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Arts & Culture

Community Folk Art Center Celebrates 50 Years

Monday, October 24, 2022, By Renée Gearhart Levy

Habibatou Traore ’24 was in her first weeks at Syracuse University when she heard African drumming during an activities fair for new students last fall. She followed their sound to Joshua Williams, who teaches West African dance and drumming at…

Arts & Culture

Special Collections Research Center Contributes to the Art Museum’s Exhibition ‘Precious Metal: Gold Across Space and Time’

Monday, October 24, 2022, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) has selected collection items currently on view at the Syracuse University Art Museum’s most recent exhibition, “Precious Metal: Gold Across Space and Time.” On view until Dec. 11, “Precious Metal” is a…

The New York Times

Wegmans’ Self-Checkout App Discontinued After Experiencing Losses

Friday, October 21, 2022, By Julia Mazzer

Ray Wimer, professor of retail practice in the Whitman School, was interviewed by The New York Times for the article “Wegmans Discontinues Self-Checkout App, Citing Losses.” The article explains why Wegmans is discontinuing SCAN, a self-checkout app that was created…

New York Daily News

Professor Greenky Highlights Implications of New York’s New Gun Law

Friday, October 21, 2022, By Julia Mazzer

Lynn Greenky, associate teaching professor in The College of Visual and Performing Arts, wrote an opinion piece in The New York Daily News titled “The First Amendment vs. New York’s Second Amendment restrictions.” The article explains the implications of the…

Campus & Community

Reminiscing on 50 Years of Bird Library With Architectural Librarian Barbara Opar ’73, G’74

Friday, October 21, 2022, By John Boccacino

In the fall of 1972, Syracuse University took a bold step to shape the future of libraries on campus when the Ernest Stevenson Bird Library opened. Up to that point, libraries were dark spaces where students conducted their research or…

Media Tip Sheets

How does learning about past racial injustice inform understanding current racial discrimination?

Thursday, October 20, 2022, By Ellen Mbuqe

A recently released study coauthored by a Syracuse University researcher reveals how beliefs and political affiliations shape the public’s understanding about racial inequalities. The paper, “Historical information and beliefs about racial inequality,” was released earlier this year and published in…

Campus & Community

Rose-Laying Ceremony and Remembrance Convocation to Be Held Friday

Thursday, October 20, 2022, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The 2022-23 Convocation for Remembrance Scholars, honoring 35 outstanding students from this year’s senior class, will be held Friday, Oct. 21, at 3 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The convocation will be preceded by the annual Rose-Laying Ceremony at 2:03 p.m….

Campus & Community

Nominations Sought for Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence

Thursday, October 20, 2022, By News Staff

The Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence seeks to recognize members of the University community who have made invaluable contributions to Syracuse University in two overarching ways—first through commitment to scholarship and research that contributes to new understandings of the world and…

Veterans

New Book Highlights the Incredible Legacy of World War I Veteran William Shemin ’1924

Wednesday, October 19, 2022, By Jen Plummer

There are a few vivid details Sara Shemin Cass recalls about her grandfather, William Shemin ’1924 (1896-1973), from her time growing up in Westchester County, New York, and spending summers with her family upstate in Lake Champlain. At a strapping…

Arts & Culture

‘Ed Kashi: Advocacy Journalism’ Pop-Up Exhibition on Display at Syracuse University Art Museum Oct. 25-30

Tuesday, October 18, 2022, By News Staff

A special pop-up exhibition featuring the photography of renowned photojournalist, filmmaker, speaker, and educator Ed Kashi ’79 will be on view at the Syracuse University Art Museum Oct. 25-30. The exhibition will travel to the Louise and Bernard Palitz Gallery…