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Engineering Cities to Survive Extreme Weather

Wednesday, October 7, 2015, By News Staff

Extreme weather events can cripple crucial infrastructure that enables transit, electricity, water and other services in urban areas. This leaves cities and their inhabitants cut off and in danger. With weather extremes becoming more common—from devastating hurricanes and flooding to…

Films of Chantal Akerman to Be Shown Oct. 11

Wednesday, October 7, 2015, By News Staff

A day-long screening Sunday, Oct. 11, will celebrate the work of pioneer feminist and experimental filmmaker Chantal Akerman. The screenings will take from 2-10 p.m. in Shemin Auditorium in the Shaffer Art Building. Akerman unexpectedly passed away Oct. 4 at…

Campus & Community

‘Broad City’ Stars to Appear Oct. 24

Wednesday, October 7, 2015, By News Staff

University Union and the Traditions Commission will present “Broad City,” featuring Comedy Central stars Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer. The moderated conversation will take place at 8 p.m. on Oct. 24 in Goldstein Auditorium. As part of the Traditions Commission’s…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Wednesday, October 7

Wednesday, October 7, 2015, By Ellen Mbuqe

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Syracuse, Le Moyne, Redhouse Team Up with Sphinx Virtuosi for ‘Diversity in Arts’ Panel Discussion Oct. 15

Tuesday, October 6, 2015, By Rob Enslin

“Diversity in the Arts” is the subject of an upcoming panel discussion with local arts leaders and executives from the Detroit-based Sphinx Virtuosi, a professional chamber orchestra composed of black and Latino soloists. Mark Nerenhausen, professor of practice and founding…

Arts & Culture

School of Architecture Sponsors Women in Architecture Wiki-a-thon

Tuesday, October 6, 2015, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

As part of a global campaign to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of women in architecture and to increase female contributors to Wikipedia, School of Architecture Professor Lori Brown and Architecture Librarian Barbara Opar will hold a Women in Architecture Wiki-a-thon on…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Monday, October 5

Monday, October 5, 2015, By Ellen Mbuqe

The following stories mention Syracuse University or quote one of our faculty, students or staff [View the story “SU in the News: Monday, October 5” on Storify]

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Mothers of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown to Appear in Panel Discussion Oct. 28

Saturday, October 3, 2015, By Keith Kobland

A panel discussion including the mothers of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown is scheduled to take place at Syracuse University on Wednesday, October 28, at the Goldstein Auditorium in the Hildegarde and J.Myer Schine Student Center. (All tickets have been…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse to Host Fall 2015 ACSA Conference, Architecture Deans’ Debate

Friday, October 2, 2015, By Elaine Wackerow

Architecture educators from across the globe will convene at the School of Architecture from Oct. 8 – 10 for “Between the Autonomous & Contingent Object,” the fall 2015 conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). Events will…

STEM

Physicist Scores Back-to-Back Articles in Top Journals

Friday, October 2, 2015, By Rob Enslin

A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences has published back-to-back articles in two of the field’s most prestigious journals. Associate Professor M. Lisa Manning is the co-author of recent articles in Nature Physics and Nature Materials. Both pieces…