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Arts & Culture

Three-Time Grammy Award-Winner Keb’ Mo’ to Perform June 19

Wednesday, February 25, 2015, By News Staff

Three-time Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter, guitarist and contemporary blues artist Keb’ Mo’ will perform live in concert at Gala 2015, Syracuse Stage’s major annual fundraiser. The event will take place on Friday, June 19, in Goldstein Auditorium in the Schine…

Daylong Symposium at Newhouse Exploring ‘Sports Matters’ Feb. 25

Wednesday, February 25, 2015, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse Sports Media Center is hosting a daylong symposium examining current issues in sports and sports media on Wednesday, Feb. 25. “Sports Matters,” which will include a series of three panel discussions, will be held 10 a.m. to 4:15…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Scholar: Natalie Rebeyev ’15

Wednesday, February 25, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

Natalie Rebeyev, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a Gates Cambridge Scholar, enabling her to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree in any subject at the University of Cambridge (U.K.). A dual major in biology…

Marine Geologist Daniel Fornari to Headline Holmes Ceremony Feb. 26

Tuesday, February 24, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

Daniel Fornari, a world-renowned marine geologist, will headline the annual Chauncey D. Holmes Ceremony and Lecture on Thursday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the Heroy Geology Laboratory. Free and open to the public, the event also…

STEM

Huang Receives NSF Grant for Mobile Crowdsourcing System

Tuesday, February 24, 2015, By Diane Stirling

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a continuing grant to School of Information Studies (iSchool) assistant professor and principal investigator Yun Huang to examine two questions related to public safety and mobile crowdsourcing. The two-pronged study, the first phase…

Campus & Community

Syfy Exec Offers Insight on Diversity in the Media

Tuesday, February 24, 2015, By News Staff

“Part of the authenticity of television is how relatable it is. I want to feel good watching TV. I want to see faces that look like mine,” says Robyn Lattaker-Johnson, the Syfy VP of unscripted development and current programming, and…

Arts & Culture

Symphony Orchestra, Four Choirs to Present Concert March 3

Tuesday, February 24, 2015, By Erica Blust

The Syracuse University Symphony Orchestra (SUSO) and four choirs from the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts will present a concert on Tuesday, March 3, at 8 p.m….

Arts & Culture

Keith A. Alford Honored for Activism and Service

Monday, February 23, 2015, By Michele Barrett

Last fall, Social Work Degree Guide published a listing of its“30 Most Influential Social Workers Alive Today.” The magazine, which provides information and guidance on social work education and careers, described the honorees as “experts who instigate awareness and advocate…

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell, IVMF, VA Medical Center Join Forces for International Women’s Day

Monday, February 23, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

There are nearly 215,000 women currently serving in the United States military and more than 1.8 million women veterans. Hundreds of thousands of civilian women also serve in combat and post-combat areas as advisors, aid workers, development specialists and health…

Campus & Community

MakerSpace Is Making a Difference

Monday, February 23, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

Members of the University community increasingly gather at MakerSpace to learn and create using do-it-yourself approaches to creating with technology.