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Campus & Community

Alumni Association Plans Basketball Tailgates

Thursday, October 26, 2017, By John Boccacino

The Syracuse University Alumni Association (SUAA) will once again host a series of men’s and women’s basketball pre-game tailgates during the 2017-18 season. Alumni, friends of SU and guests are invited to enjoy delicious tailgate food and drinks with fellow ’Cuse…

Campus & Community

Phyllis Backer Foundation Establishes Named Professorship in Jewish Studies

Thursday, October 26, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

A major gift from The Phyllis Backer Foundation will enhance the depth and breadth of modern Jewish studies at Syracuse University. The Foundation has made a $1.5 million gift to establish The Phyllis Backer Professor of Jewish Studies in the…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law New York Bar Exam Pass Rate is Highest in Decades

Wednesday, October 25, 2017, By Robert Conrad

Syracuse University College of Law graduates who took the New York State Bar Exam for the first time in July 2017 achieved a 91.6 percent pass rate. That mark represents a two-decade high, and an increase of more than two percentage…

LocalSYR

Toys-R-Us Holiday Sale Starts to Stave off Bankruptcy

Friday, October 20, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Recovering after filing for bankruptcy in September, Toys-R-Us stores around the country are already prepping for holiday sales season, which will begin a month before Black Friday. Whitman Professor of Retail Practice Amanda Nicholson spoke with CNY Central about this…

Health & Society

Christopher Barley ’89 Puts Heart and Mind into International Relief Work

Friday, October 20, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

When Christopher Barley ’89 learned a 7.8 magnitude earthquake had hit Nepal in April 2015, he quickly traveled there to provide medical assistance in the region near the capital city of Kathmandu. “Little towns were just rubble,” he says. “Every…

Arts & Culture

Backstage Names VPA’s Musical Theater Program One of 10 ‘You Should Know’

Thursday, October 19, 2017, By Erica Blust

Backstage has listed the musical theater program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Drama as one of “Ten Musical Theater College Programs You Should Know.” According to Backstage, the list, which does not numerically rank the…

Arts & Culture

George Saunders Wins Man Booker Prize for ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’

Tuesday, October 17, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

Saunders’ win was announced by Lola Young, Baroness Young of Hornsey, at a dinner Tuesday evening at London’s Guildhall. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall presented a trophy to Saunders.

STEM

Questions for Stefan Ballmer on Discovery of Collision of Neutron Stars and the Origins of Gold

Monday, October 16, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Stefan Ballmer, associate professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, is one of the Syracuse physicists on the LIGO team that has made groundbreaking discoveries on gravitational waves and, now, the collision of two massive neutron stars…

Media, Law & Policy

Amanda Chou selected for Clinton Global Initiative University

Thursday, October 12, 2017, By Cyndi Moritz

Amanda Chou ’19 has been selected to participate in the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) in Boston.  CGI U was established in 2007 to engage the next generation of leaders on college campuses around the world. It is a…

Media, Law & Policy

CNN’s Rene Marsh G’03 Coming Back To Talk ‘Covering Government’

Thursday, October 12, 2017, By News Staff

CNN correspondent Rene Marsh G’03 is returning to Newhouse to give a talk titled “How covering government has changed: A Washington correspondent’s perspective.” Marsh will speak on Monday, Oct. 16, at 4:30 p.m. in the Newhouse 1-3 Center, rm. 432/434 of Newhouse…