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Arts & Culture

Lecture, Performance by Visiting Artist Shaun Leonardo

Friday, April 3, 2015, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Visiting artist Shaun Leonardo will present the lecture “Identity and the Invisible Man” on Thursday, April 9, from 2-3:30 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons in Bird Library. He will also lead a participatory performance on Friday, April 10,…

Veterans

IVMF Recognized Among NYS Health Foundation’s ‘Best of 2014’

Thursday, April 2, 2015, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University was recently recognized by the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) as one of the foundation’s “Best of 2014.” The IVMF was cited in the organization’s widely circulated Best…

Arts & Culture

Smart, Sharply Funny ‘Other Desert Cities’ Tackles Art, Politics, Family Secrets

Thursday, April 2, 2015, By News Staff

Are there secrets that should always be kept? In this smart, sharply funny and sensitive contemporary play, playwright Jon Robin Baitz folds art, politics and family secrets into a tumultuous drama that pits a liberal middle-aged writer against her conservative…

Media, Law & Policy

Scholar Spotlight: Milanoi Koiyiet ’15

Thursday, April 2, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

Milanoi Koiyiet is a graduate student in the College of Law. However, she is originally from Kenya, where she already has a law degree. Due to her work ensuring justice for women and girls with intellectual disabilities who have undergone…

Campus & Community

Women in the Media: Angie Martinez

Wednesday, April 1, 2015, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) continues its annual “Women in the Media” series, which highlights exceptional women who are at the forefront of shaping the media. This year, NAHJ has collaborated with the…

Business & Economy

Supply Chain Expert Shares Groundbreaking Research on Wine Futures

Wednesday, April 1, 2015, By Kerri D. Howell

Researchers from the Martin J. Whitman School of Management have revealed a highly accurate model for pricing wine futures. In a recently accepted paper in Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Burak Kazaz, Steven Becker Professor, Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching…

Veterans

Secretary of Defense Recognizes Work of University in Service to Military, Veterans

Wednesday, April 1, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

During a visit to campus Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter recognized Syracuse University for its “remarkable legacy of service” to the military and its “incredible, pathbreaking work” in assisting veterans.

Media, Law & Policy

Savannah Guthrie to Emcee Ninth Annual Mirror Awards Ceremony June 11

Wednesday, April 1, 2015, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Savannah Guthrie, co-anchor of “Today” and NBC News chief legal correspondent, will serve as emcee for the ninth annual Mirror Awards ceremony, which will be held Thursday, June 11. The event will run from 11:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at…

Arts & Culture

University Celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Tuesday, March 31, 2015, By Shannon Andre

This year’s commemorative speaker is Nina Davuluri, Miss America 2014. Davuluri spent her year in that role traveling across the country to speak on “Celebrating Diversity through Cultural Competency.”

Campus & Community

University Formalizes Commitment to Prohibit Direct Investment in Coal, Fossil Fuels

Tuesday, March 31, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University today announced that it is formalizing its commitment to prohibit direct investment of endowment funds in coal mining and other fossil fuel companies. The University will also continue to seek additional investments through its endowment in companies that…