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Earthfest Celebrates Earth Day with Art, Speakers, Local Food

Tuesday, April 14, 2015, By News Staff

Earthfest, a music and art festival to celebrate this year’s Earth Day (April 22), will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 19, at the Thornden Park Amphitheatre. The event is free and open to the public. The event is…

Media, Law & Policy

Finalists Announced in 2015 Mirror Awards Competition

Tuesday, April 14, 2015, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications today announced the finalists in the 2015 Mirror Awards competition honoring excellence in media industry reporting. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on June 11 in New York City. The…

STEM

University Awarded $3 Million Grant for Graduate-Level STEM Training

Tuesday, April 14, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

At Syracuse University, “interdisciplinarity” isn’t just a buzzword; it’s a way of life.

Campus & Community

Spring 2015 Evacuation Drill Schedule for Academic and Administrative Buildings

Monday, April 13, 2015, By News Staff

Fire and Life Safety Services (FLSS) will conduct the spring 2015 evacuation drills in academic and administrative buildings from April 20-24. The building drills will be conducted in the morning between 9:30-11:30 a.m. or in the afternoon/evening between 1:30-9 p.m.,…

Campus & Community

Relieve Some Stress with DPS

Monday, April 13, 2015, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Department of Public Safety is busy during finals week each semester, but maybe not in the way you’d think. For the past three years, DPS officers have held a tabling event in Bird Library called “Relieve Some…

Arts & Culture

Karen Bakke’s ‘Queens of New York’ to Open at Genet Gallery

Monday, April 13, 2015, By Erica Blust

Karen Bakke, associate professor of fashion design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Department of Design, will present a series of drawings of drag queens, many of whom are from the Syracuse community, at the college’s Sue…

Campus & Community

April 17 Is Application Deadline for Summer Institute for Technology-Enhanced Teaching & Learning

Friday, April 10, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

Online Learning Services, University College and the Office of Faculty Development announce the 2015 Summer Institute for Technology-enhanced Teaching & Learning (SITETL). Offered twice in separate, week-long sessions, SITETL will be held May 18-22 and again on June 1-5. SITETL…

Campus & Community

Benefunder Partners With Syracuse University to Advance Important Discoveries

Friday, April 10, 2015, By News Staff

As federal research dollars remain stagnant, top universities are seeking alternative funding platforms to help push innovation forward. One such institution is Syracuse University, which announced today it has partnered with Benefunder, an organization that works with wealth management firms…

Arts & Culture

Music Industry Executives Bandier, Sykes, Poleman to Speak April 14

Thursday, April 9, 2015, By Erica Blust

The College of Visual and Performing Arts‘ Bandier Program will present a lecture on Tuesday, April 14, by program founder and SU Trustee Martin Bandier ’62, chairman and CEO of Sony/ATV; John Sykes ’77, president of iHeartMedia Entertainment Enterprises; and…

STEM

Syracuse, SUNY ESF Host Science Exploration Day for Regional Youth

Thursday, April 9, 2015, By Rob Enslin

More than a hundred middle and high school students, along with their parents and teachers, recently descended on the University for a daylong science adventure. Called STEM Day on the Hill, the event was part of a two-day festival known…