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Arts & Culture

Acclaimed Saxophonist, Writer Jackiem Joyner to Visit Campus Feb. 20

Friday, February 17, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse University continues its celebration of Black History Month with a visit by a former local resident who is a star on the smooth jazz circuit. Jackiem Joyner—a chart-topping saxophonist, producer and composer, as well as an emerging writer—is headlining…

Campus & Community

Memorial Service for Huston Smith to be Held on Sunday

Wednesday, February 15, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

Syracuse University will host a memorial service Sunday, Feb. 19, for the renowned religion scholar Huston Smith. Smith, former Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, taught at Syracuse from 1973-84 and died Dec. 30 at…

Campus & Community

College of Law Announces $20,000 Empire State Scholars Grant for NY State Residents Starting Fall 2017

Tuesday, February 14, 2017, By Robert Conrad

The College of Law has introduced a $20,000 Empire State Scholars Grant for all admitted New York state residents, beginning with students entering the law school in Fall 2017. Eligible students may alternatively receive merit-based scholarships for which they qualify…

Stefan Ballmer

Associate Professor of Physics

Duncan Brown

Charles Brightman Professor of Physics
Arts & Culture

Community Folk Art Center Offers Exhibition, Music, Film in Celebration of Black History Month

Tuesday, February 14, 2017, By News Staff

The Community Folk Art Center (CFAC), a unit of Syracuse University’s Department of African American Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, is celebrating Black History Month with an array of cultural programming open to the Syracuse University and…

Maria Minniti

Bantle Chair in Entrepreneurship and Public Policy
BBC Radio

Professor David Crane Discusses New Reports of Syrian Massacres

Thursday, February 9, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

“He Will Be Held Accountable”: David M. Crane, professor of practice, talks to BBC on issues of post-conflict justice for Syria following new reports of mass deaths in a Syrian jail.

STEM

How Machine Learning Is Changing Crime-Solving Tactics

Thursday, February 9, 2017, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Modern forensic DNA analyses are crucial to crime scene investigations; however the interpretation of the DNA profiles can be complex. Two researchers from the Forensics and National Security Sciences Institute (FNSSI) have turned to computer technology to assist complicated profile…