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‘The Passenger’s Present’ at Light Work
Light Work will present “The Passenger’s Present,” featuring the work of Miki Soejima, on view in the Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery at Light Work from March 21 through July 22. A reception and lecture with Soejima will take place on…
Bracketology: Is it a Science or an Art?
With the start of the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments comes a yearly exercise involving college basketball fans and non fans alike: filing out the brackets. Whether it’s for fun or for a few dollars, “bracketology” sweeps the country…
Singer Ola Onabulé, Hip-Hop Activist Harry Allen to Visit March 22-23
The Humanities Center will get its groove on with back-to-back music speakers March 22-23. On Tuesday, March 22, British-Nigerian singer Ola Onabulé will give a lecture-recital from 4-5:30 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114 Bird Library. In a…
Professor Examines Struggle for Racial Justice in Brazil
Kwame Dixon was fascinated by the rich culture and political activism of Afro-Brazilians during his first visit to the city of Salvador da Bahia in 1999. However, it didn’t take long to see the contradictions. Many of the same people…
Scholar Spotlight: Markova Casseus ’16
College of Visual and Performing Arts senior Markova Casseus has used her Communications and Rhetorical Studies major as a springboard to launch herself into the world of professional opportunity. Casseus is involved in a variety of on-campus organizations, all supporting…
Newhouse Students, Faculty to Create Content for HoloLens Augmented Reality Headset
As the first school of communications to launch a virtual reality storytelling course tailored to journalists and television and film producers, Newhouse is poised to expand into augmented reality.
Positive Test Could End Sharapova’s Career, Says Professor of Sports Law
One of the world’s top female athletes is facing suspension over recent revelations of testing positive for a banned substance. What does this mean for Maria Sharapova career and the sport of tennis? Syracuse University Professor of Sports Law John…
‘Father of Posthumanism’ to Serve as CNY Humanities Corridor Visiting Collaborator
Cary Wolfe, a leading cultural theorist at Rice University, will serve as the Central New York Humanities Corridor Mellon Distinguished Visiting Collaborator at Syracuse University. A pioneer of posthumanist thought and animal studies, he will headline three local events, March…
Light Work Presents ‘Unnatural Creatures’
Light Work is presenting “Unnatural Creatures: Selections from the Light Work Collection.” Curated by Erin Carter, “Unnatural Creatures” features Light Work Collection photographers Kanako Sasaki, Laura Aguilar and Tony Gleaton, among others, whose images explore the strangeness of being alive….
University Lectures Presents Renowned Psychologist Dacher Keltner March 8
Dacher Keltner, professor of psychology and director of the Berkeley Social Interaction Laboratory and the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, is the first speaker of the spring semester in the University Lectures series on Tuesday, March 8, at…