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Arts & Culture

Cruel April 2019 Kicks Off at the Point of Contact Gallery

Monday, April 1, 2019, By News Staff

Point of Contact will once again host nationally and internationally celebrated poets for this year’s Cruel April Reading Series, which runs every Thursday in April at 6 p.m. at the Point of Contact Gallery, located on the ground floor of…

Veterans

Chancellor Syverud Hosts Annual Chancellor’s Review for ROTC Cadets

Monday, April 1, 2019, By Leah Lazarz

Last week, members of the campus community and Chancellor Kent Syverud gathered in the Dome for the 102nd Annual Chancellor’s Review of the Syracuse University Army and Air Force ROTC cadets. University leaders, alumni, community members, educational partners and special…

Business & Economy

On a Winning Streak: Syracuse Sport Analytics Students Prove They’re Ready to Storm the Industry

Monday, April 1, 2019, By News Staff

Assembling a championship-caliber team and a profitable business organization is a challenge that sports owners, executives and managers face every day in the ultra-competitive world of sports. Increasingly, they are turning to data analytics for an advantage. Whether it is…

Campus & Community

Canadian Minister of Transport, Former Astronaut Marc Garneau to Visit the Maxwell School on April 5

Friday, March 29, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Marc Garneau, minister of transport for the Government of Canada, will speak on “Trade, Transport and Space” on Friday, April 5, at 10 a.m. in the Strasser Legacy Room, 220 Eggers Hall. The lecture is sponsored by the Howard G….

STEM

University Lectures Hosts Silicon Valley Pioneer, LGBTQ Advocate Lynn Conway

Monday, March 25, 2019, By Kevin Morrow

The University Lectures series continues with Lynn Conway, professor emerita of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Michigan, on Tuesday, March 26. Conway’s presentation, “An Invisible Woman: The Inside Story Behind the VLSI Revolution in Silicon Valley,”…

STEM

New Class Explores the Science of Snow at Syracuse University

Friday, March 22, 2019, By Alex Dunbar

When Professor David Chandler had the opportunity to develop a new elective course, he wanted to find a way for students to make the most of Syracuse’s famous winters. “Then I can bring the research into the classroom and have…

Arts & Culture

Jazz in Troubled Times: Watson Professor, WSJ contributor Larry Blumenfeld Riffs on ‘Relevance, Resonance’ of Jazz Culture

Friday, March 22, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Larry Blumenfeld is a cultural journalist, music critic and longtime contributor to The Wall Street Journal. As this year’s Jeanette K. Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities Center, he will explore “Jazz in Troubled Times” through a series of lectures, workshops, public…

Campus & Community

Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month this April

Friday, March 22, 2019, By Shannon Andre

In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, within the Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience, is hosting a series of events in April in collaboration with students, faculty and staff…

STEM

Next Smart Cities Seminar to Focus on Citizen Science

Friday, March 22, 2019, By J.D. Ross

The fourth installment in a two-year series of working seminars and meetings that will explore the broad space of “smart cities” has been scheduled for March 27 and will examine the use of community-based science programs as effective data collection…

Campus & Community

Creativity and Innovation of Syracuse University Professors to be Showcased at ACCelerate Festival April 5-7 in Washington, D.C.

Thursday, March 21, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Three Syracuse University professors have been selected to showcase their creativity and innovative spirit as part of the second ACCelerate: ACC Smithsonian Creativity and Innovation Festival. The exhibitions and performances of Christopher Wildrick, Daniele Profeta and Nicolas Scherzinger, assisted by…