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Campus & Community

SU Abroad and Office of Multicultural Affairs Present: Exploring Diversity Abroad

Friday, February 3, 2017, By Briana Rinaldo

SU Abroad and the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) will be hosting an event focusing on diversity and experiences of students studying abroad. The event, Exploring Diversity Abroad, will address the challenges some students of color, LGBTQ+ students and students…

Bridge Street

Professor of Practice Dennis Deninger talks Super Bowl ahead of big game

Friday, February 3, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Dennis Deninger, professor of practice at Falk College, discusses the Super Bowl game between the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots on Bridge Street.

Arts & Culture

Wayne Franits Named Distinguished Professor

Thursday, February 2, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

Wayne Franits, professor of art history in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a Distinguished Professor by Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly. The distinction is one of the University’s highest honors for faculty members, bestowed upon…

Campus & Community

University Lectures Hosts Jhumpa Lahiri, Pulitzer-Winning Author of ‘Interpreter of Maladies’

Thursday, February 2, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri will speak for the University Lectures on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Lahiri’s appearance is co-sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences and the Humanities Center. The event is free…

STEM

University to Host 7th International Building Physics Conference in Fall 2018

Wednesday, February 1, 2017, By Kerrie Marshall

Experts on the science and engineering of buildings will convene in Syracuse in September 2018 for the seventh International Building Physics Conference (IBPC). This is the first time this conference is being held in the United States; it is coming…

Health & Society

Spring 2017 Common and Diverse Ground Interfaith Dinner Dialogue Series Begins Feb. 7

Wednesday, February 1, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The University’s spring 2017 Interfaith Dialogue Dinner Series, Common and Diverse Ground: Raising Consciousnesses by Acknowledging the “Hidden” Things that Divide Us, will begin on Tuesday, Feb. 7. The Feb. 7 dialogue, on “Marginalization, Faith and Secularism,” will be held…

Campus & Community

Orange After Dark Releases Spring Schedule

Tuesday, January 31, 2017, By Justin Kim

Orange After Dark (OAD) welcomes the spring semester with its calendar of events, which include cosmic bowling, escape rooms, snow tubing and plenty more. “We’re bringing some new events to campus—specifically the comedian Adam Grabowski and the ‘Survey Says’ game…

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Trump card could be played at Super Bowl

Sunday, January 29, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Upwards of 180 million Americans could be huddled around televisions on Feb. 5 to watch the National Football League’s title game between the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots, and newly elected U.S. President Donald Trump’s vision of America could…

Business & Economy

University to Compete for ACC InVenture Prize

Friday, January 27, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

“Shark Tank” isn’t the only place to catch a first look at talented young entrepreneurs creating innovations that will shape the future. Teams from Syracuse University are about to vie for the InVenture Prize, a televised event open to student…

STEM

Campus Becomes a Laboratory for Sustainability Research and Education

Thursday, January 26, 2017, By News Staff

Six faculty and student projects will receive grants totaling $50,000 this spring through the new Campus as a Laboratory for Sustainability (CALS) funding program. The call for proposals sought projects that address climate disruption and offer opportunities for communication and…