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‘Wild’ Author, SU Alumna Cheryl Strayed to Speak Oct. 7 for University Lectures

Monday, October 5, 2015, By Kevin Morrow

Alumna Cheryl Strayed G’02—whose #1 New York Times Bestseller memoir “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail” was transformed into a feature film—will speak Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 6:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel.

Arts & Culture

Maddi Durbin ’16 Logs Airline Miles in Preparation for a Social Justice Career

Friday, October 2, 2015, By News Staff

Although graduation is half a year away, Maddi Durbin ’16 probably can’t be blamed for having a foot out the door. The senior has travel in her blood, as evidenced by her major in international relations (IR) and double minor…

Arts & Culture

Film and Screen Studies Eye Cast Changes at Syracuse

Thursday, October 1, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences is getting ready for its proverbial close-up, thanks to recent core faculty developments. Roger Hallas, associate professor of English, has been appointed convener of the department’s burgeoning film and…

STEM

Local High School Students Immersed in Science Research at University

Wednesday, September 30, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Every summer, lots of high school students use their free time to take on part-time jobs. For many, that means grabbing a few hours behind a cash register or mowing the neighbor’s yard. Three local high school students made a…

Campus & Community

‘I Learn America’ to Be Screened Sept. 30

Wednesday, September 30, 2015, By Jennifer Russo

The School of Education will host the first installment of the Douglas P. Biklen Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. in Gifford Auditorium with the screening of the documentary film “I Learn America.”…

Senior’s Larger-Than-Life Artwork on Display with Closing Reception Sept. 29

Friday, September 25, 2015, By News Staff

The artwork of Julie Pratt, a senior painting major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Art, is being presented during the month of September at the Art Gallery at May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society, 3800 E….

Campus & Community

DPS Ranked #6 in Top 25 University Departments Contributing to Student Safety

Friday, September 25, 2015, By News Staff

The Department of Public Safety was ranked at number six in the National Campus Safety Summit’s 2015 list of Top 25 university administrative departments making a difference in student safety. The ranking came as the result of a nomination detailing…

STEM

Scholar Spotlight: Kenneth Buckner ’19

Wednesday, September 23, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

Atlanta Word Works, a nonprofit dedicated to bringing writing and spoken word poetry to young people in Atlanta, recently named Kenneth Buckner, an outstanding 2015 graduate of the city’s Holy Innocents high school, as its first Youth Poet Laureate. Buckner…

Media, Law & Policy

Michael Gursha ’10 Joins Newhouse as Inaugural Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Wednesday, September 23, 2015, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Michael Gursha ’10, an entrepreneur, mentor, angel investor and successful executive, has joined the Newhouse School of Public Communications as the school’s inaugural entrepreneur-in-residence. He brings with him vast experience and expertise in startups and new business ventures. “The entrepreneur-in-residence…

Arts & Culture

Big Data, Big Challenges

Tuesday, September 22, 2015, By Amy Manley

Syracuse SymposiumTM continues its “Networks” theme with a presentation by Noshir Contractor, an expert on the science of social communication networks. Contractor will deliver the annual Kameshwar C. Wali Lecture in the Sciences and Humanities on Thursday, Sept. 24, at…