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Arts & Culture

‘La Borinqueña’ Creator to Help La Casita Celebrate ‘Diversity in Reading’ Month April 28

Thursday, April 20, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, creator of the new graphic novel sensation “La Borinqueña,” is participating in a luncheon discussion and book signing on Friday, April 28, from noon to 2 p.m. at La Casita Cultural Center, 109 Otisco St., Syracuse. His visit…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University to Award Five Honorary Degrees at 2017 Commencement

Wednesday, April 19, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

A global business leader and champion of the underserved; a civil rights activist and prominent attorney; a leading scholar in wireless communications; a preservationist of Native American culture; and a visionary artist of contemporary issues will be awarded honorary degrees…

Arts & Culture

Department of Drama Presents Kurt Weill musical revue ‘Berlin to Broadway’

Wednesday, April 19, 2017, By Joanna Penalva

The powerful music of German composer Kurt Weill comes to life in “Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill: A Musical Voyage” performed by the Syracuse University Department of Drama. From 1930s Berlin to 1950s America, Weill rose to international fame…

Campus & Community

University Union Announces Mayfest and Block Party 2017

Wednesday, April 19, 2017, By News Staff

University Union will present Mayfest 2017, featuring hip-hop artist Vic Mensa and electronic music group Cheat Codes, on Friday, April 28, in Walnut Park; gates to the event open at 1 p.m. Block Party 2017—featuring hip-hop artist Travis Scott, electronic…

Campus & Community

Peer Financial Coaches Guide Fellow Students on Path of Financial Well-Being

Wednesday, April 19, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

This is another feature in a series of stories by SU News, in collaboration with the Office of Financial Literacy, about the work of the office and money strategies for students. As a peer financial coach, Steven Winschel Jr. ’18…

Media, Law & Policy

Syrian Accountability Project Releases New Report on April 4 Chemical Attack in Khan Sheikhoun

Wednesday, April 19, 2017, By News Staff

The Syrian Accountability Project, an initiative at Syracuse College of Law, is unveiling new evidence that the catastrophic gas attack on the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun was a crime against humanity and a war crime. The 45-member organization, staffed…

Campus & Community

Teaching Awards Program to Honor 10 Faculty

Tuesday, April 18, 2017, By Carol Boll

The 2016-17 Faculty Recognition Awards program sponsored by the Office of Faculty Affairs is scheduled for Thursday, April 20, from 4-5:30 p.m. in the Goldstein Alumni and Faculty Center. The program will recognize the two recipients of the Laura and…

Campus & Community

Help Win Blood Battle Challenge By Donating at Upcoming Campus Blood Drives

Tuesday, April 18, 2017, By Justin Kim

Syracuse University is in the midst of a Blood Battle Challenge with Boston College, recruiting donors who will provide much-needed blood to the American Red Cross. This is the sixth year that the two institutions have paired up in the…

STEM

Turning to Aquarium Fish for Human Spinal Cord Injury Treatment

Tuesday, April 18, 2017, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Katharine Lewis, associate professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, has received a five-year grant of $242,500 from the New York State Spinal Cord Injury Research Board (SCIRB) that will support her lab’s research on spinal cord…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Symposium to Unveil ‘YOU ARE HERE’ April 20

Tuesday, April 18, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium concludes its yearlong examination of “Place” with an art exhibition of local relevance. On Thursday, April 20, the Humanities Center and the Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) in Syracuse University Libraries will co-host an opening reception for the…