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Arts & Culture

Accomplished Poet Paisley Rekdal Speaking Wednesday for Carver Series

Tuesday, October 11, 2016, By Kevin Morrow

Paisley Rekdal is the next speaker in the Raymond Carver Reading Series, on Wednesday, Oct. 12, in Gifford Auditorium. She will participate in a Q&A at 3:45 p.m., and will read from her work at 5:30 p.m. The event—presented by…

STEM

Information Sessions Scheduled for 2017 Spring Break in Silicon Valley

Friday, October 7, 2016, By J.D. Ross

Information Sessions for the 2017 Spring Break in Silicon Valley experiential learning trip held by the School of Information Studies (iSchool) have been scheduled. Spring Break in Silicon Valley is designed to give students a firsthand look at the companies,…

Campus & Community

Faculty and Staff Invited to Take Wellness Survey through Oct. 16

Thursday, September 29, 2016, By News Staff

Imagine a healthier campus with robust wellness offerings uniquely created for faculty and staff. Tai Chi, weight management and tobacco cessation all are part of a growing effort to provide an accessible network of health and wellness programs and offerings….

Media, Law & Policy

Q&A with LHHM Speaker Sarina Morales ’08

Wednesday, September 28, 2016, By Natalie Rudakevych

The commemorative speaker for Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month (LHHM) is Sarina Morales ’08, a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and contributor to multiple ESPN platforms, including anchoring “SportsCenter:AM.” During her time at SU, Morales was a member…

Campus & Community

Staff Member Helps Families in Wake of Natural Disasters as FEMA Reservist

Tuesday, September 27, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

When disastrous flooding hit Louisiana in August, most people around the nation could only watch the events of the devastation unfold on the news. Daniel Welker was glad to be called to action to help those in need.

Media, Law & Policy

Akerlof to Deliver Volcker Lecture on Wednesday

Tuesday, September 27, 2016, By News Staff

George Arthur Akerlof will deliver the 2016 Paul Volcker Lecture in Behavioral Economics, titled “Phishing for Phools,” on Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 4 p.m. in Goldstein Auditorium. The lecture is free and open to the public; RSVP is strongly recommended…

Campus & Community

J.R. Martinez Named as Keynote Speaker at 32nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Monday, September 26, 2016, By Keith Kobland

Best-selling author, actor, U.S. Army veteran and motivational speaker J.R. Martinez will provide the keynote address at the 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

STEM

Information Security Club Takes Gold at NCAC

Thursday, September 22, 2016, By J.D. Ross

A team of graduate students from the Information Management and Telecommunications and Network Management programs at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) and from the College of Engineering and Computer Science have won the gold award in Phase I of the National…

Media, Law & Policy

Members of Congress, Victims’ Families Speak During Briefing on Capitol Hill Hosted by CCJI

Wednesday, September 21, 2016, By Scott McDowell

On Sept. 12, The Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) hosted a briefing on the Emmett Till Reauthorization Act of 2016 in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C. The event was sponsored by Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), who, along…

Arts & Culture

SUart Galleries Opens ‘Maurice Sendak: 50 Years; 50 Works; 50 Reasons’

Tuesday, September 20, 2016, By Syracuse University Art Museum

Now on view at The Syracuse University Art Galleries is the exhibition “Maurice Sendak: 50 Years; 50 Works; 50 Reasons,” a comprehensive retrospective of select works by the late artist. The original work is supplemented with accompanying comments by celebrities,…