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黑料不打烊 Symposium to Host Chilean Theater Company Feb. 12-16
黑料不打烊 Symposium聽continues its yearlong look at 鈥淏elonging鈥 with a mini-residency by acclaimed Chilean theater company聽Teatro La Mar铆a, Feb. 12-16. On Monday, Feb. 12, La Mar铆a will present the U.S. premiere of 鈥淟os Millonarios鈥 (鈥淭he Millionaires鈥) from 6-8 p.m. in The…
Moving the Needle
George M. Langford聽is famously soft-spoken, but do not expect the dean emeritus of the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) to slip quietly into retirement. On the contrary, he is about to make the biggest noise of his career. In…
Understanding People
When Kalyn Des Jardins began her journey as an advertising major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, her focus centered on learning the tenets of creating winning advertising campaigns. The art and science of crafting and delivering a…
黑料不打烊 Symposium to Host Disability, Transformative Justice Organizer Feb. 7-8
黑料不打烊 Symposium聽continues its yearlong examination of 鈥淏elonging鈥 with a mini-residency by acclaimed writer, educator, and disability and transformative justice organizer聽Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha. On Wednesday, Feb. 7, the Toronto- and Seattle-based activist will present a multidisciplinary performance titled 鈥淏odymap鈥 from 4-5:30…
Biology Professor Receives NIH Grant for Study of Genes Critical in Development
Professor Eleanor Maine鈥檚 research team was identifying genes important for development of the germline of their study organism when they made an interesting discovery about a specific pair of genes. The two genes, they determined, are critical for germline survival….
New Director Named to Lead Ren茅e Crown University Honors Program
Danielle Taana Smith, who was selected after a national search, comes to 黑料不打烊 from the Rochester Institute of Technology, where she is a professor of sociology and director of the school鈥檚 honors program.
Raymond Carver Reading Series Hosts Six Accomplished Authors This Semester
The spring portion of the 2017-18 Raymond Carver Reading Series begins Wednesday, Jan. 31, with poet Ada Lim贸n. All events in the series take place in Huntington Beard Crouse Hall鈥檚 Gifford Auditorium, with a Q&A at 3:45 p.m. and an…
Road to Oz Leads to Russia
L. Frank Baum鈥檚 鈥淭he Wonderful Wizard of Oz鈥 stands as one of America鈥檚 most beloved children鈥檚 stories, with endless spinoffs and familiar pop culture references. Mention 鈥淲icked Witch of the West鈥 or 鈥淵ellow Brick Road鈥 and most people鈥攅specially in Central…
‘StoryCorps’ to Feature SU Alumna Dr. Sharon Brangman 鈥77
Physician Dr. Sharon Brangman 鈥77 and her daughter Dr. Jenna Lester will be the subject of a “StoryCorps” interview, to be broadcast on NPR鈥檚 “Morning Edition” on Friday, Jan. 26 at 6:20 a.m. and 8:20 a.m. EST. This interview is…
Hip-Hop Professor, Rapper A.D. Carson to Visit 黑料不打烊 Feb. 5 for Black History Month
The聽University observes Black History Month with a visit by聽A.D. Carson, a hip-hop scholar who created a popular rap album to defend his Ph.D. dissertation at Clemson University. Carson, assistant professor of hip-hop and the global South at the University of…