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Campus & Community

Alumni Association to Host New Student Send-Offs

Wednesday, July 12, 2017, By John Boccacino

The Syracuse University Alumni Association (SUAA) will host a series of New Student Send-Off events this summer to welcome the newest members of the Orange family. Hosted in partnership with SU’s regional alumni clubs, members of the Board of Trustees, individual…

Campus & Community

Community Science Outreach Goes Swimmingly

Wednesday, June 28, 2017, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Local elementary and middle school students dove head first into science with help from Syracuse biologists—and a few fishy friends. Associate professor Katharine Lewis and lab members brought a bevy of zebrafish to the Westcott Community Center this May as…

Arts & Culture

Urban Video Project, Light Work Announce Annual Summer Review

Tuesday, June 27, 2017, By News Staff

Urban Video Project, a program of Light Work, has announced “UVP Summer Review 2017: Interzones.” Through early September, UVP will feature all of the works exhibited during their 2016-2017 program year, which explore liminal states, haunted places and the space…

Campus & Community

Zhanjiang ‘John’ Liu Named Syracuse University’s Vice President for Research

Tuesday, June 27, 2017, By News Staff

Michele G. Wheatly, vice chancellor and provost at Syracuse University, today announced the appointment of Zhanjiang “John” Liu to serve as the University’s vice president for research. Liu’s appointment, which was unanimously approved by the Executive Committee of the Board…

Campus & Community

Hall of Languages Undergoes Technology, Accessibility Classroom Upgrades

Thursday, June 22, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

The footsteps of thousands—tens of thousands—of students reverberate in the memory of its corridors and classrooms. The Hall of Languages—the oldest, most iconic building on campus—has been the site of teaching and learning, inspiring research and creative work and launching…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse to Host International ‘World English’ Conference June 30-July 2

Wednesday, June 14, 2017, By Rob Enslin

More than 200 presenters from six continents will converge at Syracuse University for the 22nd annual conference of the International Association for World Englishes (IAWE), June 30-July 2. Titled “Local and Global Contexts of World Englishes,” the conference will present…

Campus & Community

Sascha Scott Is Top Overall Female Finisher in J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge

Tuesday, June 13, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

In 2014, participants in Syracuse’s J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge battled 90-degree heat. Last year, they fought a 21 mile-per-hour wind on the 1.75 mile stretch to the finish line. Therefore, Sascha Scott did not mind this year’s wet and cool…

Campus & Community

‘Welcome to the City’ Events Planned Nationwide

Thursday, June 8, 2017, By John Boccacino

The Syracuse University Alumni Association has invited the Class of 2017 to participate in a series of “Welcome to the City” events set to take place across the country over the next few months. These events, co-hosted by local alumni…

Health & Society

Wonder Woman

Thursday, June 8, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Although she didn’t know it at the time, Susan DeMar ’02 began preparing for her career at New Mexico State University (NMSU) more than 15 years ago, while enrolled at Syracuse University. Back then, DeMar was raising three kids and…

Huffington Post

Corri Zoli Write Opinion Piece for Huffington Post

Thursday, June 8, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Corri Zoli, Director of Research and Assistant Professor of Research at the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism, wrote an op-ed for Huffington Post entitled It’s Time to Address the Real Motive in Westminster, Manchester, and Now London: Sectarian Hatred in…