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iSchool and City of Syracuse Launch Civic Data Hackathon

Monday, September 26, 2016, By J.D. Ross

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) and the City of Syracuse announced today the launch of the Civic Data Hackathon: Syracuse Roads Challenge, powered by AT&T. The partnership between the iSchool, the city and AT&T creates the first community-based hackathon…

Campus & Community

J.R. Martinez Named as Keynote Speaker at 32nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Monday, September 26, 2016, By Keith Kobland

Best-selling author, actor, U.S. Army veteran and motivational speaker J.R. Martinez will provide the keynote address at the 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

STEM

Meet and Greet with Courtney Young, former President of the American Library Association

Thursday, September 22, 2016, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Syracuse University Libraries and the School of Information Studies (iSchool) will host a “meet and greet” with Courtney Young, former president of the American Library Association, on Monday, Oct. 3, from 3:30- 5 p.m. in Bird Library’s Peter Graham…

Campus & Community

LGBT Resource Celebrates 15 Years on Sept. 26

Thursday, September 22, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

The LGBT Resource Center will celebrate its first 15 years on campus on Monday, Sept. 26, from 5-7 p.m. in the Comstock Room at the University Sheraton. The event is free and open to all. Come listen to stories from…

Campus & Community

Syracuse becomes a National Weather Service StormReady® University

Thursday, September 22, 2016, By News Staff

National Weather Service officials have recognized Syracuse University as a StormReady® University. The StormReady program helps university leaders and residents better prepare for hazardous weather and flooding. StormReady® Universities have made a strong commitment to implement the infrastructure and systems…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage to Host Sensory-Friendly ‘Mary Poppins’ Performance

Wednesday, September 21, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse Stage will host the first sensory-friendly live production in the region with a performance of “Mary Poppins.”  Welcoming to individuals with sensory, social and learning disabilities and their families, the performance will have special accommodations that create a more…

Campus & Community

‘How CNY Moves’ Is TMR Topic

Wednesday, September 21, 2016, By News Staff

The Onondaga Citizens League (OCL) will present some of its findings of the 2015/16 study, “How CNY Moves” at the Sept. 22 Thursday Morning Roundtable. The year-long study looked at what cities, towns, county and village authorities can do to…

Arts & Culture

Acclaimed Novelist Dana Spiotta to Read at YMCA Arts Branch Sept. 30

Wednesday, September 21, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

Dana Spiotta, a highly acclaimed novelist and an associate professor in the M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing, will present a reading on Friday, Sept. 30, as part of the YMCA’s Downtown Writers Center (DWC)’s visiting author series. The free event…

STEM

Engineer by Training, Financial Entrepreneur by Trade: Joe DiMauro ’02

Wednesday, September 21, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

In an ideal world, every college freshman would be 100 percent decided on their major. You’d select it with a clear goal of where you want it to take you, commit yourself to the curriculum, pass with flying colors and…

Media, Law & Policy

Members of Congress, Victims’ Families Speak During Briefing on Capitol Hill Hosted by CCJI

Wednesday, September 21, 2016, By Scott McDowell

On Sept. 12, The Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) hosted a briefing on the Emmett Till Reauthorization Act of 2016 in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C. The event was sponsored by Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), who, along…