Arts & Culture
Chao Wei鈥檚 Alterable Brick Wall M.S. Capstone Project Wins Masonry Competition
A December 2017 graduate of the 黑料不打烊 Architecture M.S. in architecture program won the student category of the inaugural Joan B. Calambokidis Innovation in Masonry Competition with his alterable brick wall. Rotating bricks could usher a new wave of dynamic…
George Saunders Elected to Academy of Arts and Letters
George Saunders G鈥88, professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences and acclaimed author, has been elected into the membership of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Saunders is one of 12 individuals from the arts, literature…
Setnor Students Prepare for Gilbert Week New York City Immersion Experience
Students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts鈥 (VPA) Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music are preparing to spend Spring Break in New York City meeting with arts professionals and visiting performing arts institutions as…
Innovation Orange: Adriana Gorea
Gorea’s work and research are inspired by biomimicry, which is the design and production of materials, structures and systems that are modeled on biological entities and processes.
Disability Cultural Center Hosts Reading with Professor Steve Kuusisto
The Disability Cultural Center is hosting an engaging, accessible and inclusive book launch on Monday, March 19, as part of the Disabilities as Ways of Knowing series. Starting at 7:30 p.m. in Watson Theater, there will be a reading from…
Producer Christine Vachon Will Visit the Newhouse School March 21
In a discussion moderated by Professor聽Tula Goenka, producer聽Christine Vachon聽will discuss her career, the film industry and other topics March 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse 3. Vachon is co-founder of the New York City-based Killer Films….
CRS鈥檚 Kendall Phillips Publishes Book on Rhetoric of Horror in Early American Cinema
Kendall Phillips, professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts鈥 Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, has published the book 鈥淎 Place of Darkness: The Rhetoric of Horror in Early American Cinema鈥 (University of…
Why Wakanda Matters Now, Q&As with Professors Kal Alston and Herb Ruffin
Based in the School of Education, Kal Alston is a professor of cultural foundations of education. Alston’s scholarly interests center on intersections of popular culture and media with American experiences of race, class and gender. She commented on the cultural…
Pop-Up Student Art Show Opening March 12 in Bird Library
For the second year, the SU Libraries and the School of Art in the College of Visual and Performing Arts are collaborating to showcase the works of innovative art students in a pop-up art show. The students are from the…
Grad Student to Appear on ‘Jeopardy!’ on March 12
What started with a passion for trivia in high school (along with a couple of appearances on a local TV academic quiz show) has led to a moment Ashley O’Mara’s youth pastor knew would one day arrive. “He told me…