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Remembrance Week 2016 to Be Held Oct. 23-29

Thursday, October 20, 2016, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University’s Remembrance Week 2016 will be held on campus Sunday, Oct. 23, through Saturday, Oct. 29. The weeklong series of events honors the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who lost their lives in the…

Campus & Community

Fraternity and Sorority Affairs Hosts Greek or Treat for Community Youth

Wednesday, October 19, 2016, By Natalie Rudakevych

On Friday, Oct. 28, the University’s Greek community will host the 12th annual Greek or Treat event in Walnut Park from 3-5:30 p.m. Children from the local community, as well as the children of all SU faculty and staff members,…

Arts & Culture

Urban Video Project Presents Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s ‘Cemetery of Splendor’ as Part of Film Festival

Wednesday, October 19, 2016, By News Staff

Urban Video Project (UVP) and parent organization Light Work are presenting a special screening of acclaimed Thai filmmaker and installation artist Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s most recent feature film, “Cemetery of Splendor,” followed by a Skype Q&A with the filmmaker and reception…

Arts & Culture

DK Summer Institute Focuses on Knowledge Production to Create More ‘Just Academy’

Tuesday, October 18, 2016, By Rob Enslin

LeConté Dill’s grandparents were part of the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North and West, where, during the 1940s, they put down roots in South Los Angeles. Today, the once-vibrant neighborhood is plagued…

Campus & Community

She’s The First Syracuse—Skate for a Cause: Glow-in-the-Dark Roller Rink Party

Tuesday, October 18, 2016, By News Staff

She’s the First Syracuse presents Skate For A Cause, Syracuse University’s very first glow-in-the-dark roller skating party. It’s happening Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016 from 7-11:30 p.m. at Goldstein Auditorium. All proceeds will go toward our scholar in Kenya, Mbithe Pius….

Campus & Community

SCC Fall Concert: ‘Tudo Bem! A Celebration of Latin American Music’

Tuesday, October 18, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse Children’s Chorus (SCC) kicks off its 36th season with the fall concert, “Tudo Bem—A Celebration of Latin American Music,” on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016 at 3 p.m. at H.W. Smith School, 1130 Salt Springs Rd., Syracuse. The public is…

Campus & Community

Message from Chancellor Kent Syverud

Tuesday, October 18, 2016, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Last spring, Syracuse University conducted a comprehensive climate survey to assess the learning, living and work environment on campus. Nearly 6,000 students, faculty and staff members took part in the survey. Issues evaluated via the…

STEM

Theoretical Physicist Elected American Physical Society Fellow

Tuesday, October 18, 2016, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Professor of Physics Simon Catterall was recently elected as an American Physical Society (APS) Fellow. The APS Division of Computational Physics nominated Catterall for his contributions to lattice field theory, a framework used to explore how subatomic particles interact, yielding…

Campus & Community

Phi Kappa Psi Hosts Memorial, Safe Driving Week in Honor of Hunter Watson

Monday, October 17, 2016, By News Staff

Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity is hosting Safe Driving Week Oct. 17-21 in memory of their fraternity brother Hunter Watson. The week begins with a memorial service honoring and celebrating Watson’s life on Monday, Oct. 17, at 3:30 p.m. in Hendricks…

Arts & Culture

Philosophy Professor’s Book Proposes New Solutions for Deeply Puzzling Problems

Sunday, October 16, 2016, By Keith Kobland

For his third book, Philosophy Professor Andre Gallois provided a new twist on philosophical problems dating back to ancient civilization. Gallois recently answered questions about his work, which is titled “The Metaphysics of Identity.” Q. What is the book about,…