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Texas Power Grids, Extreme Weather and Changing Climate
The recent winter storm that led to massive power outages in several states including Texas, Mississippi and Kentucky has raised lots of questions with climate scientists and researchers who study electricity infrastructure. Is this linked to global warming, what may…
Women in Leadership Initiative Announces Spring 2021 Speakers, New Program Dates
Syracuse University’s Women in Leadership Initiative (WiL) today announced its Spring 2021 calendar of events and programming. Offerings include opportunities to learn from experienced leaders from diverse fields within and outside of higher education. These leaders will offer insights that…
Syracuse Stage Presents ‘Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992’
Syracuse Stage continues the 2020/2021 online on-demand season with the stunning documentary drama “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992” by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright Anna Deavere Smith. “Twilight” will be available as video on demand Feb. 3-14 at syracusestage.org. Smith…
Chancellor Announces Members of Provost and Chief Academic Officer Search Committee
The global search for Syracuse University’s next provost and chief academic officer is officially underway. Chancellor Kent Syverud announced the members of the search committee, following approval by the University Senate on Jan. 27. The provost is the University’s chief…
Community Folk Art Center Presents Exhibition ‘Stories My Grandmother Told Me’
In celebration of Black History Month, Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) presents “Stories My Grandmother Told Me,” featuring New Jersey-based artist Lavett Ballard. The exhibit runs through March 20. Ballard’s use of imagery reflects social issues affecting the African American…
VPA Faculty to Present World Premieres at Society for New Music Concert Jan. 31
Performers affiliated with the Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) are teaming up with the Society for New Music (SNM) for world premieres by two up-and-coming composers. Cellist Gregory Wood and percussionist Rob…
Sound Beat: Access Audio Offering Children’s Audiobooks about Enslaved People by Cheryl Wills ’89
Sound Beat: Access Audio is providing two free family audiobooks written by Emmy Award-winning journalist Cheryl Wills ’89, the great-great-great granddaughter of Emma and Sandy Wills, enslaved people from Haywood, Tennessee. The audiobooks are narrated by the author and are…
Alumnus’s Journey into a Combat Engineer’s Traumatic Memories Featured in Wordgathering
As a Marine combat engineer with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, John Gibson’s job was to identify improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and mines, place and clear obstacles, lay out concertina wire and build bunkers. This essential, physical and tactile combat…
Rolling Appointed to Everson Museum of Art’s Board of Trustees
James Haywood Rolling Jr., a dual professor of arts education and teaching and leadership in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) and School of Education, has been appointed to the board of trustees of the Everson Museum of…
In a Semester Unlike Any Other, Auxiliary Services Adjusts to Meet the Needs of Its Community
Throughout the fall semester, members of Auxiliary Services stepped up and adapted quickly to public health guidelines, continuing to ensure quality service. A Quiet Semester in the Adirondacks In a typical year, theUniversity’s Minnowbrook Conference Center in Blue Mountain Lake,…