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Celebrating Cross-Cultural Connections
A group of local middle and high school students spent a day this summer at Skä•noñh—Great Law of Peace Center in Liverpool. They were there to learn about a new curriculum that highlights scientific and ecological knowledge of the Haudenosaunee….
North Indian Musicians, Visual Historian Part of Syracuse Symposium Lineup Oct. 4-14
Syracuse Symposium continues its theme of “Place” with a robust series of events in early October. Upcoming events feature a workshop and concert by North Indian musicians, on Tuesday, Oct. 4; a workshop and lecture by place-conscious educator Robert Brooke,…
Religion Professor Explores Ancient Christian Practice During Fellowship
Virginia Burrus connected with the sites and objects of early Christianity during 10 months as a fellow at the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies in Jerusalem as a member of the Poetics of Christian Performance research group.
The Perfect Existence: Pedro Cuperman, Scholar, Point of Contact Founder, Dies at 80
Hector Torres ’84 and Anne Marie Prucha ’87 owe their marriage to Pedro Cuperman, the eminent Argentine scholar who died in Buenos Aires on July 12 at age 80. It all began on the first day of class in the…
New Language Disorder Lab Joins CSD Department
The Communications Sciences and Disorders department is host to a new research lab, led by Assistant Professor Ellyn Riley. Work will focus on the language disorder aphasia, which is most often caused by stroke. Riley and lab members will investigate…
CNY Humanities Corridor, Mellon Foundation Mark 10 Years Together
The Central New York Humanities Corridor marked the 10th anniversary of its partnership with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation with a special celebration in New York City. On Wednesday, Sept. 21, more than 50 friends and alumni of Syracuse University…
Carver Series Mourns Loss of SU Alumna, Announces Additional Author
The Sept. 28 Raymond Carver Reading Series appearance of noted poet/journalist Ilyse Kusnetz G’92 has been canceled. Kusnetz, an alumna of Syracuse’s M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing, died Sept. 13, succumbing to cancer. Kusnetz was the Sue Luzadder Chair in…
Acclaimed Novelist Dana Spiotta to Read at YMCA Arts Branch Sept. 30
Dana Spiotta, a highly acclaimed novelist and an associate professor in the M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing, will present a reading on Friday, Sept. 30, as part of the YMCA’s Downtown Writers Center (DWC)’s visiting author series. The free event…
Mathematician’s Work on Complex Geometry Recognized Internationally
Mathematics Assistant Professor Yuan Yuan has recently been recognized for his work on complex geometry with both a Simons Collaboration Grant and an invitation to speak at a prestigious conference, the International Congress of Chinese Mathematicians (ICCM). The geometry you…
A Day of Service for Maxwell Learning Community Students
Twenty-five students in the Maxwell Learning Community donned their work clothes and made their way recently to the City of Syracuse’s Firemen’s Park for a special day of community. Every year, to honor those who lost their lives in the…