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University Lectures Hosts ‘Serial’ Co-Creator/Host Sarah Koenig

Friday, April 8, 2016, By Kevin Morrow

The 2015-16 season of the University Lectures concludes Tuesday, April 12, with Sarah Koenig, host and co-creator of the wildly popular podcast “Serial” and named one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” of 2015. Koenig’s lecture is free and…

Arts & Culture

Blues and Jazz Performer Madeleine Peyroux to Headline Syracuse Stage Gala

Friday, April 8, 2016, By Joseph Whelan

Madeleine Peyroux, a blues and jazz singer often compared to Billie Holiday, will perform live in concert at Gala 2016, Syracuse Stage’s major annual fundraiser. The event will take place on Friday, June 10, in Goldstein Auditorium in the Schine…

Arts & Culture

Author Colum McCann to Read for Carver Series April 13

Friday, April 8, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

Novelist and short story writer Colum McCann, the Jane and Daniel Present Lecturer, will be the next writer to give a reading in the spring 2016 Raymond Carver Reading Series on Wednesday, April 13. The series, which brings 12-14 prominent…

Media, Law & Policy

Finalists Announced in Newhouse School’s 10th Annual Mirror Awards Competition

Thursday, April 7, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications has announced the finalists in the 2016 Mirror Awards competition honoring excellence in media industry reporting. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony June 9 in New York City. The finalists, chosen…

Fans Urged to Arrive Early at Dome Saturday for Luke Bryan Concert

Thursday, April 7, 2016, By News Staff

On Saturday, April 9, country music star Luke Bryan will perform at the Carrier Dome, and people who are attending the concert are asked to arrive early. Doors will open at 6 p.m., and the concert is set to begin…

Campus & Community

University, City of Syracuse Announce Renewal of Five-Year Services Agreement

Thursday, April 7, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse University and the City of Syracuse today announced the renewal of a five-year services agreement aimed at enhancing an already strong relationship while improving the region’s public safety, infrastructure and its residents’ overall quality of life. This agreement comes…

Arts & Culture

Conductor Vance George to Lead 13th Annual Women’s Choir Festival

Thursday, April 7, 2016, By Erica Blust

Vance George, the Grammy Award-winning conductor emeritus of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, will be the guest conductor for the University’s 13th Annual Invitational Women’s Choir Festival and concert on Saturday, April 16. The theme of the festival is “Joyfully…

Campus & Community

Professor James W. Watts Hosts Religion and Senses Symposium in Germany

Wednesday, April 6, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

A fellowship funded by Germany’s Ministry for Education and Research has allowed religion professor James W. Watts to apply his work on the Syracuse University-based Iconic Books Project to a broader study of the interaction of religion and the senses….

STEM

Physicist to Receive Young Scientist Award in France

Wednesday, April 6, 2016, By Amy Manley

A physicist in the  College of Arts and Sciences has been selected to receive the prestigious Young Scientist Award by the Commission on Statistical Physics of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP). M. Lisa Manning, associate professor…

Arts & Culture

Maya Alam Named Boghosian Fellow

Tuesday, April 5, 2016, By Elaine Wackerow

Syracuse Architecture Assistant Professor Maya Alam has been selected as the first recipient of the Boghosian Fellowship, effective fall 2016. The fellowship—established in early 2015 in memory of Harry der Boghosian ’54 by his sister Paula der Boghosian ’64 (School…