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Business & Economy

Three Reasons Why Major League Baseball Attendance Is Slumping

Thursday, May 2, 2019, By Keith Kobland

Many Major League Baseball teams are witnessing big drops at the box office this season. Newhouse School Professor Brad Horn, former vice president for communications and education at the Baseball Hall of Fame, suggests three reasons why. There’s a cold, harsh…

Campus & Community

New University Audit Executive Begins Tenure

Thursday, May 2, 2019, By Jennifer DeMarchi

The Division of Business, Finance and Administrative Services announces the appointment of Utibe Offiong to the role of university audit executive. Reporting to the senior vice president and chief financial officer and to the University Audit Committee of the Board…

Arts & Culture

Benjamin Vanmuysen Named Harry der Boghosian Fellow for 2019–20

Thursday, May 2, 2019, By Julie Sharkey

The School of Architecture has announced that architectural designer Benjamin Vanmuysen is the Harry der Boghosian Fellow for 2019–20. Vanmuysen will succeed current fellow Assistant Professor James Leng. The Boghosian Fellowship at the School of Architecture—established in early 2015 in…

STEM

Varshney Graduate Scholarship Established in the College of Engineering and Computer Science

Thursday, May 2, 2019, By Matt Wheeler

For the first time this fall, the Pramod K. and Anju Varshney Endowed Graduate Scholarship will be awarded in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. The scholarship will provide financial assistance to graduate students pursuing a doctoral degree in…

Arts & Culture

Department of Drama Presents ‘Good Kids’

Wednesday, May 1, 2019, By Joanna Penalva

The Department of Drama concludes its 2018-2019 season with Naomi Iizuka’s “Good Kids.” This production is directed by faculty member Holly Thuma and features New York City-based actor Carey Cox, who portrays the character Dierdre. “Good Kids” runs May 3…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Names Advocacy Honors Society after Professor Emeritus Travis H.D. Lewin

Wednesday, May 1, 2019, By Robert Conrad

The College of Law has named its student-run advocacy competition organization the Travis H.D. Lewin Advocacy Honors Society. In doing so, the college honors the faculty member who was instrumental in creating what was, in the early 1970s, a groundbreaking…

Campus & Community

Sigma Chi Raises Record-Breaking Philanthropy Total with Derby Days

Wednesday, May 1, 2019, By Currie Murch Elliot

The Psi Psi Chapter of Sigma Chi raised a record-breaking $68,000 for charity during its annual Derby Days this year. All of the money will be donated to the Huntsman Cancer Foundation, Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital and Children’s Miracle Network….

Campus & Community

Sharif Bey Named 2019 Judith Greenberg Seinfeld Scholar

Wednesday, May 1, 2019, By News Staff

Sharif Bey, associate professor of art education in the College of Visual and Performing Arts and the School of Education, has been named the 2019 Judith Greenberg Seinfeld Scholar award recipient in recognition of his outstanding work as an artist,…

Campus & Community

Campus Community Invited to Community Engagement Reception and Warehouse Tour on May 3

Tuesday, April 30, 2019, By Joyce LaLonde

Syracuse University students, faculty and staff spend countless hours working, studying, designing and collaborating at the Nancy Cantor Warehouse. The building is home to the Office of Community Engagement, the Division of Marketing and Communications and the School of Design…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Libraries, Department of Chemistry Collaborate to Identify Chemical Composition of Plastics Artifacts Collection

Tuesday, April 30, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collection Research Center (SCRC) and the Department of Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences have collaborated on a first-of-its-kind project. Courtney Asztalos, the Libraries’ plastics pioneers curator of plastics and historical artifacts, partnered with…