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Arts & Culture

Department of Drama Production Investigates the Act of Storytelling

Thursday, February 21, 2019, By Joanna Penalva

The Department of Drama continues the 2018/19 season with “We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as Southwest Africa, From the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Years 1884–1915” written by Jackie Sibblies Drury and…

Media, Law & Policy

Students and Faculty Team Up with Orange Connections for a Super Experience

Thursday, February 14, 2019, By Jay Cox

For three Newhouse broadcast and digital journalism students, the opportunity to cover Super Bowl LIII Media Week in Atlanta was a big score. The sportscasting trio of Jackson Ajello ’19, Drew Carter ’19 and Jonah Karp ’20 logged endless hours,…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Sweet Sixteen Finalists Announced for the Campus ACC InVenture Prize Competition

Wednesday, February 13, 2019, By News Staff

Judges have announced the Sweet Sixteen finalists for the Syracuse University campus round of the ACC InVenture Prize on Friday, Feb. 22. All students, faculty and staff are invited to watch the open pitches in Bird Library and join in…

Campus & Community

Advisory Work Group Issues Recommendations to Enhance the Staff Experience

Wednesday, February 6, 2019, By Eileen Korey

Following months of research, discussion and collaboration, the Advisory Work Group on Staff Climate Matters has issued a report and recommendations to enhance the overall experience and satisfaction of staff members throughout the Syracuse University community. The 12-person work group,…

Campus & Community

McNair Scholars Program Applications Open for 2019-2020

Tuesday, January 29, 2019, By Allison DeVoe

The Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program has opened applications for 2019-2020 McNair Scholars. Students with a strong interest in graduate education and a keen interest in research should apply by Feb. 24, 2019. The federally funded McNair Scholars program prepares high-achieving undergraduate…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Names Five Martin Luther King Jr. ‘Unsung Heroes’

Thursday, January 17, 2019, By News Staff

The Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee has announced the 2019 Unsung Hero Award winners. The awards are bestowed annually on people who, in the spirit of King’s “beloved community,” have made a positive difference in the lives of others,…

Media, Law & Policy

Social Media Accountability Project Named Finalist in International ‘AI and the News’ Challenge

Tuesday, January 15, 2019, By Erica Blust

“Decoding Democracy: A Social Media Accountability Project,” which is being developed by Rebecca Kelly, assistant professor of communications design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design, has been named a finalist in the AI (Artificial Intelligence) and…

Arts & Culture

VPA Communications Design Students Win Big in Creative Quarterly International Competition

Wednesday, January 9, 2019, By Erica Blust

Communications design (CMD) students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design won big in the international Creative Quarterly 54 competition. Five of the 12 winning entries in the graphic design student category were submitted by members…

Arts & Culture

University Set to Open Massive 238-Painting Exhibition, ‘Americans Who Tell the Truth,’ with Accompanying Public Discussion Hosted by Tanner Lecture Series, University Lectures

Monday, November 26, 2018, By Kevin Morrow

All 238 paintings in Robert Shetterly’s masterwork portrait series “Americans Who Tell the Truth: Models of Courageous Citizenship” will be on public display for the first time en masse Nov. 29-Dec. 14 at Syracuse University. And the artist himself will…

STEM

SU Geologist is Co-Editor of New Major Book on Fission-Track Thermochronology

Tuesday, November 13, 2018, By Renée Gearhart Levy

Geologist Paul Fitzgerald, professor of Earth sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, is co-editor of a new book, “Fission-Track Thermochronology and Its Application to Geology” (Springer, 2018), the first major book on the subject in 20 years. The…