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Philanthropy Week Kicks off Monday
Syracuse University’s annual Philanthropy Week will kick off on Monday, March 31, beginning a weeklong series of special events planned to raise awareness about the critical role that philanthropy plays at the University—and in society as a whole—and to recognize…
Meatless Monday Explained
Sid Lerner ’53, recipient of SU’s Arents Award in 2013, is the guru behind The Monday Campaigns, which dedicate the first working day of each week to healthy prevention behaviors. The first of those campaigns is Meatless Mondays, which started…
Bold Interpretation of ‘The Glass Menagerie’ Inspired by Notes from Original Script
“The Glass Menagerie” is the play that launched Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tennessee Williams’ career and is among the masterworks of the American stage. Drawn from Williams’ life, this moving play explores the illusory nature of dreams and the fragility of…
Orange Circle Awards to Be Presented April 2
During Syracuse University’s Philanthropy Week (http://giving.syr.edu/special-groups/students/philanthropy-week/), three individuals and one group will be recognized with the Orange Circle Award, honoring members of the SU community who have done extraordinary things in the service of others. The awards will be given…
Shepard Is Next Speaker in Carver Series Today
Short story writer and novelist Jim Shepard is the next presenter in the spring 2014 Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. today in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session will precede the reading from 3:45-4:30 p.m. The event is free…
Fletchall Puts Learning into Practice on Connective Corridor
Graduate student Quinton Fletchall loves narrative. He particularly loves the narrative of urban planning and social design. He sees cities as stories that people tell through the lens of hope, fear and dreams for the future. He also sees those…
Artist Ann Hamilton to Appear at UVP Everson April 8
Urban Video Project will present renowned multimedia artist Ann Hamilton on Tuesday, April 8, for the opening of a new video piece, “table of contents,” at UVP Everson.
Wind Power Can Be Cost-Comparable, New Analysis Reveals
The costs of using wind energy and natural gas for electricity are virtually equal when accounting for the full private and social costs of each, making wind a competitive energy source for the United States, according to a new study on the…
Digitas’ Lina Josephson ’11 will visit Newhouse April 7
Lina Josephson ’11, associate media planner at Digitas Boston, will visit the Newhouse School on Monday, April 7, as a guest of Job Market Speaker Series, part of the Eric Mower Advertising Forum. She will speak on “A Journey from…
Getting to Know: Astrophysicist Jedidah Isler
Jedidah Isler was interested in the heavens from the time she was 11 or 12. She had a telescope as a kid, which her sister bought her for her birthday one year. But she didn’t get a chance to pursue…