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Arts & Culture

Songs of India: Ethnomusicologist Carol Babiracki Partners with Legendary Mukund Nayak

Friday, August 25, 2017, By Rob Enslin

When Mukund Nayak found out he had won this year’s Padma Shri, one of India’s highest civilian awards, he immediately called Carol Babiracki to offer his congratulations. “No, no. The congratulations should go to you,” replied his longtime friend and colleague, who…

Campus & Community

University Earns Top Short-Term Credit Rating from Standard and Poor’s

Tuesday, August 22, 2017, By Carol Boll

Standard and Poor’s (S&P) credit rating service has assigned Syracuse University an A-1+ credit rating for its short-term notes program. This is the highest rating of this type assigned by S&P and a reflection of the University’s overall fiscal health…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University’s Sustainability Portfolio to Be Managed by New Integrated Leadership Team

Friday, August 18, 2017, By News Staff

Beginning this academic year, an integrated team of University leaders is responsible for overseeing Syracuse University’s expansive sustainability portfolio via a new integrated approach that will allow Syracuse to expand and grow its impact in this important field. John Liu,…

Arts & Culture

Bill Werde Named Director of the Bandier Program in Newhouse School

Tuesday, August 15, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Award-winning media professional Bill Werde has been named director of the Bandier Program for Music Business and the Entertainment Industries at Syracuse University. The program, established in 2006 and made possible through a generous gift from music industry executive Martin…

Campus & Community

Steps of Hendricks Chapel, Dedicated in 1930, to Receive Infusion of New Life

Tuesday, August 15, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

The 22 steps of Hendricks Chapel—the diverse religious, spiritual, ethical and cultural heart of Syracuse University—have extended to the grassy carpet of the Quad for 87 years. They have invited students to take a break between classes; drawn in the…

Health & Society

Syracuse Shines at American Sociological Association Meeting in Montreal

Monday, August 14, 2017, By Rob Enslin

More than two-dozen researchers from the Department of Sociology are on the world stage at the American Sociological Association (ASA)’s 112th Annual Meeting in Montreal. The theme of this year’s meeting is “Culture, Inequalities and Social Inclusion Across the Globe.”…

Media, Law & Policy

Members of INSCT Offer Thoughts on North Korean Threat

Wednesday, August 9, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Syracuse University faculty members William Banks, a professor in both the College of Law and Maxwell School, and Robert Murrett, who also is a professor at both the Maxwell School and the  College of Law, offer their thoughts on the…

Arts & Culture

Selections from ‘The A-Bomb and Humanity’ to Be Exhibited Aug. 10-19

Tuesday, August 8, 2017, By Erica Blust

“Present Tense,” selections from “The A-Bomb and Humanity,” a set of 40 panels that depict photographs and drawings of the human suffering created when Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, were destroyed by atomic bombs, will be on view Aug. 10-19 at…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Seeks Local Actors for Two Roles in ‘A Raisin in the Sun’

Wednesday, August 2, 2017, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage will host auditions for local non-Equity actors on Aug. 14, 6-8 p.m., for the roles of Travis Younger and Bobo in “A Raisin in the Sun”. The show runs Feb. 21-March 11, 2018, in the Archbold Theatre at…

Business & Economy

Sawyer Awarded NSF Grant to Study Workers in the Gig Economy

Wednesday, August 2, 2017, By J.D. Ross

Driving a car for ridesharing companies Uber or Lyft. Completing a programming assignment on the freelance marketplace Fiverr. Performing data entry tasks on the Mechanical Turk digital worker platform. These are all examples of jobs that people are working on…