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Campus & Community

Scholar Spotlight: Samantha Usman ’16

Thursday, October 8, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Samantha Usman, a double major in physics and mathematics, received a giant boost to her research efforts this summer when she was named a recipient of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation’s award. The Pittsburgh native will use the $10,000 prize to…

STEM

Engineering Cities to Survive Extreme Weather

Wednesday, October 7, 2015, By News Staff

Extreme weather events can cripple crucial infrastructure that enables transit, electricity, water and other services in urban areas. This leaves cities and their inhabitants cut off and in danger. With weather extremes becoming more common—from devastating hurricanes and flooding to…

‘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.

Campus & Community

Four University Community Members Named to NY Public Scholars Program

Friday, October 2, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Four members of the Syracuse University community have been selected by the New York Council for the Humanities for its New York Public Scholars program.

SU Abroad Santiago Director to Speak Thursday

Wednesday, September 30, 2015, By Jennifer DeMarchi

SU Abroad Santiago Director Mauricio Paredes will be on campus to talk to students, meet with faculty and staff members and give a lecture in Spanish to the University community about the enduring legacy of Chile’s military dictatorship. Paredes will…

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.”…

LaToya Ruby Frazier G’07 Named 2015 MacArthur Fellow

Tuesday, September 29, 2015, By Erica Blust

Photographer and video artist LaToya Ruby Frazier G’07, a graduate of the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Transmedia, has been named a 2015 MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Frazier, who earned…

STEM

iSchool Launches New Center for Computational and Data Sciences

Tuesday, September 29, 2015, By Diane Stirling

A new research center has launched at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) that aims to provide a focal point for advancing data science and human language technologies, especially in the context of social science scholarship. Announced at the school’s…

Famed South African Photographer to Visit Sept. 28

Friday, September 25, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

Iconic South African photographer Cedric Nunn will visit the University to promote his new book, “Unsettled: The 100 Year War of Resistance by Xhosa Against Boer and British” (Archipelago Books, 2015). As part of his visit, Nunn will discuss his…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse School to Honor Leading Alumni at 50th Anniversary Celebration

Tuesday, September 15, 2015, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Fifty alumni of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications—accomplished professionals from all areas of the media industry—will be honored at a special event Oct. 29 in New York City. Attendees at the “50Forward” Gala will observe 50 years of…