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Campus & Community

Sign Up for OrangeSeeds’ Big Event and Give Back to the Community on April 22

Monday, April 10, 2017, By Justin Kim

On Saturday, April 22, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., OrangeSeeds will host the annual The Big Event, the University’s largest student-run day of community service. The Big Event is organized by first-year and transfer students who work directly with…

STEM

Biology Professor Named to National Academy of Sciences Committee

Monday, April 10, 2017, By Amy Manley

Susan Parks, assistant professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed to the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Offshore Science and Assessment. As part of the National Academies’ Ocean Studies Board and Board on…

Arts & Culture

Fifth Annual ‘Cripping’ the Comic Con Goes Global, Registration Now Open

Friday, April 7, 2017, By Shannon Andre

The fifth annual “Cripping” the Comic Con symposium is Saturday, April 22, from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Schine Student Center.  Students, faculty, staff and community members can register now using the “Cripping” the Comic Con online registration form….

Arts & Culture

SUArt Galleries Presents ‘Let’s Be Dragons: Wild Seeds’; Annual Master Of Fine Arts Exhibition

Friday, April 7, 2017, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Art Galleries announces “Let’s Be Dragons: Wild Seeds,” the annual exhibition of the master of fine arts [M.F.A.] thesis candidates from the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Wild Seeds features the artwork of nine emerging artists: Loren…

Business & Economy

WISE Symposium to Inspire and Empower Women Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders

Friday, April 7, 2017, By Lindsay Wickham

Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (WISE) is bringing powerhouse guest speakers to the 15th annual WISE Symposium on Tuesday, April 25, to inspire an anticipated audience of hundreds at SKY Armory in Syracuse. The event runs from 8 a.m….

Professor Bill Banks on the news that the senate has changed the rules of filibustering Supreme Court nominees

Thursday, April 6, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Professor of Law William Banks offered commentary on the news that the Senate has changed rules on filibustering Supreme Court nominations, thus bypassing any planned filibustering of Judge Neil Gorsuch. “The Senate (like the House) retains the power to establish…

Campus & Community

Peter Cronin Named Vice President for Development

Thursday, April 6, 2017, By News Staff

A highly accomplished institutional advancement officer with more than 30 years of experience in higher education has been named Syracuse University’s new vice president for development. Peter Cronin, who has spent the last three decades conceptualizing, leading and managing comprehensive…

STEM

Martin J. Whitman School of Management’s M.S. in Finance Program Achieves STEM Designation

Wednesday, April 5, 2017, By Kerri D. Howell

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management’s M.S. in Finance program has been designated as a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) program, effective May 15, 2017. This marks the second graduate program at the Whitman School with the STEM…

Arts & Culture

Summer Linguistics Boot Camp Immerses Students in African Luyia Languages

Wednesday, April 5, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Students interested in learning more about the field of linguistics—and delving deep into a set of African languages—are encouraged to enroll in a new summer course, Linguistics Boot Camp. Under the direction of Assistant Professor Christopher Green, students will review…

Arts & Culture

Phonologist Documents Tonology, Syntax of Distinctive Kenyan Languages With NSF Grant

Wednesday, April 5, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Last year, Christopher Green, assistant professor of linguistics, spent a month in Kenya with colleagues at Kenyatta University and members of the Luyia ethnic group to continue to explore and better understand the richness of their languages. Green spent many…