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Syracuse Hillel Plans Seders, Meals Next Week in Celebration of Passover

Wednesday, April 10, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Next week, members of the Jewish community will celebrate Passover, one of the most important holidays of the Jewish faith tradition. The eight-day celebration commemorates the liberation of the Jewish people from slavery in ancient Egypt and their freedom as…

Media Tip Sheets

Black Hole Image Is ‘Real-Life Counterpart’ To What Science Fiction Movies Have Imagined

Wednesday, April 10, 2019, By Daryl Lovell

Today astronomers announced they have successfully captured the first direct visual evidence of a supermassive black hole and its shadow. Duncan Brown is the Charles Brightman Endowed Professor of Physics at Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Brown was…

Campus & Community

Lavender Graduation Is April 28; Sunday Registration Deadline for Graduating Students Who Want to Be Recognized

Wednesday, April 10, 2019, By News Staff

The LGBT Resource Center invites all students, faculty and staff to attend the Lavender Graduation. Formerly known as the Rainbow Banquet, this is an annual event to honor all Syracuse University and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF)…

Campus & Community

Du, Lewis Named 2019-22 Meredith Professors for Teaching Excellence

Wednesday, April 10, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Wenliang (Kevin) Du, professor of electrical engineering and computer science in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, and Katharine (Kate) Lewis, professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, have been named the 2019-22 Laura J. and…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Symposium to Present Final Chapter of ‘Stories’

Wednesday, April 10, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium concludes its yearlong exploration of “Stories” with a spate of April events that are free and open to the public. Presented by the Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), the series explores the role…

Campus & Community

Undergraduates Celebrate Their Research and Creative Work Awards

Tuesday, April 9, 2019, By Mary Elizabeth Horsington

“Euphoria” is how Cathryn Newton, senior advisor to the Chancellor and provost for faculty engagement, described the atmosphere at Bird Library last Thursday afternoon, when scores of undergraduate research and creative grant recipients gathered to celebrate their success. The 103 students…

Media, Law & Policy

Filipina Journalist Maria Ressa Will Receive Tully Free Speech Award at Campus Ceremony April 24

Monday, April 8, 2019, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Journalist Maria Ressa is the recipient of the 2018 Free Speech Award, presented by the Newhouse School’s Tully Center for Free Speech. Ressa, who is CEO and executive editor of The Rappler, will visit campus for the award ceremony on…

Campus & Community

Call to Register: OrangeSeeds Big Event and Community Service Day

Monday, April 8, 2019, By Gabrielle Lake

As the University’s largest student-run day of community service, The Big Event is an annual opportunity for students to support local nonprofit organizations within the Syracuse community. Each service day is organized and hosted by the OrangeSeeds, a first-year and…

Health & Society

Deadline Set for April 26 to Register for J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge

Monday, April 8, 2019, By News Staff

April 26 is the registration deadline to be part of the Syracuse University team in the 2019 J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge. The 3.5-mile run/walk is Tuesday, May 21, at 6:45 p.m. at Onondaga Lake Park in Liverpool. All benefits-eligible faculty…

STEM

Mission to Mars—Miguel San Martin ’82

Monday, April 8, 2019, By Matt Wheeler

When a spacecraft enters the Martian atmosphere, terror sets in on Earth. Following a smooth, quiet cruise across the expanse of space, a NASA Mars lander nears its final destination. Eighty miles above the alien surface, the vehicle begins a…