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Campus & Community

TEDx Syracuse University Issues Call for Speakers

Wednesday, January 18, 2017, By J.D. Ross

Student organizers for the TEDx SyracuseUniversity conference, planned for April 22, have announced a call for speakers for the event. The one-day conference will bring together thought leaders from Syracuse’s technology, entertainment and design backgrounds to host short lectures on local issues…

Maintaining the Audacity of Hope

Co-Director Cold Case Justice Initiative Writes Op-Ed on Presidential Leadership

Wednesday, January 18, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Paula C. Johnson, professor of law and co-director of the Cold Case Justice Initiative, wrote an op-ed for The Huffington Post entitled Maintaining the Audacity of Hope

Arts & Culture

Setnor School to Present an Evening of Contemporary One-Act Operas

Wednesday, January 18, 2017, By Erica Blust

The Opera Theater in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music will present an evening of short operas by leading American composers on Friday, Jan. 27, and Saturday, Jan. 28,…

The New Yorker Radio Hour

Author and Professor George Saunders on Abraham Lincoln

Wednesday, January 18, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

George Saunders talks about his new novel, “Lincoln in the Bardo” and the statue of Abraham Lincoln in front of the Maxwell School that served as inspiration.    

Health & Society

Winston Fisher ’96 Tackles Mammoth Marathon Challenge

Wednesday, January 18, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Winston Fisher ’96 is proving once again that he will go to great lengths of physical endurance to support the organization founded by his family that assists military veterans known as the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. Already, Fisher has competed…

Campus & Community

Watch Chancellor’s 2017 Winter Message to the Community (Video)

Wednesday, January 18, 2017, By Keith Kobland

In front of hundreds of students, faculty and staff, Chancellor Syverud delivered his Winter Message to the Community in the Milton Atrium in the Life Sciences Complex on Tuesday, Jan. 17. Click on the image to watch his full address….

Campus & Community

Weight Watchers for Faculty and Staff

Wednesday, January 18, 2017, By News Staff

Did you know that all active benefits-eligible faculty and staff have the opportunity to participate in Weight Watchers meetings on campus, in the communit, or online at a discounted rate? It’s true! If Weight Watchers is right for you, join…

Campus & Community

Parking During Men’s Basketball Games

Wednesday, January 18, 2017, By News Staff

As a reminder, Syracuse University men’s basketball games are scheduled to occur while classes are in session on the following dates: Tuesday, Jan. 24, vs. Wake Forest Monday, Feb. 13, vs. Louisville Wednesday, Feb. 22, vs. Duke For academic purposes,…

Business & Economy

Women in Sports and Events Hosts Feb. 19 Panel on Careers in Sports

Tuesday, January 17, 2017, By News Staff

Women in Sports and Events (WISE) will host “Shoot for Success: WISE Women in Sports,” a pre-game panel discussion on Sunday, Feb. 19, at 2 p.m. in the Carrier Dome. Organized in collaboration with Syracuse University Athletics, the panel discussion…

Media, Law & Policy

Airbrushing and Selling a Fake Image

Tuesday, January 17, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Rebecca Ortiz, an assistant professor of advertising at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School, who researches issues of sex, gender, and the media, said that CVS’s decision to stop substantially retouching photos for their CVS-brand beauty products is an incredibly smart move…