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Arts & Culture

Department of Drama Presents Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’

Monday, February 10, 2020, By Joanna Penalva

The Department of Drama is beginning the spring semester with William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” Directed by faculty member Thom Miller, this production brings a fresh take to Shakespeare’s timeless classic about a pair of star-crossed lovers. “Romeo and Juliet”…

Campus & Community

Applications Now Open for 2020 RvD iPrize Competition and Regional Qualifier for the New York Business Plan Competition

Monday, February 10, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

Applications are being accepted now through March 13 for the School of Information Studies’ (iSchool) Raymond von Dran (RvD) Fund for Student Entrepreneurship pitch competition and the Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award (Watson Award) for full and part-time…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Operating on Limited Status on Friday, Feb. 7; Classes Canceled, Only Essential Services Personnel Should Report to Campus

Friday, February 7, 2020, By News Staff

Central New York is under a Winter Storm Warning, the highest level of winter weather alerts issued by the National Weather Service. Significant snow accumulation mixed with freezing rain and high winds is expected today and could cause dangerous travel…

STEM

Physics Department Works to Improve Gravitational Wave Detection

Thursday, February 6, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

Albert Einstein first predicted the presence of gravitational waves in 1916 in his general theory of relativity. Fast forward 99 years to 2015, when researchers obtained the first physical confirmation of a gravitational wave generated by two colliding black holes,…

Arts & Culture

Helping Preserve the Works of an Important Early Black Feminist Educator, Activist and Author

Thursday, February 6, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

As an outspoken advocate of abolition and women’s rights, Frederick Douglass gladly accepted an invitation to the first Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848. It was events like this, and being part of the “Underground Railroad,”…

Business & Economy

Macy’s Can’t Figure Out Right Strategy to Compete In Today’s Retail Landscape

Wednesday, February 5, 2020, By Daryl Lovell

This week, Macy’s announced it will be closing 125 stores over the next three years in an effort to combat slumping sales. Ray Wimer is an assistant professor of retail practice at Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management….

Campus & Community

Special Collections Research Center Accepting Proposals for 2020 Faculty Fellows Program

Wednesday, February 5, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) at Syracuse University Libraries is now accepting proposals for two faculty fellows who would like to provide students with an opportunity to handle, analyze and interpret SCRC’s primary source materials in their classes. The…

Campus & Community

University’s Annual Service of Commemoration to Be Held March 10

Wednesday, February 5, 2020, By News Staff

Syracuse University will hold its annual Service of Commemoration, honoring Syracuse University students, faculty, staff, retirees and trustees and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry students who have passed away since Jan. 1, 2019, on Tuesday, March 10, at…

Campus & Community

Applications Now Open for ACC InVenture Prize Competition

Tuesday, February 4, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

Applications are being accepted now through Feb. 7 for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) InVenture Prize 2020. The InVenture Prize is a televised “shark tank” competition open to student startup teams from the 15 colleges and universities in the ACC…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Selects Partners Capital as New Outsourced Chief Investment Officer

Tuesday, February 4, 2020, By Jennifer DeMarchi

On Jan. 1, 2020, Partners Capital became the new outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) for Syracuse University. The Investment and Endowment Committee (IEC) of the Syracuse University Board of Trustees selected Partners to manage the University’s endowment fund after a…