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Noted Disability Studies Scholar Jay Dolmage to Speak on Disability and Inclusion on College Campuses

Wednesday, November 14, 2018, By News Staff

Jay Dolmage, associate professor of English language and literature at The University of Waterloo and author of the groundbreaking book “Academic Ableism: Disability and Higher Education” (Michigan University Press, 2017), will visit Syracuse University from Dec. 4-5. He will meet…

Campus & Community

Maxwell X Lab Helps City Recoup $1.47 Million in Overdue Tax Debt and Stabilize Ownership for Hundreds of Syracuse Properties

Tuesday, November 13, 2018, By Jessica Smith

Maxwell X Lab, part of the Center for Policy Research at the Maxwell School, recently completed a series of projects designed to reduce overdue property tax bills in the City of Syracuse. Delinquent tax bills can lead to costly late…

Business & Economy

5 Questions Answered: Amazon Opening Headquarters in New York and Arlington, VA

Tuesday, November 13, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

Today, Amazon announced it had chosen New York City and Northern Virginia as the new location for its second headquarters. The company plans to invest $2.5 billion in both locations, and hire as many as 25,000 employees in each location….

STEM

SU Geologist is Co-Editor of New Major Book on Fission-Track Thermochronology

Tuesday, November 13, 2018, By Renée Gearhart Levy

Geologist Paul Fitzgerald, professor of Earth sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, is co-editor of a new book, “Fission-Track Thermochronology and Its Application to Geology” (Springer, 2018), the first major book on the subject in 20 years. The…

Campus & Community

Annual Wali Lecture to Address U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy Nov. 29

Tuesday, November 13, 2018, By Rob Enslin

The growing dangers of the current arms race is the subject of the next Kameshwar C. Wali Lecture in the Sciences and Humanities, hosted by the Syracuse University Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S). Frank N….

Campus & Community

Progress on Campus Framework: Schine Student Center Renovation to Commence May 2019

Monday, November 12, 2018, By News Staff

The Schine Student Center, the hub of student life on the Syracuse University campus, will soon undergo a significant makeover. The renovation, which was identified as a key component of the Campus Framework, a 20-year roadmap meant to guide future…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Press Announces Its Inaugural Veterans Writing Award

Monday, November 12, 2018, By News Staff

In keeping with Syracuse University’s longstanding commitment to serving the interests of veterans and their families and recognizing the role a university press can play in giving voice to emerging writers, Syracuse University Press, in cooperation with the Institute for…

Arts & Culture

Information Session on Nov. 14 Details ‘Paris Noir’ Study Abroad Opportunity

Sunday, November 11, 2018, By News Staff

Syracuse Abroad is hosting an information session for “Paris Noir: Literature, Art, and Contemporary Life in Diaspora,” on Wednesday, Nov. 14, at 6 p.m. in 319 Sims Hall. “Paris Noir” is a six-credit, study-abroad seminar for undergraduate and graduate students…

Arts & Culture

Light Work UVP Presents ‘URBAN RENEWAL’: Works by Emanuel Almborg and Crystal Z Campbell

Sunday, November 11, 2018, By Cjala Surratt

Light Work’s Urban Video Project  (UVP) program is presenting “URBAN RENEWAL,” a two-person exhibition featuring the work of multimedia artists Emanuel Almborg and Crystal Z Campbell, through Dec. 22 at UVP’s outdoor projection site on the north façade of the…

Campus & Community

WAER, Hendricks Chapel Hosting On-Air Talk About Trevor Noah’s ‘Born a Crime’

Saturday, November 10, 2018, By Kevin Morrow

WAER and Hendricks Chapel are hosting an on-air, round-table discussion on Trevor Noah’s “Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood” (Random House, 2016) on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. The program can be heard on 88.3 FM WAER…