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Campus & Community

Syracuse Symposium to Host Scholar of Modern Italian Literature April 4-5

Saturday, March 25, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong study of “Place” with a visit by a scholar of modern Italian literature. Mauro Novelli, associate professor of contemporary Italian literature at The University of Milan, will discuss “Places of Resistance: Simulation and Dissimulation in…

STEM

Professor Soman’s Team Uses 3D Printing to Engineer Model Blood Vessels

Friday, March 24, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Creating model blood vessels to aid in the study of diseases, such as strokes, can be complicated, costly and time-consuming. And the results may not always be truly representative of a human vessel. Assistant Professor Pranav Soman and his research…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University to Celebrate National Orange Day on Friday

Thursday, March 23, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Friday, March 24, is a special day at Syracuse. It is the University’s 147th birthday, a day to celebrate its founding on March 24, 1870. “National Orange Day is probably the most amazing day out of the whole year because…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Symposium to Present Conservation Ecologist Eric Sanderson March 30-31

Thursday, March 23, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong look at “Place” with a visit by an expert in ecosystem and landscape ecology. Eric Sanderson, senior conservation ecologist of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), will present “The Welikia Project: Discovering a Natural Sense of…

Arts & Culture

Department of Drama Presents George Bernard Shaw’s ‘Major Barbara’

Wednesday, March 22, 2017, By Joanna Penalva

“The greatest of evils and the worst crime is poverty,” declared George Bernard Shaw in the introduction to his famous play “Major Barbara.” Written in 1906, this deliciously provocative comedy is the next offering in the Syracuse University Department of…

Health & Society

Panel Discussion and Free Screening of the Documentary ‘A Plastic Ocean’

Wednesday, March 22, 2017, By News Staff

Sustainability Management and student groups Students of Sustainability and Green Peace SU will be hosting a panel discussion on plastic pollution at 5:30 p.m. followed by a free screening of “A Plastic Ocean” at 6:45 p.m. on March 29 in…

Health & Society

To Halt Domestic Violence, Syracuse Students Hear Challenge to Men: ‘Raise the Bar’

Tuesday, March 21, 2017, By Sean Kirst

Samantha Skaller had a two-word explanation for why she traveled across Syracuse on Monday night to Le Moyne College. She was part of a packed house in Grewen Hall that listened for more than two hours as Jackson Katz—renowned educator,…

Health & Society

Maxwell Faculty Member Meets Pope Francis During Vatican Workshop on Water Issues

Tuesday, March 21, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Farhana Sultana, associate professor of geography at the Maxwell School, is passionate about one of the most basic and important resources on Earth: water. It is through the lens of water by which she examines a multitude of social issues…

STEM

Space and Sound: Edgar Choueiri ’82, G’83

Tuesday, March 21, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

The distant, crackling sound of a child’s voice sent chills up his spine. “Today is Sept. 21st, 1972. I am 11 years old now and you must be well above 30. Although you exist in a different time, I am…

Campus & Community

Philanthropy Week 2017 Events Celebrate Spirit of Giving at Syracuse University

Tuesday, March 21, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Syracuse University has begun its annual Philanthropy Week celebration, a series of events to raise awareness about the critical role philanthropy plays at the University—and in society as a whole. “To me, Philanthropy Week is all about celebrating the things…