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Late-Night Shows Take a Turn for the Serious

Friday, October 6, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Late-night TV shows are usually filled with jokes and laughs, light ribbing at the expense of celebrities, and a showcase of interesting talents from across the country. Now, however, these shows are heading in a different direction, tackling current events…

Campus & Community

Apple Picking October Outdoor Adventure Trip: Oct. 8

Thursday, October 5, 2017, By Rachel Friedman

The Department of Recreation Services is offering an outdoor adventure trip to Abbott Farms for apple picking. Apple picking will take place on Sunday, Oct. 8. Buses will depart from SU’s College Place (in front of Sims Hall) at 12:30…

Arts & Culture

Malmgren Series Features Music of Female Composers Oct. 8

Wednesday, October 4, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Organist Anne Laver and soprano Janet Brown will present a program of sacred music by women composers as part of the 2017-18 season of Hendricks Chapel’s Malmgren Concert Series on Sunday, Oct. 8. The concert, titled “Feminine Voices,” will begin…

Health & Society

D’Onofrio Delivers 29th Annual Lourie Lecture

Tuesday, October 3, 2017, By News Staff

The 29th Annual Herbert Lourie Memorial Lecture on Health Policy will be held on Thursday, Oct. 5, from 4-5:30 p.m. in the Dr. Paul and Natalie Strasser Legacy Room, 220 Eggers Hall. Gail D’Onofrio will deliver the lecture, titled “The…

Health & Society

State of Democracy Lecture Marks Centennial of Women’s Suffrage

Tuesday, October 3, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

Although Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) is credited as a leading figure of the early women’s rights movement, her legacy includes an absolutist perspective with a racist, elitist strand. Lori D. Ginzberg, author of “Elizabeth Cady Stanton: An American Life” (Farrar,…

STEM

Faculty Research on Water, Energy, Design to Be Featured at 17th Annual SyracuseCoE Symposium

Monday, October 2, 2017, By Kerrie Marshall

The 17th annual symposium organized by the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (SyracuseCoE) will feature presentations by SyracuseCoE Faculty Fellows and collaborating researchers who target innovations in water, energy and design for healthy, vibrant communities. The event,…

Campus & Community

University Lectures Welcomes ‘Morning Edition’ Host David Greene

Thursday, September 28, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

David Greene—host of NPR’s “Morning Edition” and NPR’s morning news podcast “Up First”—is the next guest in the University Lectures series. Greene will take part in an on-stage conversation with Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the…

LA Times

Pop Culture Expert on the Influence of Hugh Hefner on America

Wednesday, September 27, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

With the passing of the famed Hugh Hefner, many remembered his place in American culture, and his influence on so many. Newhouse Trustee Professor and Director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture Robert Thompson commented on this…

Campus & Community

Margaret Himley to Conclude Tenure as Associate Provost for International Education and Engagement, Return to Faculty in Fall 2018 Semester

Tuesday, September 26, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Over the past six years, Margaret Himley has logged just shy of 150,000 airline miles. As Syracuse University’s associate provost for international education and engagement, she has crisscrossed the globe in her work leading the University’s critical international education initiatives…

Health & Society

Kaya Oakes to Present Borgognoni Lecture Oct. 9

Friday, September 22, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

People under 50 increasingly distrust institutions and “don’t like the ways in which politics and religion get tied together,” says Kaya Oakes, an author, journalist and writing teacher at the University of California, Berkeley. She will deliver the Joseph and…