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Campus & Community

Highlights from Family Weekend 2016

Tuesday, November 1, 2016, By Natalie Rudakevych

This past weekend, Oct. 28­-30, more than 1,531 families, a total of 4,054 people, joined the Syracuse University community to participate in Family Weekend 2016.  Families traveled from 39 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and nine other countries….

Nautanki Play Provides Cultural Lesson for Students

Tuesday, November 1, 2016, By Keith Kobland

A popular regional opera form of India is helping bring Indian culture a little closer to home for students, who are getting a crash course in Nautanki-style plays. They are learning from one of the best, visiting director Devendra Sharma…

STEM

Combating Stimulant Misuse in College Environment

Monday, October 31, 2016, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Recent research suggests one-third of undergraduate students nationwide misuse, or are at risk for misusing stimulants, such as the commonly prescribed ADHD medication Adderall. With funding from biotechnology company Shire, psychology associate professor Kevin Antshel is creating programming to reduce…

Arts & Culture

Renowned Villiers String Quartet to Perform Nov. 4

Monday, October 31, 2016, By Erica Blust

The internationally renowned Villiers Quartet, winner of the 2015 Radcliffe Chamber Music Competition and quartet-in-residence at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, will present a concert on Friday, Nov. 4, at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Baker Artist Series…

Campus & Community

Free Speech Policies Available for Open Comment Period through Nov. 18

Monday, October 31, 2016, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

As part of an ongoing dialogue, Chancellor Kent Syverud recently announced that Syracuse University will revise three existing University policies governing speech and expression, consistent with recommendations from the Working Group on Free Speech. The impacted policies—including a new anti-harassment…

Campus & Community

2016 Remembrance Week Ceremonies in Photos

Monday, October 31, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

View some special moments from the Annual Rose Laying ceremony and the Remembrance Convocation.

Campus & Community

Reminder: Disability Training Sessions This Week

Monday, October 31, 2016, By Carol Boll

All members of the campus community are invited to participate in one of the two disability training sessions scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday this week. The Tuesday session will be 4-6 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel, Regency C. Wednesday’s session…

Media, Law & Policy

BET Exec Carol Cunningham ’87 Will Visit Campus Nov. 1

Friday, October 28, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Carol Cunningham ’87, vice president of consumer insights and business strategy analytics at BET, will visit the Newhouse School on Tuesday, Nov. 1. Her talk, “Blerds, Bleeks & Blirks: Understanding Multicultural Influencers & Trendsetters,” will be a discussion about research…

Health & Society

Student Explores Scottish Identity, Culture through Fulbright Program

Friday, October 28, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Hannah Butler ’19 fell in love with Scotland during her junior year of high school while performing at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh. When the opportunity arose to go back to Scotland through a Fulbright program, she knew she had to return.

Campus & Community

Deadline Extended for Auditions to Perform at 32nd Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Friday, October 28, 2016, By Keith Kobland

The deadline has been extended for students wishing to perform at the 32nd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. Individual students and student performing groups now have until Nov. 11 to complete their applications to perform. Electronic applications are available…