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Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Presents a Contemporary Take on ‘Pride and Prejudice’

Thursday, March 21, 2019, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage presents Kate Hamill’s “Pride and Prejudice,” a contemporary take on Jane Austen’s classic that’s full of surprises, through April 7, at the Syracuse Stage/SU Theatre Complex, 820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse. In recent years, Austen has found renewal…

Arts & Culture

Award-Winning Chinese Architect Presents Annual L.C. Dillenback Lecture

Thursday, March 21, 2019, By Julie Sharkey

On Tuesday, March 26, at 5:15 p.m., the School of Architecture will host Zhu Pei, notable Chinese architect and dean at the Central Academy of Fine Arts School of Architecture, as its second endowed L.C. Dillenback lecturer this semester. With…

Business & Economy

Alumni Business Owner Propels ‘People-First’ Philosophy

Wednesday, March 20, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Serial entrepreneur Ed Mitzen is part of a new wave of socially conscious business leaders When Ed Mitzen ’89 was filling out his college application some 35 years ago, he had one goal in mind—getting into medical school. That all…

STEM

Oakleaf Recognized with 2019 ACRL/IS Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award

Wednesday, March 20, 2019, By J.D. Ross

Megan Oakleaf, associate professor and director of instructional quality in the School of Information Studies (iSchool), has been selected as the winner of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Instruction Section’s (IS) Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award. The…

Arts & Culture

Haitian Author, Artist Frankétienne to Visit Campus March 25-26

Wednesday, March 20, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Frankétienne, one of Haiti’s greatest living writers and artists, will visit Syracuse University, March 25-26. The author of more than 40 books in Haitian and French, he is a Nobel Prize candidate, a commander of the Order of Arts and Letters in France,…

Campus & Community

Nine Things to Know for When the New York Mets Come to the Dome

Wednesday, March 20, 2019, By News Staff

The Syracuse Mets are excited to bring fans more information on how they can watch the New York Mets take the Dome field in what will be the team’s final spring training workout before they kick off the 2019 season….

Arts & Culture

John L. Johnson Lecture to Explore ‘Chicago and the Black Arts Movement,’ Today

Wednesday, March 20, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Thabiti Lewis, an English professor at Washington State University in Vancouver, will deliver the fourth annual John L. Johnson Lecture in Syracuse’s Department of African American Studies (AAS). Lewis will address “Chicago and the Black Arts Movement” from 5-7:15 p.m….

Veterans

Military-Connected Student of the Month: Stephanie Malm

Tuesday, March 19, 2019, By Leah Lazarz

When Stephanie Malm was a freshman at Minnesota State University-Mankato she was balancing two jobs and a full course load. Still, she wanted more. Her mother had put herself through school in similar circumstances while raising Malm and her brothers,…

Media, Law & Policy

Oscar-Nominated Director, Minions Co-Creator Chris Renaud ’89 to Deliver 2019 VPA Convocation Address

Tuesday, March 19, 2019, By Erica Blust

Chris Renaud ’89, the Oscar-nominated director behind such box office hits as “Despicable Me,” “Despicable Me 2,” “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” and “The Secret Life of Pets,” will deliver the 2019 convocation address to bachelor’s and master’s degree candidates of…

Health & Society

Odds of Perfect Bracket Are 1 in 9.2 Quintillion, so Why Do We Play?

Monday, March 18, 2019, By Keith Kobland

The odds are, quite frankly, astronomical. If you are sitting down today to fill out your NCAA bracket, know this: the odds of getting it 100 percent correct are 1 in 9.2 quintillion (a number string 19 digits long). But…