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Ray Smith Symposium Connects Campus Community Through Indian Storytelling
The Ray Smith Symposium—in conjunction with Syracuse Symposium, whose theme this year is “Stories”—continues with eight events under the heading “Stories We Are Told, Stories We Tell.” The series, which explores the role of storytelling in Indian culture, is led…
Physicists Reveal Why Matter Dominates the Universe
Syracuse University’s Sheldon Stone helps discover matter-antimatter asymmetry in charmed quarks Physicists in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) have confirmed that matter and antimatter decay differently for elementary particles containing charmed quarks. Distinguished Professor Sheldon Stone says the…
Jazz in Troubled Times: Watson Professor, WSJ contributor Larry Blumenfeld Riffs on ‘Relevance, Resonance’ of Jazz Culture
Larry Blumenfeld is a cultural journalist, music critic and longtime contributor to The Wall Street Journal. As this year’s Jeanette K. Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities Center, he will explore “Jazz in Troubled Times” through a series of lectures, workshops, public…
Creativity and Innovation of Syracuse University Professors to be Showcased at ACCelerate Festival April 5-7 in Washington, D.C.
Three Syracuse University professors have been selected to showcase their creativity and innovative spirit as part of the second ACCelerate: ACC Smithsonian Creativity and Innovation Festival. The exhibitions and performances of Christopher Wildrick, Daniele Profeta and Nicolas Scherzinger, assisted by…
Alumni Business Owner Propels ‘People-First’ Philosophy
Serial entrepreneur Ed Mitzen is part of a new wave of socially conscious business leaders When Ed Mitzen ’89 was filling out his college application some 35 years ago, he had one goal in mind—getting into medical school. That all…
Haitian Author, Artist Frankétienne to Visit Campus March 25-26
Frankétienne, one of Haiti’s greatest living writers and artists, will visit Syracuse University, March 25-26. The author of more than 40 books in Haitian and French, he is a Nobel Prize candidate, a commander of the Order of Arts and Letters in France,…
John L. Johnson Lecture to Explore ‘Chicago and the Black Arts Movement,’ Today
Thabiti Lewis, an English professor at Washington State University in Vancouver, will deliver the fourth annual John L. Johnson Lecture in Syracuse’s Department of African American Studies (AAS). Lewis will address “Chicago and the Black Arts Movement” from 5-7:15 p.m….
Recent Graduates Reap Rewards of Liberal Arts Learning
Students in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) often go on to graduate school, professional school or the workplace. Thanks to the liberal arts, they have the critical thinking, creative problem-solving and effective communication skills to succeed in almost…
Poet Terrance Hayes to Headline Carver Series March 20
The Raymond Carver Reading Series continues with a program by poet Terrance Hayes, the Richard Elman Visiting Writer, on Wednesday, March 20. Hayes will participate in a Q&A session from 3:45 to 4:30 p.m., followed by a reading of his…
Syracuse Abroad Student Recognized at City of Florence Welcome Event
Syracuse Florence students were given a warm reception to their new home city as part of the Student Welcome Day event in the famed historic Salone dei Cinquecento (Hall of the 500) at the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence last month….