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Campus & Community

University Union and Traditions Commission Present James Franco

Tuesday, August 30, 2016, By News Staff

University Union is proud to announce that James Franco will be speaking at this year’s Traditions Commission event. The show will take place on Saturday, Sept. 17, in Goldstein Auditorium. Doors will open at 7:15 p.m. and the show begins…

Campus & Community

Campus Framework Open Forums, Fall Construction Information Sessions Announced

Tuesday, August 30, 2016, By News Staff

Students, faculty and staff encouraged to participate Members of the Syracuse University community can review and provide feedback on the draft Campus Framework at several sessions scheduled this fall. The first Campus Framework open forum will be held two weeks…

Arts & Culture

Karen Doherty Named Fellow of American Speech-Language Hearing Association

Monday, August 29, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Karen Doherty, professor and chair of the Communications Sciences and Disorders Department in the College of Arts and Sciences, faculty affiliate with the Aging Studies Institute and member of the neuroscience faculty, has received national recognition for her research, teaching…

Campus & Community

Researchers Recruiting Middle-Aged Adults for Study on How Exercise Affects Brain, Blood Vessels

Monday, August 29, 2016, By News Staff

The Human Performance Laboratory within the Department of Exercise Science is currently seeking volunteers for a research project investigating how exercise affects the brain and blood vessels of middle-aged adults. Who can volunteer? We are looking for adults 45-64 years…

Campus & Community

Professor Bybee Named Syracuse University’s ACC Distinguished Lecturer for 2016-17

Monday, August 29, 2016, By Robert Conrad

Keith J. Bybee, the Paul E. and Hon. Joanne F. Alper ’72 Judiciary Studies Professor, professor of political science and director of the Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics and the Media, has been designated Syracuse University’s Atlantic…

Health & Society

Meet the ‘Race and Our Communities’ Symposium Keynote Speaker: Marc Lamont Hill

Monday, August 29, 2016, By Shannon Andre

Marc Lamont Hill, distinguished professor of African American studies at Morehouse College and award-winning journalist and author, will deliver the keynote remarks at the Fall 2016 Symposium on “Race and Our Communities” on Thursday, Sept. 1. This inaugural symposium, “Race,…

Campus & Community

Three Things Chancellor Syverud Wants New Students to Know (Video)

Friday, August 26, 2016, By Maren Guse Powell

On Thursday night, Chancellor Kent Syverud, on behalf of Syracuse University, welcomed more than 4,000 first-year and transfer students at the New Student Convocation in the Dome.

Campus & Community

New Deans, University Leaders and Faculty Eager to Kick Off New Academic Year

Friday, August 26, 2016, By News Staff

Yesterday, more than 4,000 first-year and transfer students participated in New Student Convocation, a rite of passage for all students embarking on their academic careers at Syracuse University. But new students aren’t the only community members beginning their careers at…

Media, Law & Policy

Acclaimed Broadcast Journalist Bob Dotson G’69 to Teach at Newhouse School This Fall

Friday, August 26, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Acclaimed broadcast journalist Bob Dotson G’69, an alumnus of the Newhouse School at Syracuse University, will teach broadcast and digital journalism (BDJ) students …

Arts & Culture

A Cautionary Tale about One Alumna’s Battle with Depression, Poor Body Image

Wednesday, August 24, 2016, By Rob Enslin

When Lilly Thomann ’15, G’16 was an undergraduate at Syracuse University, she seemed to have it all: grades, talent, an appealing presence, popularity. “On the outside, I had it together,” she says. Indeed, Thomann, who hails from affluent West Caldwell,…