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Arts & Culture

Symposium Features Finalists in Everson Museum/Syracuse Architecture Competition to Design New Museum Café

Friday, September 6, 2019, By Julie Sharkey

The Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse and the School of Architecture are hosting an international competition to design a museum café. In May, FreelandBuck (David Freeland and Brennan Buck, Los Angeles/ New York), MILLIØNS (Zeina Koreitem and John May,…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Abroad Day: The Gateway to Global Education

Tuesday, September 3, 2019, By News Staff

Students: Have you ever imagined studying marine ecology by scuba diving off the coast of Morocco? Or learning about environmental justice while kayaking in Sweden? These culturally enriching and unique opportunities are part of the Syracuse Abroad experience, and are…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Women in Leadership Initiative Hosts Fall Forum Monday, Sept. 16

Tuesday, September 3, 2019, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Women in Leadership Initiative presents its Fall Forum—“Inspiration for Personal and Professional Development”—on Monday, Sept. 16, in the Regency Ballroom of the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center. The forum features a keynote speaker, panel discussion…

Campus & Community

Homecoming Court Applications Due Wednesday, Aug. 28

Tuesday, August 27, 2019, By News Staff

It’s that time of year again! Orange Central, Syracuse University’s official Homecoming celebration, is right around the corner. This year’s Orange Central is Friday, Sept. 13 through Sunday, Sept. 15. Along with the orange wave of alumni returning to campus,…

Campus & Community

‘Justice in America: A Discussion on the Exoneration of the Central Park 5’ with Kevin Richardson Is Sept. 9 in Goldstein Auditorium

Monday, August 19, 2019, By Kevin Morrow

Kevin Richardson was one of five teens—four African-American and one Hispanic, ages 14-16—who were arrested, interrogated and subsequently charged in the brutal beating and sexual assault of a 28-year-old woman in Manhattan’s Central Park in April 1989. While there was…

Campus & Community

Whitman Staff Member Heads to Thailand Representing Team USA in Dragon Boat Racing

Wednesday, August 7, 2019, By Kathleen Haley

Ben Schlimmer’s agility and passion for paddling watersports was most certainly passed down from his father and grandfather. A son of a canoe enthusiast and grandson of a Boy Scout troop leader who led adventurous water excursions, Schlimmer has adeptly…

STEM

Research Paper Wins ‘Best Methods’ Social Media Conference Award

Friday, August 2, 2019, By Diane Stirling

School of Information Studies Associate Professor Lu Xiao has been recognized for research that employs multiple methodologies to examine the factors surrounding a comment’s persuasive power on social media, and the ability of those comments to change viewpoints that have…

Campus & Community

New Seating in Hendricks Chapel Will Accommodate Growth and Enhance Accessibility

Wednesday, July 31, 2019, By Delaney Van Wey

Recent renovations to Hendricks Chapel continue to make history. In February, People’s Place Café celebrated a grand reopening with a renewed interior and updated menu. In May, central air conditioning was turned on in the main chapel for the first…

Media, Law & Policy

Boris Johnson = Donald Trump? Not Really

Wednesday, July 24, 2019, By Ellen Mbuqe

Now that Boris Johnson has been elected the leader of the Conservative Party and the new prime minister of the United Kingdom, Glyn Morgan, associate professor of professor science at the Maxwell School, offered some reactions on how Prime Minister Boris…

STEM

Apollo Anniversary and the Future of Space Exploration

Tuesday, July 2, 2019, By News Staff

The upcoming 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission is July 20. The moon landing marked the culmination of America’s Cold War human spaceflight program and positioned itself as a global leader in science and technology. Apollo 11, the mission Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin…