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Arts & Culture

Design Students Connect Campus, City through ‘We Are Syracuse’ Billboards

Monday, March 2, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

It was more than a year ago that the Connective Corridor issued a challenge to SU students: Design a large-scale public art project for a billboard series to be displayed over the 2014-15 academic year next to the Nancy Cantor Warehouse in downtown Syracuse.

Campus & Community

Greek Life Presents ‘Just Bring Your Hands’

Thursday, February 26, 2015, By Shannon Andre

The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs, within the Division of Student Affairs, presents its second annual “Just Bring Your Hands” event Sunday, March 1, from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in Goldstein Auditorium. Students will come together and make sandwiches for…

Campus & Community

Humanities Center Continues Spring Symposia with Lecture on March 4

Thursday, February 26, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

Gesa E. Kirsch, professor of English and director of the Valente Center for Arts and Sciences at Bentley University, will deliver a public lecture titled “The Power of Social Networks: Rhetorical Agency and Civic Activism among 19th-Century Women Physicians” on…

Campus & Community

Harry Brod Presents ‘Asking for It: The Ethics and Erotics of Sexual Consent’

Thursday, February 26, 2015, By Shannon Andre

Harry Brod, widely recognized as a founding figure of the field of masculinity studies, will speak March 3 at 7 p.m. in Gifford Auditorium on “Asking For It: The Ethics and Erotics of Sexual Consent.” The lecture focuses on the…

Campus & Community

Former Amazon Chief Scientist Andreas Weigend to Give Next University Lecture

Thursday, February 26, 2015, By Kevin Morrow

Andreas Weigend, former chief scientist at Amazon and founder of Social Data Lab, is the next speaker in the 2014-15 University Lectures series. His presentation, “We Are Our Data: Harnessing the Power of Social Data,” is Tuesday, March 3, at…

Crystal Laura to Present ‘Against the Social Ecology of School Discipline’

Wednesday, February 25, 2015, By Jennifer Russo

The School of Education continues the Douglas P. Biklen Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series on Thursday, Feb. 26, with Crystal T. Laura, assistant professor of educational leadership at Chicago State University. Laura will present “Against the Social Ecology of…

Arts & Culture

Three-Time Grammy Award-Winner Keb’ Mo’ to Perform June 19

Wednesday, February 25, 2015, By News Staff

Three-time Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter, guitarist and contemporary blues artist Keb’ Mo’ will perform live in concert at Gala 2015, Syracuse Stage’s major annual fundraiser. The event will take place on Friday, June 19, in Goldstein Auditorium in the Schine…

STEM

Mathematics Department on Hot Streak

Wednesday, February 25, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The Department of Mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences has the formula for success. Uday Banerjee, professor and chair of mathematics, says that nearly a third of his faculty have received major grant awards or international speaking invitations…

Daylong Symposium at Newhouse Exploring ‘Sports Matters’ Feb. 25

Wednesday, February 25, 2015, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse Sports Media Center is hosting a daylong symposium examining current issues in sports and sports media on Wednesday, Feb. 25. “Sports Matters,” which will include a series of three panel discussions, will be held 10 a.m. to 4:15…

University Honors Poet-Activist Minnie Bruce Pratt Feb. 26

Wednesday, February 25, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Poet-activist Minnie Bruce Pratt will be the subject of a major celebration, on the eve of her retirement from the College of Arts and Sciences. A professor in both the Writing Program and Department of Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS),…