Arts & Culture
Gregg Lambert to Step Down from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Humanities Center
Lambert, Dean’s Professor of Humanities, to Focus on Advancing the CNY Humanities Corridor to the ‘Next Level of Success’
Richard Gluckman Creates Lecture Fund in Honor of Former Dean Robbins
Richard Gluckman ’70, G’71 has created the Mark Robbins Lecture Fund in honor of Mark Robbins ’82, former dean of the School of Architecture. The fund will support an annual lecture in New York City by nationally and internationally known…
Poet Will Schutt to Appear Oct. 8 in Raymond Carver Series
The poet Will Schutt will participate in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Fall 2014 Raymond Carver Reading Series with a reading Wednesday, Oct. 8, in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session is from 3:45-4:30 p.m., followed by the reading. The event is free and…
Lava Steak Bake Gains Worldwide Attention
Professor of Earth Sciences Jeff Karson and Assistant Professor of Sculpture Robert Wysocki were recently part of a unique experiment, in which molten lava was used as the heating source for a steak bake. They weren’t cooking for a large…
Hollywood Reporter Ranks VPA’s Film Program No. 11
The film program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Transmedia was ranked No. 11 by the Hollywood Reporter (THR) on its list of the top 25 film schools in the United States. The list, which appears…
Bookstore to Host Book Fair at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Arts and Crafts Festival
The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Bookstore will host a book fair at the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Arts and Crafts Festival in downtown ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Friday, July 25, through Sunday, July 27. The book fair tents will be located in the 300 block of Montgomery Street,…
SU Arts Leadership Expert to Speak at Rochester Institute of Technology
Mark Nerenhausen, professor of practice and founding director of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Janklow Arts Leadership Program, will be among the guest speakers at Thursday’s Diversity in the Arts: A Call to Action in ROC symposium. The one-day symposium, which will be…
Art History Alumna to Lead Florence Graduate Program in Renaissance Art
In 1993, Sally Cornelison earned a master’s degree in art history from the College of Arts and Sciences. Her mentor at the time was Gary Radke, the longtime director of the Florence Graduate Program in Renaissance Art, who later this…
George Saunders Work Featured in an Unusual Place: Chipotle Packaging
Customers at Chipotle are getting a side order of literature to go along with their burrito bowl and guacamole. ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ English Professor George Saunders is one of 10 authors whose works are now featured on cups and bags at…
Finnish Professorship Done but Not Forgotten
A mathematician in the College of Arts and Sciences may have found the equation for happiness, thanks to a recent professorship in Finland. In May, Tadeusz Iwaniec returned from the University of Helsinki, where he spent the past six years…