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Arts & Culture

SYRFILMFEST 2017 Begins Wednesday With Five Days of Film Screenings, Discussions

Tuesday, October 17, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

The 14th annual Syracuse International Film Festival (SYRFILMFEST 2017) opens Wednesday, Oct. 18, and continues through Sunday, Oct. 22, with some three dozen films (including a silent film classic), as well as a filmmakers’ forum and discussions with Syracuse-born actress…

Arts & Culture

Hiroshima Survivor to Share Her Experience during University Events

Tuesday, October 17, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

School of Architecture Associate Professor Yutaka Sho first met Keiko Ogura in the summer of 2016 in Japan during the SU Abroad travel seminar Design Through a Tourist’s Eye. The seminar focused in part on the way communities remember and…

STEM

Syracuse Architecture, iSchool Faculty Receive NSF Grant for Joint Research on Smart Energy

Monday, October 16, 2017, By Elaine Wackerow

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a Smart & Connected Communities (S&CC) grant of $99,965 to three Syracuse University faculty/Center of Excellence fellows: iSchool professor Jason Dedrick, principal investigator, and Syracuse Architecture assistant professors Elizabeth Krietemeyer and Tarek Rakha, co-investigators. They…

STEM

Syracuse Physicists Usher in a New Golden Age of Astronomy

Monday, October 16, 2017, By Carol Boll

Syracuse University physicists are among a global team of scientists to make a revolutionary discovery confirming the origins of gold and other heavy metals whose presence in the universe has been a long-standing mystery.

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Continues Swift and Deliberate Efforts to Limit the Spread of Mumps

Wednesday, October 11, 2017, By News Staff

In close partnership with the Onondaga County Health Department, Syracuse University continues its aggressive outreach campaign focused on educating the campus community about how to prevent, detect and treat mumps. At this time, Syracuse University has 13 confirmed cases of…

Campus & Community

Angela Rye Named Keynote Speaker for 2018 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Wednesday, October 11, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Angela Rye, an acclaimed political commentator for both CNN and NPR, will be the keynote speaker for the 33rd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at Syracuse University on Jan. 28, 2018. The yearly MLK Celebration at the Carrier Dome…

The Guardian

What is the Role of the National Guard of Iran?

Wednesday, October 11, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

After being implemented in 1979, the National Guard of Iran has continued to grow in size and power. Maxwell Professor of Political Science Mehrzad Boroujerdi talked to The Guardian about this issue. “Before the war the IRGC militiamen were nothing…

Arts & Culture

ACCelerate: ACC Smithsonian Creativity and Innovation Festival to Showcase VPA Professor’s Work

Wednesday, October 11, 2017, By Erica Blust

Syracuse University and the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) have participated in a yearlong process with the Atlantic Coast Conference, partner ACC universities and the Smithsonian Institution to create the first “ACCelerate: ACC Smithsonian Creativity and Innovation Festival.”…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Symposium Continues ‘Belonging’ Theme with Artist Wafaa Bilal Oct. 12-13

Wednesday, October 11, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong exploration of “Belonging” with a mini-residency by acclaimed Iraqi-American artist Wafaa Bilal. On Thursday, Oct. 12, Bilal will give a presentation titled “Performing Change: Diaspora and Belonging” from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114…

Campus & Community

WellsLink Hosts 14th Annual Transitions Ceremony

Tuesday, October 10, 2017, By News Staff

The Office of Multicultural Affairs will host the 14th Annual WellsLink Transitions Ceremony on Friday, Oct. 20, starting at 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Campus community members are invited to attend the ceremony to honor the WellsLink Scholars from the previous year who have…