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Arts & Culture

SUArt Galleries Presents Soprano Concert Celebrating Women in the Arts

Thursday, February 26, 2015, By Syracuse University Art Museum

The Syracuse University Art Galleries will present “A Concert in Celebration of ‘Pushing the Line: American Women Printmakers from the Syracuse University Art Collection,’” on Thursday, March 5, at 5:30 p.m. Sopranos Eileen Strempel and Kathleen Roland-Silverstein and friends will…

STEM

Students, Community Invited to New Info Visualization Meetup

Thursday, February 26, 2015, By Diane Stirling

A community meetup on the topic of information visualization is being hosted by the School of Information Studies (iSchool) and Assistant Professor Jeff Hemsley. The meetup will take place Tuesday, March 3, starting at 6 p.m. in the Katzer Room,…

Campus & Community

Former Amazon Chief Scientist Andreas Weigend to Give Next University Lecture

Thursday, February 26, 2015, By Kevin Morrow

Andreas Weigend, former chief scientist at Amazon and founder of Social Data Lab, is the next speaker in the 2014-15 University Lectures series. His presentation, “We Are Our Data: Harnessing the Power of Social Data,” is Tuesday, March 3, at…

Crystal Laura to Present ‘Against the Social Ecology of School Discipline’

Wednesday, February 25, 2015, By Jennifer Russo

The School of Education continues the Douglas P. Biklen Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series on Thursday, Feb. 26, with Crystal T. Laura, assistant professor of educational leadership at Chicago State University. Laura will present “Against the Social Ecology of…

Health & Society

Falk College Announces New Master of Arts in Addiction Studies

Wednesday, February 25, 2015, By Michele Barrett

To address a growing need for more counselors, healthcare professionals and social services professionals with adequate training and credentialing in alcohol, other drugs and behavioral addictions, Falk College has announced the creation of a 36-credit master of arts in addiction…

Arts & Culture

Three-Time Grammy Award-Winner Keb’ Mo’ to Perform June 19

Wednesday, February 25, 2015, By News Staff

Three-time Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter, guitarist and contemporary blues artist Keb’ Mo’ will perform live in concert at Gala 2015, Syracuse Stage’s major annual fundraiser. The event will take place on Friday, June 19, in Goldstein Auditorium in the Schine…

STEM

Mathematics Department on Hot Streak

Wednesday, February 25, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The Department of Mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences has the formula for success. Uday Banerjee, professor and chair of mathematics, says that nearly a third of his faculty have received major grant awards or international speaking invitations…

Whitman School to Host First Graduate Student Stock Pitch Competition

Wednesday, February 25, 2015, By Kerri D. Howell

The Whitman School will host its first graduate student stock pitch competition on Thursday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m. in Lender Auditorium. Organized by the finance department, the event features three graduate student teams pitching three different stocks. The student…

Media, Law & Policy

Professor Explores ‘Judicial Politics in Polarized Times’

Wednesday, February 25, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

Do judges serve as neutral legal umpires, unaccountable partisan activists or political actors whose decisions conform to—rather than challenge—the democratic will? That is one of the many questions that political scientist Thomas Keck seeks to answer in his latest book,…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Scholar: Natalie Rebeyev ’15

Wednesday, February 25, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

Natalie Rebeyev, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a Gates Cambridge Scholar, enabling her to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree in any subject at the University of Cambridge (U.K.). A dual major in biology…