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Arts & Culture

VPA M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition Opens March 8 in New York City

Wednesday, February 28, 2018, By Erica Blust

“Hiding In Plain Sight,” the master of fine arts (M.F.A.) thesis exhibition of the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), will be on view March 8-10 at Art Helix, 289 Meserole St., Brooklyn. New York. The exhibition features the…

STEM

Interdisciplinary Student Team Develops ‘Farm to Flame’ Plan for Energy Grids Powered by Farm Waste

Wednesday, February 28, 2018, By Alex Dunbar

When Will McKnight’s grandfather and uncle devised a process for converting farm waste to power, their goal was a simple one. “They wanted to replace wood pellets that produce smoke and toxins—that’s where the idea came from,” says McKnight ’18….

Before the Taps Run Dry: How Recycled Wastewater Could Help California, Cape Town Quench Water Crises

Tuesday, February 27, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

California’s Water Resources Control Board is scheduled to vote tomorrow on whether to adopt permanent restrictions against wasting water, as drought worries once again creep into focus. Teng Zeng is an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Syracuse…

Health & Society

Disability Day of Mourning Candlelight Vigil Planned for Thursday

Monday, February 26, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

Syracuse University will hold a Disability Day of Mourning (DDoM) candlelight vigil on Thursday, March 1, from 2-3:30 p.m. in Rooms 304A and B in the Schine Student Center. The Disability Student Union (DSU) and the Disability Cultural Center (DCC),…

Arts & Culture

UVP Presents ‘AKIN: Keren Shavit and Eva Marie Rødbro’

Monday, February 26, 2018, By News Staff

Urban Video Project (UVP) is presenting “AKIN: Keren Shavit & Eva Marie Rødbro” from dusk to 11 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays through March 31 at UVP’s Everson Museum of Art architectural projection venue, 401 Harrison St., Syracuse. Rødbro and Shavit will be present…

STEM

Scientists Examine Link Between Surface-Water Salinity, Climate Change in Central New York

Friday, February 23, 2018, By Rob Enslin

The interplay between surface-water salinity and climate change in Central New York is the subject of a recent paper by researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences. Kristina Gutchess, a Ph.D. candidate in Earth Sciences, is the lead author…

STEM

Innovation Orange: Jeff Hemsley

Wednesday, February 21, 2018, By Keith Kobland

Jeff Hemsley, assistant professor in the School of Information Studies (iSchool), conducts research on viral events on social media as they relate to politics, as well as information visualization as a means to better understand and view large amounts of…

Campus & Community

In-Spire Wins Syracuse University ACC InVenture Prize Competition

Wednesday, February 21, 2018, By News Staff

Elizabeth Tarangelo ’19 and Kayla Simon ’19 will represent Syracuse University at the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) InVenture Prize Competition on April 5-6 at the Georgia Institute of Technology. They were selected top team from a slate of “elite eight”…

Arts & Culture

Black History Commemorative Event to Feature Poets Kavi Ade and Vision

Tuesday, February 20, 2018, By Samarth Sharma

This year’s Black History Month commemorative event, Mending Masculinity, is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 21, in HBC Gifford Auditorium at 7 p.m. The event features poetic expressions by Philadelphia-based poets Kavindu “Kavi” Ade and Perry “Vision” DiVirgillio. The event is free…

Campus & Community

Sheila Johnson-Willis Appointed Chief Equal Opportunity and Title IX Officer

Thursday, February 15, 2018, By News Staff

Prior to being appointed interim associate vice president and chief equal opportunity and Title IX officer in June 2015, Johnson-Willis was director of equal opportunity and inclusion at Syracuse University from October 2012 to June 2015.