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‘I Learn America’ to Be Screened Sept. 30

Wednesday, September 30, 2015, By Jennifer Russo

The School of Education will host the first installment of the Douglas P. Biklen Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. in Gifford Auditorium with the screening of the documentary film “I Learn America.”…

Campus & Community

27th Annual Herbert Lourie Memorial Lecture on Health Policy

Tuesday, September 29, 2015, By Scott Barrett

The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs will celebrate the 27th Annual Herbert Lourie Memorial Lecture on Health Policy on Thursday, Oct. 8. This year, James R. Knickman will deliver the lecture titled “Patients as Consumers: Is It Time…

LaToya Ruby Frazier G’07 Named 2015 MacArthur Fellow

Tuesday, September 29, 2015, By Erica Blust

Photographer and video artist LaToya Ruby Frazier G’07, a graduate of the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Transmedia, has been named a 2015 MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Frazier, who earned…

STEM

iSchool Launches New Center for Computational and Data Sciences

Tuesday, September 29, 2015, By Diane Stirling

A new research center has launched at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) that aims to provide a focal point for advancing data science and human language technologies, especially in the context of social science scholarship. Announced at the school’s…

Campus & Community

Lecture by Renowned Disability Scholar, Author Lennard J. Davis

Tuesday, September 29, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

The most sweeping civil rights legislation in U.S. history and a model for disability-based laws around the globe is the subject of a special lecture, hosted by the Renée Crown University Honors Program in the  College of Arts and Sciences….

Campus & Community

The Implications of Finding Water on Mars: Q&A with Professor W. Henry Lambright

Tuesday, September 29, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Is there life on Mars? New research findings by NASA released Monday show the presence of water and raise the possibility that life could exist in some form on the Red Planet.

Alumni to Receive Eggers, Generation Orange Awards During Orange Central

Tuesday, September 29, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

Syracuse University will recognize the extraordinary contributions of both its senior alumni and its younger alumni during Orange Central homecoming during the weekend of Oct. 22-25. The Melvin A. Eggers Senior Alumni Award will be presented to Molly Corbett Broad…

Campus & Community

University Celebrates 10 Years of Latin@/Hispanic Heritage Month

Monday, September 28, 2015, By Shannon Andre

The Office of Multicultural Affairs, within the Division of Student Affairs, hosts Latin@/Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. [“Latin@” is a gender-inclusive form of Latino/Latina.] From performances and luncheons to semi-formals and lectures, Latin@/Hispanic Heritage Month provides…

Arts & Culture

Architecture to Meet Prospective Students in Taipei, Shanghai

Monday, September 28, 2015, By Elaine Wackerow

The School of Architecture has initiated an expanded effort to reach out to prospective students across the globe. This fall, representatives from the school will travel to Taipei and Shanghai to meet with prospective students interested in studying architecture at…

Campus & Community

Publisher of National Catholic Reporter to Deliver Borgognoni Lecture Oct. 5

Monday, September 28, 2015, By Renée K. Gadoua

On the heels of Pope Francis’ visit to the United States, Thomas C. Fox, publisher of the National Catholic Reporter (NCR), will deliver the Joseph and Amelia Borgognoni Lecture in Catholic Theology and Religion in Society. Titled “Pope Francis and…