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Dr. King Celebration Features Marc Lamont Hill, Unsung Award Winners

Monday, February 1, 2016, By Keith Kobland

More than 1,000 people were at the Carrier Dome Sunday night to pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to listen to the captivating words of Marc Lamont Hill, Distinguished Professor of African American Studies at Morehouse College…

STEM

Biology Student Wins NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Friday, January 29, 2016, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Caitlin McDonough, a Ph.D. student in biology, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship, supporting her study of the intricate details of reproduction. The award provides three years of independent financial support for early-career graduate students….

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage’s Timothy Bond Accepts Post at University of Washington

Friday, January 29, 2016, By Joseph Whelan

Syracuse Stage has announced that producing artistic director Timothy Bond has been appointed full professor at the University of Washington’s School of Drama in Seattle. Bond announced last May that the current Syracuse Stage season, 2015-16, would be his last…

Arts & Culture

‘Rotimi Fani-Kayode (1955-1989)’ Exhibition Opens Feb. 8 at Palitz Gallery

Thursday, January 28, 2016, By Scott McDowell

“Rotimi Fani-Kayode (1955-1989)” is a solo retrospective of the work of this seminal and highly influential figure in 1980s black British and African contemporary art. Although his career was cut short by his untimely death at the age of 34,…

Campus & Community

Screening of Climate Change Documentary ‘This Changes Everything’

Wednesday, January 27, 2016, By News Staff

The Sustainability Division and the Students of Sustainability will sponsor a free screening of the environmental documentary “This Changes Everything” on Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 7 p.m. in Watson Theater. The climate film is narrated and inspired by the international…

STEM

Student Goes from Learning Code to Teaching It

Wednesday, January 27, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Marcus Robinson ’19 had always been interested in math, engineering and computer hardware but coding seemed confusing and a little daunting—until he signed up for a workshop during his junior year in high school.

Arts & Culture

University Singers to Compete in Bulgaria, Perform in New York City

Wednesday, January 27, 2016, By Erica Blust

The Syracuse University Singers, the most select choral ensemble at the University, will travel to Varna, Bulgaria, May 12-15 to compete in the European Grand Prix, a prestigious international choral competition. Only six choirs in the world are invited to…

Campus & Community

Scholar Spotlight: Sarah Mikal Dalusma ’16

Tuesday, January 26, 2016, By News Staff

When Sarah Mikal Dalusma made the decision to attend Syracuse University, it meant leaving behind everything that she knew in her hometown of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Now, as a senior marketing and finance major in the Whitman School, she couldn’t be…

Arts & Culture

Reconstructing ‘Shakespeare’s Songbook’

Tuesday, January 26, 2016, By Rob Enslin

In commemoration of the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, the Department of Art & Music Histories (AMH) in the College of Arts and Sciences is playing host to a world-renowned musicologist. Ross Duffin, the host and producer of “Micrologus:…

STEM

Semaan Selected for Junior Faculty Research Award

Monday, January 25, 2016, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies (iSchool) Assistant Professor Bryan Semaan has been recognized with the Robert Benjamin Junior Faculty Research Award. This award was established by iSchool Professor Emeritus Robert Benjamin to recognize outstanding research by a junior faculty member. It provides…