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At a time when most students were busy writing papers for class, more than 50 students were busy folding paper into 1,000 origami cranes to send to Nagasaki, Japan, one of two Japanese cities hit with an atomic bomb during World War II. “A thousand cranes is symbolic of a community’s hope and dedication to […]

In a recent 60 Minutes segment about the 1915 mass deportation and massacre of Armenians by Turks, professor Peter Balakian traveled with a CBS News crew to a region of Syria known as the Armenian Auschwitz. “As many as 450,000 Armenians died here,” Balakian, a leading scholar on the Armenian genocide, told 60 Minutes correspondent […]

(Editor’s Note: This article was written by Kate Preziosi ’10) Members of the �Թ�ͷ�� community who visit the Picker Art Gallery during the next week can experience an exhibition unlike anything the space has hosted before. Broadcast includes 13 works by an international group of artists who have engaged, critiqued, and, in some cases, inserted […]

�Թ�ͷ�� faculty members will collaborate with professors from around the world and the nation on research projects funded by the university’s Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute. The institute director, biology professor Damhnait McHugh, recently announced the latest grants awarded by the institute.

It is sometimes a phone call or a conversation during Reunion, more often an e-mail with a link to a newly published paper, news of a recent achievement, or a photo or two from a research trip. But it happens regularly, these re-connections between alumni and faculty members, and it is gratifying for both parties.

As Jeffrey Herbst prepares to step into his role as �Թ�ͷ��’s 16th president, he recently talked with The Post-Standard (Syracuse) about what attracted him to �Թ�ͷ��, his global affairs background, and the impact of new technology on higher education, among other things.

After a year of research and careful consideration, �Թ�ͷ�� has put into place a new student sexual misconduct policy that more clearly defines prohibited behaviors and also emphasizes the responsibility of all parties to express their consent.

Alumni working in the environmental field recently returned to campus to share their experiences of how a liberal arts education laid the foundation for their “green” careers. The Green Careers Forum, part of the 13 Days of Green program, featured five panelists who, along with speaking about their own career paths, offered practical advice and […]