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Arts & Culture

Pioneering Composer to Speak on ‘Music and Social Justice’

Monday, September 19, 2016, By Carol Boll

Composer and experimental pianist Anthony Davis will give a talk titled “Opera and Black Lives Matter: Music and Social Justice” on Monday, Sept. 26, in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons at Bird Library. The talk, which begins at 5:30 p.m.,…

Arts & Culture

Landscape of Urban Education Series to Kick Off Sept. 22 with Shawn Ginwright

Friday, September 16, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

The Douglas Biklen Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series will start up for the year with a talk on Thursday, Sept. 22, by Shawn Ginwright, associate professor at San Franscisco State University. Ginwright will speak on “Radical Healing in Schools…

Campus & Community

Sean Scanlon Named Vice President for Development

Friday, September 16, 2016, By Sarah Scalese

Veteran fundraiser will oversee all central giving teams, including Athletics and the Institute for Veterans and Military Families Matt Ter Molen, senior vice president and chief advancement officer, has named Sean Scanlon, a 16-year veteran fundraiser and development strategist, vice…

Campus & Community

CoE Hosts 13th Annual International Forum, Workshop on CHAMPS

Thursday, September 15, 2016, By Kerrie Marshall

More than 20 leading researchers from around the world gathered at the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy (SyracuseCoE) this week to participate in a workshop and meeting on advanced building systems. The events highlighted exceptional research capabilities…

Arts & Culture

Urban Video Project Presents Year-Long Program ‘Interzones’

Wednesday, September 14, 2016, By Anneka Herre

Urban Video Project (UVP) and parent organization Light Work have announced “Interzones,” a year-long program at UVP and partner organizations that will feature the work of established and emerging artists who explore exploring liminal states, haunted places and the space…

STEM

$1M Investment from Nappis Establishes Stem Cell Research Activities

Wednesday, September 14, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

Dubbed the System Tissue Engineering and Morphogenesis (STEM) Lab, it will support the Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering’s efforts to improve, extend and enhance the lives of millions throughout the world.

Media, Law & Policy

Richard Kirshenbaum ’83, CEO of Branding Agency NSG/SWAT, to Speak at Newhouse Sept. 20

Friday, September 9, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Richard Kirshenbaum ’83, CEO of NSG/SWAT, will speak at the Newhouse School Sept. 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse 3. His talk is part of the Eric Mower Advertising Forum. Follow on Twitter at #MowerForum. A…

Arts & Culture

Verbal Blend Hosts Spoken Word Programs throughout Fall Semester

Friday, September 9, 2016, By Natalie Rudakevych

Verbal Blend, a spoken word poetry program coordinated by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, is hosting a number of poetry events this semester. Included in these events is the annual Spoken Word Poetry Institute, which will feature poet Jessica Care…

Arts & Culture

‘Swamplandia’ Author Russell Launches fall Raymond Carver Reading Series

Friday, September 9, 2016, By Kevin Morrow

Karen Russell, winner of the 2012 National Magazine Award for Fiction and a Pulitzer Prize finalist for her novel “Swamplandia” (Knopf Doubleday, 2011) kicks off the Fall 2016 Raymond Carver Reading Series on Wednesday, Sept. 14, in Gifford Auditorium. A…