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Angela Rye Named Keynote Speaker for 2018 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Wednesday, October 11, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Angela Rye, an acclaimed political commentator for both CNN and NPR, will be the keynote speaker for the 33rd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at Syracuse University on Jan. 28, 2018. The yearly MLK Celebration at the Carrier Dome…

Campus & Community

University Welcomes Families for Family Weekend 2017

Wednesday, October 11, 2017, By Rachel Friedman

This upcoming weekend, Friday, Oct. 13, through Sunday, Oct. 15, family members will join the Syracuse University community to participate in Family Weekend 2017.  Over 1,800 families, totaling over 5,100 people, are registered to attend, making it one of the…

Campus & Community

Information Regarding Parking During Friday Football Game

Wednesday, October 11, 2017, By News Staff

On Friday, Oct. 13, beginning at 3:15 p.m., additional buses will run between Skytop and College Place throughout the day and evening hours. The last bus returning to Skytop from Main Campus will leave from College Place at midnight. Faculty…

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On My Own Time Exhibition Begins at Everson Museum Oct. 14

Wednesday, October 11, 2017, By News Staff

The winning sculptures, paintings and creative works of faculty and staff from the April 2017 On My Own Time program will be featured in a public exhibit at the Everson Museum of Art Oct. 14-Nov. 17. In addition to creations…

Arts & Culture

ACCelerate: ACC Smithsonian Creativity and Innovation Festival to Showcase VPA Professor’s Work

Wednesday, October 11, 2017, By Erica Blust

Syracuse University and the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) have participated in a yearlong process with the Atlantic Coast Conference, partner ACC universities and the Smithsonian Institution to create the first “ACCelerate: ACC Smithsonian Creativity and Innovation Festival.”…

Campus & Community

Two New Members Appointed to Universitywide Diversity and Inclusion Council

Wednesday, October 11, 2017, By News Staff

Two new members have been named to Syracuse University’s Council on Diversity and Inclusion. New Hendricks Chapel Dean Brian Konkol and Graduate Student Organization External Vice President Sweta Roy were appointed to the council, which is the primary advisory committee…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Symposium Continues ‘Belonging’ Theme with Artist Wafaa Bilal Oct. 12-13

Wednesday, October 11, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong exploration of “Belonging” with a mini-residency by acclaimed Iraqi-American artist Wafaa Bilal. On Thursday, Oct. 12, Bilal will give a presentation titled “Performing Change: Diaspora and Belonging” from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114…

Health & Society

Study: Clean Power Plan Replacement Worse than Nothing, Costs More than 3,500 Lives and $33B Yearly

Tuesday, October 10, 2017, By News Staff

A new map released today by scientists at Syracuse and Harvard universities shows that, compared to doing nothing, replacing the Clean Power Plan with a narrower option would make air quality worse and endanger more lives, on top of the…

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Career Connects Family History, Research Interests

Tuesday, October 10, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

Looking back, Alexei Abrahams ’08 sees a clear line from his family history to his career as an economist studying the Israel-Palestine conflict. He grew up in Ontario and Nova Scotia, but he lived in South Africa from the time…

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SU Goes Purple for Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Tuesday, October 10, 2017, By Joyce LaLonde

Throughout the month of October, the Office of Health Promotion is hosting programs and events to raise awareness about relationship violence in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Working in collaboration with the Office of Health Promotion are the Peer…