UVA student Martese Johnson, who is fresh of his TED talk in Charlottesville, was the keynote speaker for the 2015 Blacktivism Conference at Syracuse University tonight.
The Chicago-native came to national prominence after he was assaulted, chained and arrested near his campus (the University of Virginia) last year.
Actress, playwright, artist Anna Deavere Smith on stage at Hendricks Chapel.
Anna Deavere Smith breathed life into several characters during her lecture/performance at Syracuse University on Tuesday afternoon. She almost perfectly embodied the conversational cadence and idioms of former Gov. Anne Richards, Rep. John Lewis and theologian Peter Gomes for about an hour.
Maybe her most impressive role was portraying prisoner Paulette Jenkins for a piece called “Mirror to her Mouth”. This sobering tale, filled with domestic violence, murder and regret, moved the crowd toward an almost religious silence.
We look forward to the Syracuse version of TED, which will take place April 9, 2014 at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. The speakers for the event will be announced March 19.
M.I.N.D. Lab: Shaping a new perception of reality in Downtown Syracuse.
Here are some photos from last night’s open house for the Newhouse School’s M.I.N.D. Lab, which is located in the AXA Towers (ground floor). Special shout out to Danushka Bandara, grad student and science guy, who demystified the workings and practical applications for many of the center’s devices. Would love to see someone from this group do a TEDx series or similar symposium.
Danushka Bandara sits at the fNIRS device, which measures blood flow in the brain.
EEG and eye-tracking station: Blending media and science.