancellor Kent Syverud to Conclude Tenure on Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Trust

Tuesday, December 27, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud’s six-year tenure as trustee of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Trust will come to a close later this month as the Trust concludes its work administering funds to those impacted by the 2010 oil spill….

Campus & Community

Hurst-Wahl Named to OCPL Board of Trustees

Wednesday, December 14, 2016, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies (iSchool) Associate Professor of Practice and Director of the Library Science program Jill Hurst-Wahl has been named to the board of trustees for the Onondaga County Public Library (OCPL). The OCPL’s board sets and oversees library policies, including…

The Daily Pennsylvanian

How big companies like Target and Amazon are targeting customers at Penn

Monday, November 28, 2016, By Ellen Mbuqe

Amanda Nicholson, professor of retail practice and associate dean for undergraduate programs in the Whitman School, was quoted in the story “How big companies like Target and Amazon are targeting customers at Penn.”

Veterans

Life Trustee Daniel A. D’Aniello ’68 to Serve as Next Co-Chair of the IVMF Advisory Board

Thursday, November 17, 2016, By Sarah Scalese

A Syracuse University Life Trustee will assume an important, new role on campus. Daniel A. D’Aniello ’68, chair and co-founder of The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest and most successful investment firms, is the new co-chair of the…