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Media, Law & Policy

Photojournalist Lynsey Addario Giving University Lecture Oct. 18

Wednesday, October 12, 2016, By Kevin Morrow

Acclaimed international photojournalist Lynsey Addario—renowned for her striking images of war zones and displaced refugees—is the next speaker in the University Lectures series on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Her appearance is co-sponsored by the S.I….

STEM

Duncan Brown to Be Inducted as Inaugural Brightman Endowed Professor Oct. 20

Wednesday, October 12, 2016, By Rob Enslin

The College of Arts and Sciences is celebrating the appointment of Duncan Brown as the inaugural Charles Brightman Professor of Physics. A world-renowned expert in gravitational-wave astronomy and astrophysics, Brown will be honored by Syracuse on Thursday, Oct. 20, in…

Media, Law & Policy

Former Philadelphia Mayor to Speak Friday at Maxwell

Wednesday, October 12, 2016, By Jessica Smith

Generations of Maxwell alumni cite the Oath of the Athenian City-State as a source of inspiration for a life of public service. So, too, does Michael Nutter, former mayor of Philadelphia and one of the most respected and celebrated large-city…

Campus & Community

Campus Framework Advisory Group Adds New Members for Next Phase of Planning Process

Wednesday, October 12, 2016, By News Staff

For the past two years, members of the Campus Framework Advisory Group have been hard at work helping to guide the planning and design needed to transform the University’s landscape. The group has facilitated surveys, participated in countless listening sessions…

Arts & Culture

Great Expectations in Store for the Opening of the Syracuse Stage Season

Monday, October 10, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse Stage opens its 2016-2017 season with Charles Dickens’ classic “Great Expectations.” Adapted for the stage by Gale Childs Daly and directed by Michael Bloom, the production runs Oct. 19-Nov. 6 at the Archbold Theatre in the Syracuse Stage/SU Drama…

STEM

Information Sessions Scheduled for 2017 Spring Break in Silicon Valley

Friday, October 7, 2016, By J.D. Ross

Information Sessions for the 2017 Spring Break in Silicon Valley experiential learning trip held by the School of Information Studies (iSchool) have been scheduled. Spring Break in Silicon Valley is designed to give students a firsthand look at the companies,…

Campus & Community

Campuswide Input Sought for New Signage and Promenade Furnishings

Friday, October 7, 2016, By Keith Kobland

As the Campus Framework continues to take shape, the Office of Campus Planning, Design and Construction (CPDC) will host two more engagement sessions, designed to solicit feedback from the University community about campus restroom signage and University Place Promenade furnishings….

Health & Society

Education Activist Jonathan Mooney to Deliver Milton Lecture Oct. 19

Thursday, October 6, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Jonathan Mooney—a noted writer, learning activist and social engineer interested in improving the lives of marginalized groups—will deliver this fall’s Milton First-Year Lecture in the College of Arts and Sciences. Drawing on his own life experiences and those of others…

Arts & Culture

Kal Alston Appointed Interim Executive Director of Community Folk Art Center

Thursday, October 6, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Kal Alston has been named interim executive director of the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) for the rest of the 2016-17 academic year, according to a recent statement by Karin Ruhlandt, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.Ruhlandt made…