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Veterans

IVMF Announces New Appointments to Advisory Board

Thursday, February 22, 2018, By Stephanie Salanger

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) welcomes four new members to its external advisory board. Today, the IVMF announced that the Honorable Bob McDonald, former secretary of Veterans Affairs and former chairman and CEO of Procter & Gamble; former Secretary of…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse and WAER Provide Connective Thread for Father and Son Broadcasters on One Memorable Day

Thursday, February 22, 2018, By Keith Kobland

A moment truly steeped in Orange played out in front of a network TV audience recently, one which gave a well-known father and his soon-to-be well-known son a moment they’ll always treasure. It happened last weekend, when the Syracuse University…

Arts & Culture

Thrive Together Fair Celebrates Syracuse’s Cultural Diversity

Thursday, February 22, 2018, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Thrive at SU, a registered student organization based in the Blackstone LaunchPad in Bird Library, is hosting its second annual Thrive Together Fair on Saturday, March 3, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Goldstein Auditorium at the Schine Student Center….

STEM

Despite Doubts, Here’s How Venezuela Will Charge Cryptocurrency Chase

Wednesday, February 21, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

According to reports, the Venezuelan “petro” cryptocurrency raised $750 million in the first day of the pre-sale phase of its Initial Coin Offering. The “petro” ICO is most significant as a historical milestone for distributed ledger technology adoption. Associate professor Lee McKnight…

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”…

Campus & Community

Be Part of the Tradition—Celebrate the 2018 Winter Carnival

Tuesday, February 20, 2018, By Samarth Sharma

The winter fun is here with this year’s Winter Carnival. Syracuse University’s Traditions Commission is continuing the longstanding tradition of fun and warmth from Feb. 20 until Feb. 24. Once a holiday before the onset of exams, the Winter Carnival…

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…

Arts & Culture

Acclaimed Jazz, R&B Singer Tracy Hamlin to Visit Syracuse Feb. 25-26

Monday, February 19, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong look at “Belonging” with a mini-residency by acclaimed singer Tracy Hamlin. Her visit also is part of the University’s observance of Black History Month. Hamlin will headline a panel discussion titled “Music, Identity and Belonging” on Monday,…

Arts & Culture

Virtuoso Organist Alcee Chriss III Will Perform in Malmgren Concert Feb. 25

Friday, February 16, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Organist Alcee Chriss III will perform a solo recital at Hendricks Chapel on Sunday, Feb. 25, at 4 p.m. His performance in the Malmgren Concert Series is part of his award for winning second prize in the 2017 Arthur Poister…

Veterans

To Take Best Care of Vets, It Will Take More Than Proposed VA Budget Increase

Friday, February 16, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

Released this week, President Trump’s budget for fiscal year 2019 proposes an overall increase of more than $8.5 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Nicholas Armstrong is the Senior Director for Research and Evaluation at the Institute for Veterans…