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Campus & Community

Syfy Exec Offers Insight on Diversity in the Media

Tuesday, February 24, 2015, By News Staff

“Part of the authenticity of television is how relatable it is. I want to feel good watching TV. I want to see faces that look like mine,” says Robyn Lattaker-Johnson, the Syfy VP of unscripted development and current programming, and…

Arts & Culture

‘Sizwe Banzi is Dead’ Starts Feb. 25 at Syracuse Stage

Monday, February 23, 2015, By News Staff

In this award-winning classic about the universal struggle for human dignity, a black man in apartheid-era South Africa tries to overcome oppressive work regulations to support his family.

Campus & Community

MakerSpace Is Making a Difference

Monday, February 23, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

Members of the University community increasingly gather at MakerSpace to learn and create using do-it-yourself approaches to creating with technology.

Veterans

IVMF Announces $500,000 Grant from Intercontinental Exchange

Monday, February 23, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Intercontinental Exchange is providing $500,000 to support the work of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF). IVMF recently announced the funding support and the designation of Intercontinental Exchange as an IVMF One-Star Corporate Partner over the next three…

Campus & Community

Symposium Explores Link Between Religion, Sexuality Feb. 27

Thursday, February 19, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The Humanities Center (HC), housed in the College of Arts and Sciences, continues its 2015 Spring Symposia with a program on religion and sexuality. William Robert, assistant professor of religion, will lead the spring’s first HC Faculty Fellow symposium titled…

Can It! Food Drive Takes Place At Dome This Weekend

Wednesday, February 18, 2015, By Keith Kobland

Fans attending the Syracuse University men’s basketball game against Pittsburgh on Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Carrier Dome will not only get an opportunity to watch an exciting game. They will also have an opportunity to combat the problem of…

Business & Economy

Online Education Gains Momentum at Syracuse with Innovative Programs

Tuesday, February 17, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

The Newhouse School receives thousands of applications every year from prospective students. One in particular recently stood out. It was the first application to the school’s new online master’s program, Communications@​Syracuse—and it came just four hours after the announcement of the program launch.

Veterans

IVMF Receives Walmart Foundation Grant to Support Veteran Reintegration

Tuesday, February 17, 2015, By News Staff

The Walmart Foundation today announced a $1 million grant to the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) to help kick off the Welcome Home North Carolina (WHNC) initiative to support a three-year pilot to identify new ways in which…

Arts & Culture

Fashion Curator, Author Amy de la Haye to Present Lectures

Monday, February 16, 2015, By Erica Blust

Curator and author Amy de la Haye, the Rootstein Hopkins Chair of Dress History and Curatorship at the London College of Fashion, will present two free, public lectures and book signings as part of her weeklong residency at the Sue…

Wednesday Morning Discussion/Demonstrations Delve into Virtual Reality

Monday, February 16, 2015, By Kevin Morrow

Virtual reality (VR), once the stuff of science fiction, is now poised to move into the mainstream through consumer devices like the Oculus Rift (purchased by Facebook for $2 billion), the mobile phone-powered Samsung GearVR (in partnership with Oculus) and…