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Arts & Culture

Friday Comedy Show to Feature Jay Pharoah

Thursday, November 2, 2017, By Shannon Andre

On Friday, Nov. 3, the Theta Xi chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. is hosting its annual “Laugh till you Turn Blu” comedy show in Goldstein Auditorium, Schine Student Center. The event is -11 p.m. and open to the…

Campus & Community

New Dean Sees Chapel’s Work as Sanctuary from World’s Chaos

Thursday, November 2, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

About two weeks after starting his new role as dean of Hendricks Chapel, the Rev. Brian E. Konkol was walking to a meeting. He ran into Leah Fein, Hillel’s campus rabbi. The two started walking together; about a minute later…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Symposium to Continue ‘Belonging’ Theme with Flurry of Events Nov. 3-9

Wednesday, November 1, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong survey of “Belonging” with a quartet of multidisciplinary events. On Friday, Nov. 3, Tim Brookes, founder of the Endangered Alphabets Project, will address “Where Have All the Alphabets Gone? Disappearing Traditional Writing Systems and the Worldwide Loss of…

Arts & Culture

New Voices: Recent Acquisitions from Light Work Collection

Wednesday, November 1, 2017, By Cjala Surratt

Light Work is pleased to present “New Voices: Recent Acquisitions from the Light Work Collection.”  Selected from over 4,000 photographs donated to the Light Work Collection by former artists-in-residence, the exhibition highlights Jennifer Garza-Cuen, Takahiro Kaneyama, Sara Macel, John Mann,…

Campus & Community

Humanities and Sciences Intersect in ‘Water + Photography’ Event

Wednesday, November 1, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

How do humanists, artists and scientists approach a similar subject—water, for example—through their seemingly very different disciplinary lenses? This question is at the heart of a discussion that will unfold when four Syracuse University faculty members from three different disciplines…

Financial Times

National Securities Expert Bill Smullen Says Indictments Should Worry POTUS

Tuesday, October 31, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Despite President Trump brushing aside any issues that may stem from yesterday’s indictment of Paul Manafort and Richard Gates, one Syracuse Professor says there may be more to worry about than the POTUS is letting on. In the Financial Times,…

Campus & Community

Whitman’s MBA a Top 25 Most Desired Program, According to Recent Study

Tuesday, October 31, 2017, By Kerri D. Howell

According to Ready4, a Boston-based company that creates test prep apps, the Whitman School‘s full-time MBA is the #25 most desired program. The study, now in its third year, uses survey data that obtained the preferences of more than 200,000 current and…

Campus & Community

Brian Konkol to be Installed as Seventh Dean of Hendricks Chapel on Nov. 7

Tuesday, October 31, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Since coming to Syracuse, Konkol has worked to strengthen the role of the chapel as the spiritual heart of the campus and a model for diversity and inclusion of philosophies and religions. He is reviewing and instituting recommendations from the Hendricks Chapel Study Committee to enhance the chapel’s role and impact in the community.

Barron's

Will 2018 Stocks be Influenced by Tax Reform?

Monday, October 30, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Barron’s Online has a list of many stocks that are set to rise come the turn into 2018. The list compiled stems from help from many sources, including Whitman Professor of Practice John Petosa, who discusses the tax-reform legislation and…

STEM

Meredith Symposium to Showcase Undergraduate Science Research Nov. 4

Monday, October 30, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Undergraduate research will be on display at a daylong science symposium in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S). On Saturday, Nov. 4, A&S will host the Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences from 9…