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Author Ethan Zuckerman to Deliver Syracuse Symposium Keynote Oct. 15

Friday, October 9, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The 2015 Syracuse Symposium™ continues its theme of “Networks” with a keynote address by one of the nation’s foremost media scholars. Ethan Zuckerman, a researcher and administrator at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), will deliver the symposium’s keynote address, “Insurrectionist…

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Women of Distinction Event Planned for Oct. 15

Friday, October 9, 2015, By News Staff

The Theta Xi Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. is hosting its fifth annual Women of Distinction: Women who Empower, Educate, and Lead event on Oct. 15 in Goldstein Auditorium at the Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine Student Center….

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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…

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Imagining America to Receive Phi Beta Kappa Key of Excellence

Tuesday, October 6, 2015, By News Staff

The Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation’s oldest and most-widely known academic honor society, will present Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life with the capstone Key of Excellence Award and its $10,000 prize at a reception on Thursday,…

Inclusive Fitness Conference to Focus on Adapted Design

Tuesday, October 6, 2015, By Erica Blust

The Fitness Inclusion Network (Fit-IN), a collaboration of the Upstate Foundation/Golisano Children’s Hospital, SUNY Cortland’s Department of Physical Education and the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI), has partnered with students and faculty in the collaborative design program of the College of…

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Syracuse, Le Moyne, Redhouse Team Up with Sphinx Virtuosi for ‘Diversity in Arts’ Panel Discussion Oct. 15

Tuesday, October 6, 2015, By Rob Enslin

“Diversity in the Arts” is the subject of an upcoming panel discussion with local arts leaders and executives from the Detroit-based Sphinx Virtuosi, a professional chamber orchestra composed of black and Latino soloists. Mark Nerenhausen, professor of practice and founding…

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Maddi Durbin ’16 Logs Airline Miles in Preparation for a Social Justice Career

Friday, October 2, 2015, By News Staff

Although graduation is half a year away, Maddi Durbin ’16 probably can’t be blamed for having a foot out the door. The senior has travel in her blood, as evidenced by her major in international relations (IR) and double minor…

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Graduate Student Travels to Philly to Attend Pope’s Mass

Wednesday, September 30, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Emily Francisco G’17 almost got to see Pope Francis two years ago while she was studying abroad in Florence. She tried to attend a Mass he was celebrating in Rome, but she wasn’t able to get into the service. This time she was not going to miss him.

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Lecture by Renowned Disability Scholar, Author Lennard J. Davis

Tuesday, September 29, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

The most sweeping civil rights legislation in U.S. history and a model for disability-based laws around the globe is the subject of a special lecture, hosted by the Renée Crown University Honors Program in the  College of Arts and Sciences….

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The Implications of Finding Water on Mars: Q&A with Professor W. Henry Lambright

Tuesday, September 29, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Is there life on Mars? New research findings by NASA released Monday show the presence of water and raise the possibility that life could exist in some form on the Red Planet.