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New President of National Academy of Sciences to Speak on Climate Interventions

Monday, April 11, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

The president-elect of the National Academy of Sciences will address the growing problem of climate change at a special event co-hosted by the Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) program and the Department of Earth Sciences in the College of…

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Travesti Rage: Political Articulation of Argentina’s Sexual Dissidence Movements

Monday, April 11, 2016, By News Staff

On April 11, from 12:30-2 p.m. in 319 Sims Hall, the Latino-Latin American Studies Program will present “Travesti Rage: Political Articulation of Argentina’s Sexual Dissidence Movements,” a public lecture by Carlos Fígari, professor, Universidad de Buenos Aires; researcher, CONICET (Argentina’s…

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Stefan Bradley to Speak April 7 on ‘The New Politics of Race on Campus’

Tuesday, April 5, 2016, By News Staff

The nationwide resurgence of explicitly race-based activism on college campuses recalls the heyday of Black Power. Yet student demographics and the landscape of racial identity in America have undergone profound changes since the 1960s. What is the meaning of the…

Arts & Culture

Music Industry Executives Martin Bandier ’62, Julie Swidler, Joel Klaiman ’90 to Speak April 5

Friday, April 1, 2016, By Erica Blust

The Bandier Program will present a lecture on Tuesday, April 5, by program founder and SU Trustee Martin Bandier ’62, chairman and CEO of Sony/ATV, the world’s No. 1 music publishing company; Julie Swidler, executive vice president of business affairs…

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Step Up to National Walking Day; Start a Monday Mile Group

Friday, April 1, 2016, By News Staff

On Wednesday, April 6, the American Heart Association (AHA) will kick off National Walking Day to rally everyone—individuals, friends, families, neighborhoods, communities, schools and workplaces—to join together and walk for health and fun. The day is a great opportunity to promote…

Arts & Culture

VPA Alumni Discuss ‘Chance Encounters’ at April 1 Panel Event

Tuesday, March 29, 2016, By Erica Blust

People are often presented with serendipitous moments that can shape the course of their professional careers. Six alumni from the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) will share their compelling stories as they relate to this theme in “Chance Encounters: An Alumni Panel Discussion.”

Arts & Culture

‘The Spitfire Grill’: An Uplifting Musical about Hope and Home

Friday, March 25, 2016, By Joseph Whelan

A young woman seeking redemption helps a weary Wisconsin town rediscover its value while finding the meaning of home in the Department of Drama’s production of the 2001 Off-Broadway musical “The Spitfire Grill.” Based on Lee David Zlotoff’s 1996 film…

Campus & Community

Brown-Weinstock, Sarshar to Lead Class of 2017 as Senior Class Marshals

Friday, March 25, 2016, By Shannon Andre

Rachel Brown-Weinstock and Nedda Sarshar have been named the senior class marshals for the Class of 2017. They will carry the Class of 2017 banner to open the University’s 163rd Commencement ceremony on May 14, 2017.

STEM

NSF Underwrites National, International Projects in Mathematics Department

Tuesday, March 22, 2016, By Rob Enslin

The Department of Mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences has received three major grant awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF), supporting national and international research projects. The awards enable students and faculty to travel to Poland for…

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University Celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Tuesday, March 22, 2016, By Shannon Andre

This year’s commemorative speaker is Christine Ha, celebrity chef and writer, and first blind contestant and season three winner of “MasterChef” on FOX.