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Memorial Service to Be Held for Professor Emeritus William Mangin
A memorial service will be held for William “Bill” Mangin, emeritus professor of anthropology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and College of Arts and Sciences, on Monday, April 17, from 4-6 p.m. in the Founders Room…
Alumnus Honored for Entrepreneurship in Making Bagels an American Staple, Philanthropy
Marvin Lender ’63 has many wonderful memories about his family’s bagel bakery while growing up. Lender remembers the times he would stand at a bench making bagels by hand—a skill that could take up to a year to learn—in the…
Student Profile: Joel Rempillo
Joel Rempillo is a biochemistry and pre-medicine major in the College of Arts and Sciences, originally from the Philippines. It was while serving in the U.S Army as an aviation sergeant that he decided to pursue his education at Syracuse…
Our Mathematical Universe: Interdisciplinary Research Thrives in Department of Mathematics
Professors in the Department of Mathematics are taking interdisciplinary research to new heights, thanks to innovative collaborations with colleagues on campus and around the world. Uday Banerjee, professor and chair of mathematics, says the Applied Mathematics group—one of eight research…
University to Host Ethnomusicologists Eric Usner, Michael Birenbaum Quintero
Syracuse University will present programs by two distinguished ethnomusicologists in April. Eric Usner, visiting assistant professor of music at Franklin & Marshall College, will lead a hands-on workshop about teaching in music and the humanities on Friday, April 7, from…
University Lectures Hosts Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Sonia Nazario
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author and activist Sonia Nazario closes out the 2016-17 University Lectures series at Syracuse University on Wednesday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Her presentation is free and open to the public. American Sign Language…
First SU Women’s Empowerment Week to Take Place April 3-7
The first Syracuse University Women’s Empowerment Week will take place April 3-7, 2017 in partnership with the Women’s Leadership Initiative. Each day of the week will focus on a different industry or field, specifically those that tend to be male…
Symposium Focuses on Place of Religion in Film
László Nemes’ 2015 film “Son of Saul” has earned a slew of awards, including the Cannes Grand Prix, a Golden Globe and an Oscar. Set in Auschwitz-Birkenau at the end of the war, it also has spurred debate over the…
The Best of Brazilian Guitar Coming to Syracuse
The Department of Art & Music Histories in the College of Arts and Sciences will present an evening concert featuring three pioneers of Brazilian guitar music—Ricardo Peixoto, Rogério Souza and Edinho Gerber—on Tuesday, April 4, at 7 p.m. in Slocum…
Environmentalist and Political Activist Winona LaDuke Speaking Wednesday for Democratizing Knowledge Project
The Democratizing Knowledge (DK) Project in the College of Arts and Sciences is presenting “An Evening with Winona LaDuke” on Wednesday, March 29, at 5 p.m. in Shemin Auditorium. A leading environmentalist and political activist, LaDuke is revered for her…