Search Results for: cl
Urban Cinematheque 2017 Features over 20 Local Arts Organizations, Jordan Peele’s ‘Get Out’
Urban Video Project (UVP) and Light Work will present Urban Cinematheque 2017, Friday, Sept. 1, 7 p.m. – 11 p.m. This year marks the sixth installment of this extremely successful end-of-summer event pairing a free outdoor film with an arts…
Syracuse Loses a Legend: Remembering ‘Coach Mac’
Richard F. “Dick” MacPherson, who guided the Syracuse football team to an undefeated season in 1987 and five bowl games in 10 seasons as head coach, passed away on Aug. 8. He was 86 years old. [Editor’s Note (Update Thursday,…
Alumna Is First Woman to Get Full Philosophy Professorship at MSU Denver
As a doctoral student in philosophy, Carol V.A. Quinn G’02 studied Hebrew for two years and traveled to Israel, where she interviewed Holocaust survivors. She concedes she took a nontraditional approach to researching her dissertation, Considering the Nazi Data Debate:…
Mary Kiernan Inducted into American Academy of Chefs
In July, Associate Teaching Professor Mary Kiernan was inducted into the American Academy of Chefs (AAC), the honor society of the American Culinary Foundation (ACF). The ACF was established in 1929. Today, the professional chefs’ organization boasts 17,500 members and…
South Side Communication Center Youth Program Encourages Anything Is Possible
Every day the young people who attend the South Side Communication Center Youth Program have something different to look forward to. That includes speakers, art class, board games, sewing or just hanging out and engaging in good conversation. During the…
Selections from ‘The A-Bomb and Humanity’ to Be Exhibited Aug. 10-19
“Present Tense,” selections from “The A-Bomb and Humanity,” a set of 40 panels that depict photographs and drawings of the human suffering created when Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, were destroyed by atomic bombs, will be on view Aug. 10-19 at…
Book Memorializes Symposium in Tribute to Late, Great African Writer Chinua Achebe
In 2014, the Department of African American Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences held a daylong conference to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe’s landmark novel “Arrow of God.” The symposium featured some of the…
Selfies Are Everywhere—But Why?
Selfies: the self-portraits of the digital age. These photos posted on social media serve as a way to document a new haircut, a vacation or a night out on the town. But researchers from the Newhouse School have taken a…
Alumnus Launches DataCuse, Providing Public Access to City Data
Recently, the City of Syracuse announced the launch of a public data portal, DataCuse, that provides open access to batches of city data. The new tool is part of Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner’s open data policy, to make more data about city…
Syracuse Stage Seeks Local Actors for Two Roles in ‘A Raisin in the Sun’
Syracuse Stage will host auditions for local non-Equity actors on Aug. 14, 6-8 p.m., for the roles of Travis Younger and Bobo in “A Raisin in the Sun”. The show runs Feb. 21-March 11, 2018, in the Archbold Theatre at…