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Arts & Culture

SYRFILMFEST 2017 Opens Oct. 19 with Film by Renowned Israeli Director Bat-Adam

Friday, September 29, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

The 14th annual Syracuse International Film Festival (SYRFILMFEST) will open Thursday, Oct. 19, at the Palace Theater with a new film from Israel, “The Road to Where,” and a Skype session with the film’s writer/director, renowned Israeli filmmaker Michal Bat-Adam….

Campus & Community

Teach-In to Explore Linkages Between Charlottesville Rally, Everyday Racism Oct. 3

Friday, September 29, 2017, By Rob Enslin

The “Unite the Right” rally, which took place last month in Charlottesville, Virginia, leaving three dead and dozens injured, is the focus of an upcoming teach-in at Syracuse University. On Tuesday, Oct. 3, an interdisciplinary panel of Syracuse professors will…

STEM

Syracuse University Wins $500,000 Grant to Support Entrepreneurship in Energy Innovations

Friday, September 29, 2017, By Carol Boll

Syracuse University has received a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to spur regional entrepreneurial activity relating to innovations in energy and environmental systems. The grant proposal was one of 42 selected nationwide to receive funding under the…

Media, Law & Policy

Smullen on the state of the State

Thursday, September 28, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Maxwell Senior Fellow in National Security and Director of National Security Studies, professor Bill Smullen offers his thoughts on the current state of the State Department. “As the Nation’s chief diplomat, a Secretary of State must be active and visible in forming…

USA Today

Facebook Needs To Step Forward After Election Ads

Thursday, September 28, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Following a political season that thrust fake advertisements into the limelight, Facebook is taking steps to prevent this moving forward. For an article in USA Today, Newhouse Assistant Professor of Communications Jennifer Grygiel was quoted about these new changes and…

Campus & Community

William Coplin, Marcelle Haddix Named 2017 Judith Seinfeld Scholar Awardees

Thursday, September 28, 2017, By Carol Boll

William D. Coplin of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and Marcelle Haddix of the School of Education have received 2017 Judith Greenberg Seinfeld Scholar awards in recognition of their outstanding work as scholars and teachers. Endowed by alumna…

Campus & Community

Student Advisory Council to Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience Call for Applications

Thursday, September 28, 2017, By Joyce LaLonde

The Student Advisory Council seeks undergraduate, graduate and law student applicants to advise the Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience. Students can apply here. Formerly known as the Student Affairs Advisory Board, this group of students will serve in…

Campus & Community

Emeritus Professor Gerald Grant Remembered for Groundbreaking Research on School Reform

Thursday, September 28, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Gerald P. Grant, professor emeritus in the School of Education, died at home on Sept. 20. He graduated from Syracuse’s Central High School in 1955, and from John Carroll University in 1959. After earning his master’s from the Columbia School…

Health & Society

LGBT Resource Center to Host Coming Out Month 2017

Thursday, September 28, 2017, By Rachel Friedman

The LGBT Resource Center presents the annual Coming Out Month celebration throughout the month of October. The celebration coincides with National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11 and features lesbian, gay, trans, queer, bisexual and asexual-themed programming. Some of the…

Arts & Culture

University Union, Traditions Commission Present: T.J. Miller and the Lucas Brothers

Thursday, September 28, 2017, By News Staff

University Union’s Fall comedy show will take place on Saturday, Oct. 7, at 8 p.m. as a part of Orange Central 2017 Homecoming Weekend in partnership with the Traditions Commission. The night of comedy in Goldstein Auditorium will begin with…