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Arts & Culture

‘Sueños: Celebrating the Surreal’ Opening at Point of Contact, Reception on Friday

Wednesday, September 5, 2018, By News Staff

Point of Contact is hosting an opening reception for “Sueños: Celebrating the Surreal,” an exhibition curated by assistant director and art history graduate student Natalie McGrath on Friday, Sept. 7. An Artist Talk and Gallery Tour with Joseph Kugielsky will…

STEM

A&S Professor Looks to Geologic Past to Predict Climate’s Future

Wednesday, September 5, 2018, By Rob Enslin

A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) is part of a team of scientists studying monsoon activity in North America’s Sonoran Desert from approximately 20,000 years ago. Tripti Bhattacharya, assistant professor of Earth sciences in A&S, is…

Campus & Community

University Welcomes International Undergraduate Students with Dinner, International Friends Program

Wednesday, September 5, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

New Syracuse University undergraduate students from around the globe came together under the roof of the Carrier Dome on Aug. 21 to meet each other and members of the University community, share a meal, and learn more about Syracuse—the new…

1A

Liberal Arts and Sciences are Just as Important as STEM Fields

Wednesday, September 5, 2018, By Essence Britt

Gerald Greenberg, associate professor of Russian and linguistics, was interviewed by NPR’s 1A Program for the story “In Defense of Liberal Arts.” The strength of a Bachelor’s Degree has made some adjustments over the years. Before, it was that all…

Business & Economy

Brands Taking Stands for What They Believe In Will Reap Benefits

Wednesday, September 5, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

#Nike and #NikeBoycott remain popular Twitter threads today as consumers debate the latest move by the company to feature Colin Kaepernick as one of the faces of its “Just Do It” ads. Tomorrow night, the company is scheduled to debut…

Business & Economy

Dave Knox Predicts the Turn Sept. 18 at Bird Library

Wednesday, September 5, 2018, By Julie Sharkey

Dave Knox, Grand Prix winner of the WPP Atticus Award for his book “Predicting the Turn: The High Stakes Game of Business Between Startups and Blue Chips” (Paramount Marketing Publishing, 2017), will visit Syracuse University to share his insights at…

STEM

PurpleSun Rises – Luis Romo ’10, G’12, Bioengineering

Tuesday, September 4, 2018, By Matt Wheeler

Luis Romo ’10, G’12 is shining a new light on infection—literally. His company, PurpleSun, uses light-based technology to prevent infections in health care settings. Since its founding on the Syracuse University campus in 2011, the company has won business plan…

Campus & Community

University Relaunches Student-Focused Instagram @OurSyracuseU, Seeks Student Submissions

Tuesday, September 4, 2018, By News Staff

The University has announced the relaunch of the student-focused Instagram account, @OurSyracuseU, in an expanded format. Due to an overwhelming interest by the student community, @OurSyracuseU will now accept photo submissions from students to be featured. The account previously showcased…

Arts & Culture

Light Work Announces 2018 Photobook Award Recipient Rose Marie Cromwell’s ‘El Libro Supremo De La Suerte’

Tuesday, September 4, 2018, By News Staff

Rose Marie Cromwell, a 2013 College of Visual and Performing Arts, Department of Transmedia, Art Photography Program M.F.A. graduate, has received the 2018 Light Work Photobook Award for her monograph, “El Libro Supremo de la Suerte,” which TIS Books and…

Campus & Community

University College Honors Late Staff Member Robert Acierno

Tuesday, September 4, 2018, By News Staff

University College lost a beloved colleague on Aug. 15 when Robert Acierno died at the age of 62. For 29 years, Acierno faithfully sorted the interoffice mail at 700 University Avenue. Despite the many challenges he faced in life, Acierno…