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Arts & Culture

VPA’s Morris Delivers 2016 Kurt Ritter Lecture at Texas A&M

Tuesday, March 1, 2016, By Erica Blust

Charles E. Morris III, professor and chair of the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, delivered the 2016 Kurt Ritter Lecture at Texas A&M University. Established in 2009 and named after the founder of…

Tyson Beckford Comes to University

Monday, February 29, 2016, By News Staff

On Wednesday, March 2, the Delta Beta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi will present the first installment of the Executive Series: A Night with Tyson Beckford. Beckford is a fashion icon, model and actor. He will be speaking on his…

STEM

Chemists Combine Biology, Nanotechnology to Create Alternate Energy Source

Monday, February 29, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Chemists in the College of Arts and Sciences have made a transformational advance in an alternate lighting source—one that doesn’t require a battery or a plug.

Campus & Community

Mark Your Calendar for Orange Central Sept. 15-18, Family Weekend Oct. 28-30

Monday, February 29, 2016, By News Staff

Save the dates for all the fun this fall as Syracuse University welcomes alumni and family to campus. Orange Central is slated for Sept. 15-18, and Family Weekend is Oct. 28-30. Orange Central 2016 is the once-a-year homecoming and reunion…

Campus & Community

Organ Study at Syracuse University

Monday, February 29, 2016, By Keith Kobland

This video highlights the organ program at the University, which resides at the Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Crouse College’s original organ was built by Frank Roosevelt in 1889 and rebuilt by the…

Media, Law & Policy

Droga5 Founder, Creative Chairman Dave Droga to Speak at Newhouse Feb. 29

Friday, February 26, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

David Droga, founder and creative chairman of Droga5, will visit the Newhouse School Monday, Feb. 29, as a guest of the Eric Mower Advertising Forum. He will speak at 5:10 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse 3. Follow on…

SUArt Galleries Hosts Panel Discussion Featuring Five Contemporary Representational Artists March 3

Friday, February 26, 2016, By Syracuse University Art Museum

The Syracuse University Art Galleries will hold a panel discussion featuring the five artists participating in the current SUArt Galleries exhibition “Poetry of Content: Five Contemporary Representational Artists.” The discussion will be presented on Thursday, March 3, at 7 p.m….

Campus & Community

Alexander N. and Margaret Charters Establish Alexander N. Charters Library Initiative Fund

Friday, February 26, 2016, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Dean of the Libraries David Seaman has announced that Alexander N. and Margaret Charters have donated $50,000 to the Syracuse University Libraries to create the Alexander N. Charters Library Initiative Fund. The funds will be used to develop the Charters…

Campus & Community

University Enjoying Healthy Benefits of Smoke- and Tobacco-Free Campus

Friday, February 26, 2016, By Kevin Morrow

Nearly eight months have passed since Syracuse University put into effect a new tobacco-free campus policy—a clear expression of the University’s investment in the health and well-being of its members in promoting respect for others and the environment while aligning…

Media, Law & Policy

DiCaprio and ‘The Revenant’: Indigenous Wisdom and Human Survival

Friday, February 26, 2016, By News Staff

Philip Arnold, associate professor of indigenous religions in the College of Arts and Sciences, discusses Leonardo DiCaprio’s recent film “The Revenant” and the message it shares about indigenous peoples and our shared humanity. Arnold is the director of the Skä·noñh—Great…