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Arts & Culture

Two Syracuse Alumni Garner Oscar Nominations for Screenwriting

Wednesday, January 24, 2018, By News Staff

Aaron Sorkin ’83 H’12 received his third Oscar nomination for “Molly’s Game,” while Michael H. Weber ’00 was recognized as co-writer of “The Disaster Artist.”

Arts & Culture

Innovation Orange: Associate Professor Sydney Hutchinson

Wednesday, January 24, 2018, By Keith Kobland

Sydney Hutchinson, associate professor of music history and cultures in the College of Arts and Sciences, conducts research in ethnomusicology, where music and culture intersect. Her passion lies in bringing this to her students both in class and through public programming, where…

Campus & Community

Six-Week Series on Understanding Islam Begins Jan. 31

Wednesday, January 24, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Understanding Islam, a six-week series that will present a comprehensive look at Islam through lectures and discussions, will begin on Wednesday, Jan. 31. The program is facilitated by Muslim Chaplain Amir Duric, and will be held on Wednesdays from 6-7:30…

Arts & Culture

Graduate Painter Selected to Exhibit Work in Chicago M.F.A. Biennial

Tuesday, January 23, 2018, By Erica Blust

Teona Yamanidze G’18, a graduate studio arts student in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Art, was selected from a nationwide pool of master of fine arts (M.F.A.) artists to participate in the “National Wet Paint MFA Biennial 2018”…

STEM

Professor Carlos Castañeda Investigates Function of Protein-Containing Droplets in Cells

Tuesday, January 23, 2018, By Kevin Morrow

Carlos Castañeda, assistant professor of biology and chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences, is the principal investigator on a pair of research projects studying the function of cellular proteins called ubiquilins and their ability to form protein-containing droplets…

STEM

Pinpointing a Perpetrator

Tuesday, January 23, 2018, By Amy Manley

Students in the Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute are the first in the world to utilize the DEPArray NxT, created by Italian company Menarini Silicon Biosystems, in a forensic setting. Originally developed to aid in cancer research, students and faculty at…

Business & Economy

Looking for Innovators for ACC InVenture Prize: Apply by Feb. 9

Tuesday, January 23, 2018, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is on a talent search for top student innovators who are inventing the future. Teams from Syracuse University are now being recruited for the InVenture Prize, a televised “Shark Tank”-style competition open to student startups at…

NBC 4 New York

Will Regular Season Woes Hurt Super Bowl Ratings?

Monday, January 22, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

After a season of declining viewership and National Anthem controversy, one may expect the trend to continue in the form of lower ratings for the upcoming Super Bowl. However, as he explained to NBC 4 in New York, Robert Thompson…

Arts & Culture

SUArt Galleries Presents ‘Hidden Beauty: Exploring the Aesthetics Of Medical Science’

Monday, January 22, 2018, By Syracuse University Art Museum

The Syracuse University Art Galleries is presenting “Hidden Beauty: Exploring the Aesthetics of Medical Science,” on view through March 9. Organized by Norman Barker of John Hopkins University and Dr. Christine Iacobuzio-Donahue of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, this exhibition…

Arts & Culture

Humanities Center Dissertation Fellows to Discuss Research Jan. 26

Monday, January 22, 2018, By Rob Enslin

The Humanities Center‘s two Dissertation Fellows are presenting a special program in the Tolley Humanities Building. Maria Carson and Thomas J. (T.J.) West III—Ph.D. candidates in religion and English, respectively—will provide an overview of their research on Friday, Jan. 26, from 9:30-11:30 a.m….