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Arts & Culture

Raymond Carver Reading Series This Fall Hosts Six Novelists, Poets

Friday, August 25, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

The fall semester of the 2017-18 Raymond Carver Reading Series begins Wednesday, Sept. 20, with poet Solmaz Sharif. All events in the series take place in Huntington Beard Crouse Hall’s Gifford Auditorium, with a Q&A at 3:45 p.m. and an…

Quanta Magazine

Professor Duncan Brown Quoted In Quanta Magazine

Friday, August 25, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

As many eyes were trained on the solar eclipse, another astronomical event took place, as Quanta Magazine detailed with comments from Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences Physics Professor, and LIGO Scientific Collaboration member, Duncan Brown. “If you get…

NPR

Lee McKnight Talks About Amazon’s Whole Foods Strategy

Friday, August 25, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

After Amazon’s blockbuster purchase of Whole Foods, iSchool Professor Lee McKnight spoke with NPR about how Amazon will start by gathering more data on its consumers, rather than try to increase sales volume right away. With a large overlap between…

Campus & Community

After Many Years and Many Ceremonies, Nancy Weatherly Sharp Retires as University Mace Bearer

Friday, August 25, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

Thursday’s New Student Convocation marked the start of an exciting adventure for thousands of Syracuse newcomers and the end of one University community member’s valuable service in a time-honored role. The event was the last for Nancy Weatherly Sharp, professor…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage to Host Sensory-Friendly Performance of ‘The Wizard of Oz’

Friday, August 25, 2017, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage will host a sensory-friendly performance of “The Wizard of Oz” on Saturday, Dec. 30, at 3 p.m. Welcoming to individuals with sensory, social and learning disabilities and their families, the performance will have special accommodations that create a…

Arts & Culture

SUArt Galleries Opens New Exhibitions Exploring the Vast Permanent Collection

Friday, August 25, 2017, By Syracuse University Art Museum

The Syracuse University Art Galleries opened the 2017-2018 exhibition year with two new exhibitions installed in the permanent collection galleries. Highlighting the breadth of the collections’ encyclopedic holdings featuring a variety of artists and themes, these new displays explore the…

Arts & Culture

Songs of India: Ethnomusicologist Carol Babiracki Partners with Legendary Mukund Nayak

Friday, August 25, 2017, By Rob Enslin

When Mukund Nayak found out he had won this year’s Padma Shri, one of India’s highest civilian awards, he immediately called Carol Babiracki to offer his congratulations. “No, no. The congratulations should go to you,” replied his longtime friend and colleague, who…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Helps to ‘Pump It Forward’

Friday, August 25, 2017, By Joseph M. Heslin

Members of the Syracuse University community recently donated their time to a worthwhile cause as they helped the United Way raise funds for the many organizations it supports.

STEM

Crowston, Erickson Receive Inaugural NSF Convergence Award

Thursday, August 24, 2017, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty members Kevin Crowston and Ingrid Erickson are the recipients of a National Science Foundation (NSF) Convergence Award, which they will use to establish a research coordination network (RCN) to focus on sociotechnological interactions between work and technology design…

Campus & Community

University Continues to Make Critical Improvements to Enhance Accessibility and Inclusion Across Campus

Thursday, August 24, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Back on campus for the start of the 2017-18 academic year, students, faculty and staff will notice a variety of changes that are improving how they move around campus, participate in events and pursue their academic and research endeavors. Over…