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CNY Humanities Corridor Awarded $3.55 Million from Mellon Foundation

Wednesday, October 29, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse University, Cornell University and the University of Rochester—founders of the Central New York Humanities Corridor, a large-scale interdisciplinary project—have received grants totaling $3.55 million from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Students’ Park Bar Offers Workspace Seating with a View

Tuesday, October 28, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

It’s an ideal place to study with your team, take a lunch break or just relax. Sally Zheng ’16 and Ryan Pierson ’16 have created some fresh, new seating on the Quad to accommodate a number of uses for students and the entire University community.

Residence Hall Association Hosts Trick-or-Treating for Boys and Girls Club

Tuesday, October 28, 2014, By News Staff

On Wednesday, Oct. 29, the Residence Hall Association (RHA) will be hosting its first campus-wide trick-or-treating for three Boys and Girls Clubs in the Syracuse area from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Malik Evans, president of RHA, says this is a collaboration of…

Spectacular Tectonics in Iceland

Wednesday, October 22, 2014, By Roxanna Carpenter

Structural geology and tectonics expert Jeffrey Karson, co-founder of the Syracuse University Lava Project with sculptor Bob Wysocki, recently traveled to Iceland to monitor early stages of the Holuhraun lava field eruption, a volcanic system that has been spewing lava…

Richard Granoff Receives Outstanding Alumnus Award from School of Architecture

Wednesday, October 22, 2014, By News Staff

During Orange Central weekend at the School of Architecture on Oct. 11, Richard S. Granoff ’84 was named the 2014 Dean’s Outstanding Alumnus. The award is given annually to an alumnus of the school who exemplifies excellence in both professional…

Sirius VP Steve Leeds Will Present Soyars Lecture Oct. 23

Tuesday, October 21, 2014, By Erica Blust

Steve Leeds G’73, vice president of talent and industry relations at Sirius Satellite Radio, will present a lecture on Thursday, Oct. 23, at 6:30 p.m. in the Lender Auditorium (Room 007), located on the concourse level of the Martin J….

VPA Hosts Visiting Artists from New Zealand Oct. 20 and 23

Friday, October 17, 2014, By Erica Blust

The College of Visual and Performing Arts will host a trio of visiting artists from Massey University in New Zealand on Monday, Oct. 20, and Thursday, Oct. 23. The talks are sponsored by VPA’s Department of Art and Department of…

Students Hope to Spark Young People’s Interest in College

Wednesday, October 15, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Theodros Belay ’16 and teams of students spread out across the South Side of Syracuse to encourage young people to think about the possibility of higher education. A Walk for Education took a few hours on Sunday but Belay hopes their footsteps will reverberate for much longer.

Campus & Community

Women of the University Community Fall Gathering

Wednesday, October 15, 2014, By News Staff

You are cordially invited to the annual Fall Gathering of the Women of the University Community, on Wednesday, Oct. 22 from 5-7 p.m. Please visit our website at wuc.syr.edu for additional information. Established in 1927, this organization affords women from…

New TRAC Service Tracks Performance of Federal Court Judges

Tuesday, October 14, 2014, By News Staff

Researchers at Syracuse University have developed a data tool (http://tracfed.syr.edu/judges/interp/) that provides strategic intelligence on more than 900 federal district court judges. For the first time, the public can learn which judges handle the most civil court cases, and how…