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Jazz Fest Founder Frank Malfitano: ‘World-Class Education’ at Syracuse in Jazz, Blues—and Life
For more than three decades, Frank Malfitano ’72 has served as executive director and guiding force behind Jazz Fest, an event he founded in greater Syracuse. Admission is free for the annual festival, which has brought some of the greatest…
Bob Thompson Offers Thoughts on Late Night TV “Trump Bump”
Robert Thompson, Trustee Professor and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture, was interviewed by Fox News for “Trump bump? Why is Stephen Colbert suddenly topping Jimmy Fallon in late-night ratings?”
Coming Back Together Student Co-Chairs Selected
Planning for the Office of Program Development’s Coming Back Together (CBT) 2017 reunion, held every three years and due this September, is well underway. As anyone who has attended will tell you, the preparation involved is significant because it includes…
How Machine Learning Is Changing Crime-Solving Tactics
Modern forensic DNA analyses are crucial to crime scene investigations; however the interpretation of the DNA profiles can be complex. Two researchers from the Forensics and National Security Sciences Institute (FNSSI) have turned to computer technology to assist complicated profile…
University Launches Center for Learning and Student Success
A new Center for Learning and Student Success (CLASS) to better support students in their academic endeavors has officially opened this semester on the third floor of E.S. Bird Library. The center unites the Tutoring and Study Center with the…
Geochemist Breathes New Life into ‘Great Oxidation Event’
A researcher in the College of Arts and Sciences is providing fresh insights into the “Great Oxidation Event” (GOE), in which oxygen first appeared in the Earth’s atmosphere more than 2.3 billion years ago. Christopher Junium, assistant professor of Earth…
Office of Health Promotion Hosts Sexual Health Awareness Month this February
The Office of Health Promotion (OHP) is holding Syracuse University’s first Sexual Health Awareness Month throughout the month of February, calling it Frisky February. Working in collaboration with many student organizations, University offices, community partners and the OHP Peer Educators…
Spring 2017 Law, Politics and the Media Lecture Series Begins with Dahlia Lithwick from Slate
The annual Law, Politics and the Media Lecture Series begins Wednesday, Feb. 8, with guest lecturer Dahlia Lithwick, Supreme Court correspondent and host of the “Amicus” podcast for Slate.com. The series will also feature seven other distinguished lecturers, including Chief…
WAER Offers Rich Black History Month Lineup
WAER, the commercial-free, listener-supported radio station at Syracuse University, will be offering a host of programming this February in honor of Black History Month. The programs range from being music-centric to documentary storytelling. Today from2-3 p.m., the station will air…
Hidden Treasure in Special Collections Embodies Syracuse University Spirit
In the depths of the archives of Syracuse University Libraries, a collection of materials highlighting a special connection between an early 20th-century typeface designer and the University caught the curiosity of curator William T. La Moy. His searching revealed an…