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Maxwell Professor and Former NASA Administrator Reflects on Neil Armstrong’s Legacy
On Friday, the Neil Armstrong biopic “First Man” opens in theaters. The movie focuses on Armstrong’s life from 1961 to 1969, when he commanded Apollo 11 and took the first steps on the moon. Sean O’Keefe is a University Professor…
Syracuse Marks National Arts and Humanities Month: University Celebrates ‘Importance of Culture’ with Spate of Events, Activities
October is National Arts and Humanities Month (NAHM), and Syracuse University is marking the occasion with an array of events and activities. Vivian May, director of the Humanities Center, says most of the University’s NAHM-related programming originates in the College…
University Honors Indigenous Peoples’ Day
On Monday, Oct. 8, Syracuse University will host a Universitywide celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The University community is invited to celebrate and recognize the history, contributions and survival of indigenous peoples. In partnership with the SUNY College of Environmental…
Symphony Orchestra to Premiere Two New Works by Young Composers
The Syracuse University Symphony Orchestra (SUSO) in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music will present the world premieres of two works by young composers at a concert on Sunday,…
Being the Stories We Tell: Syracuse Symposium Organizers Use Fall Events to Probe Individual, Collective Power of Storytelling
Syracuse Symposium—a program of the Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S)—continues its yearlong look at “Stories” with a spate of October events. The lineup includes the exhibition “Look Now: Facing Breast Cancer”; a lecture by geographer Nicolas…
October is Disability Awareness and Appreciation Month
Throughout the month of October, the Disability Cultural Center (DCC) and a host of campus partners and student organizations will host Disability Awareness and Appreciation Month. The month’s events will focus on disability and its many intersections. “We are very…
Challenges, Events Highlight Campus Sustainability Month
As the leaves begin to change from green to orange across campus, Sustainability Management invites members of the University community to become sustainability change agents by taking part in the international celebration of Campus Sustainability Month during October. Throughout the…
WAER Inducts Len Berman ’68, G’70 and Steve Kroft ’71 into Hall of Fame
“I don’t think my life would have turned out the way it’s turned out if I hadn’t gone to Syracuse.” These were the words of Steve Kroft ’71 during the WAER Hall of Fame Induction ceremony on Friday, Sept. 14….
Genet Costume Collection Exhibition Re-Examines the Dirndl Skirt
“High on a Hill Is a Lonely Dirndl,” an overview exhibition of Tyrolean-styled dirndl skirts by such designers as Yves Saint Laurent, Victor Costa and Ralph Lauren, will be exhibited through Friday, Oct. 12, in the Sue & Leon Genet…
Point of Contact Gallery Announces Opening Reception of ‘LOOK NOW: Facing Breast Cancer’
Point of Contact Gallery will host the opening reception of “Look Now: Facing Breast Cancer,” a photographic exhibition and multimedia installation, on Thursday, Oct. 11. “Look Now: Facing Breast Cancer” breaks down the barriers between the public persona of survivors…