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‘Tis the Season for ‘Holidays at Hendricks’
Nearly a thousand people descended onto Syracuse University for “Holidays at Hendricks” on Sunday, Dec. 4. A campus tradition for more than a decade, the concert featured hundreds of musicians, including the Syracuse University Brass Ensemble (based in the College…
Professor Sheds New Light on Fracking Debate
A professor in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences is shedding new light on an old debate. Donald Siegel, an accomplished hydrologist and geochemist who chairs the Department of Earth Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, is…
Scholar Spotlight: Adeyemi Adediran ’16
Adeyemi Adediran transferred to Syracuse University from a university in his home country of Nigeria in 2014. A philosophy major, he won that department’s Peterfreund Prize for undergraduates this past summer. He spent the summer volunteering at a community center…
How Anxiety about Terrorist Attacks Could Change Our Politics
In the wake of the devastating month marked by the downing of a Russian passenger plane, simultaneous suicide attacks in Beirut and coordinated attacks in Paris, American fears of terrorism are likely to increase. That in turn could shape policy…
Point of Contact’s El Punto Art Studio Awarded $39,000 by NYS Council of the Arts
The New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) has awarded Punto de Contacto-Point of Contact a three-year grant of $13,000 per year, for a total of $39,000, for its arts education program, El Punto Art Studio. Created in 2010…
College of Law Unveils Student’s Artwork in Student Life Office
The office now displays six 5’ by 4’ canvas paintings called “The Pursuit of Justice” by McKinney that depict scenes from American law and society.
Is the Strength of ISIS Real?
Secretary of State John Kerry has vowed that the world will defeat ISIS, telling reporters on Monday that ISIS is “not 10 feet tall”. However, considering recent terrorist attacks in Paris France, and the bombing of a Russian commercial jetliner,…
Five Black Friday Overspending Traps to Avoid
You just had a wonderful, albeit crazy, Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends. Now it’s time to go shopping! Black Friday deals abound, or so they say, and you are poised to take advantage of them. Here are some tips…
Living in the Material World
Understanding the mechanics of cell biology, such as how cells move and form organized structures, has long interested scientists. Addressing these issues by thinking of biological structures as materials may shed light on topics as diverse as how cancer cells…
Members Appointed to Maxwell, VPA Dean Search Committees
Members of two search committees have been appointed to identify candidates to succeed the deans of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the College of Visual and Performing Arts. The committees will be seeking successors to Dean…