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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
SU presents symposium on ‘Plastic and Plasticity,’ Nov. 13-14
- Plastic and plasticity are the twin subjects of a weekend symposium at Syracuse University, sponsored by the School of Architecture (SOA) and the SU Humanities Center. [FULL STORY]
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
World-renowned linguist, psychologist looks at how brain comprehends language Nov. 13-14
- One of the world’s leading experts on how the brain comprehends, produces and acquires language—Yosef Grodzinsky—is visiting Syracuse University this week. [FULL STORY]
Friday, October 30, 2009
Syracuse University lecture to focus on the Black Arts Movement in the 21st century
- Margo Crawford, associate professor of English at Cornell University, will present “Word, Images, Black Power, and Post-Black Play,” at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11 in Syracuse University’s Hall of Languages, Room 500. [FULL STORY]
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Sally Daniels, former Creative Writing Program coordinator, memorialized at Hendricks Chapel on Oct. 16
Author and editor Sally Daniels (Dike) and former lecturer in Syracuse University’s Department of English in The College of Arts and Sciences died October 5 at University Hospital.
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Gebbie Clinic presents National Stuttering Association Youth Day
- On Saturday, November 7th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Gebbie Clinic at Syracuse University in coordination with Central New York Chapter of the National Stuttering Association presents NSA Youth Day. [FULL STORY]
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
John Coltrane Memorial Contemporary Jazz Series kicks off second season Nov. 13
- A group of New York City-based jazz musicians—the WIS Brass Project ensemble—will kick off the second annual John Coltrane Memorial Contemporary Jazz Series at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 in the Paul Robeson Performing Arts Company Black Box Theater Dee-Davis Room, 805 East Genesee St., Syracuse.
[FULL STORY]
Monday, October 19, 2009
Syracuse University symposium will spotlight violence, healing and reconciliation in Zimbabwe
- Syracuse University’s Africa Initiative and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will host “Zimbabwe: Healing, Reconciliation, and Reconstruction,” a three-day symposium Oct. 29 to 31 on the SU campus. [FULL STORY]
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Contemporary music will fill Hendricks Chapel Oct. 18
- “Transparent Music,” sonic explorations of light by an ensemble of stringed instruments and energy chimes, will be performed on Sunday, Oct. 18, at 4 p.m. in Syracuse University’s Hendricks Chapel. [FULL STORY]
Monday, October 12, 2009
Tagging elephants was just the beginning of six-month odyssey for Syracuse University senior
- Jamie Sherman may never again be able to watch Disney’s Lion King in quite the same way. Not after having an opportunity to live her dream—seeing, feeling, smelling, hearing, and experiencing the daily circle of life in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
[FULL STORY]
Friday, October 9, 2009
Internationally renowned author and psychiatrist to present 2009 Honors Lecture at Syracuse University
- Norman Doidge, M.D., author of the international bestseller “The Brain That Changes Itself” (Viking 2007) will be the guest speaker for the 2009 Honors Lecture at Syracuse University, presented by the Reneé Crown University Honors Program.
[FULL STORY]
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Syracuse University physics department garners $4.5 million in federal stimulus funding
- Syracuse University’s Department of Physics in The College of Arts and Sciences has received almost $4.5 million in grants from the National Science Foundation through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). [FULL STORY]
Humanities Corridor presents regional tour of 'Halfmoon Files' film
- “The Halfmoon Files”—a groundbreaking documentary about an Indian soldier whose voice is recorded in a World War I German P.O.W. camp—is the subject of a regional tour, Oct. 27-Nov. 1, by the Andrew W. Mellon Central New York Humanities Corridor. [FULL STORY]
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Syracuse University forensic science program featured in the nationwide Kids’ Science Challenge competition
- It’s a classic “who done it.” The prize-winning brownies are missing and it’s up to kids across the nation to learn to use science to solve “The Brownie Caper.” The mystery is part of the 2010 Kids’ Science Challenge (Year 2) “Detective Science” category. [FULL STORY]
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Tanzania ambassador to present 2009 Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere Commemorative lecture at Syracuse University
- Tanzania’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Augustine P. Mahiga, will present a commemorative lecture on the life and times of the late Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere, founding president of the United Republic of Tanzania, at 5 p.m. Wednesday, October 14 in Syracuse University’s Schine Student Center, Room 304A.
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SU Brass Ensemble kicks off season with concert benefiting SUNY JCC Oct. 17
Monday, September 28, 2009
How physics makes things work is the focus of a free public event at Syracuse University
- Louis A. Bloomfield, professor of physics at the University of Virginia, will present “How Things Work: Physics in Everyday Life” at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16 in Syracuse University’s Physics Building Stolkin Auditorium.
[FULL STORY]
Friday, September 25, 2009
Roots of Peacemaking: Third annual festival honoring the Haudenosaunee and international peace
- The third annual “Roots of Peacemaking: Indigenous Values, Global Crisis” festival will be held on Saturday, Oct. 3 at Onondaga Lake Park, Liverpool, from noon to 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. [FULL STORY]
Thursday, September 24, 2009
‘Fine Arts’ becomes ‘Art and Music Histories'
- “What’s in a name?” Amanda Eubanks Winkler has been mulling over Shakespeare’s question since she assumed leadership of the newly re-christened Department of Art and Music Histories in July 2009, succeeding longtime chair Wayne Franits. [FULL STORY]
Friday, September 18, 2009
Haitian-born author Edwidge Danticat to speak at SU Oct. 14
Edwidge Danticat, author “The Dew Breaker” (Vintage, 2005) and other best-selling novels and short stories, is speaking at Syracuse University. [FULL STORY]
SU, Syracuse International Film Festival team up for ‘Forum on Music and Sound in Film’ Oct. 13-17
- An international array of film scholars, composers and sound designers is converging on Syracuse for the “Forum on Music and Sound in Film,” to be held Oct. 13-17. [FULL STORY]
Syracuse University hosts Winslow Homer symposium Sept. 24-25
- Winslow Homer’s time at Houghton Farm in downstate New York is the subject of a major symposium at Syracuse University. [FULL STORY]
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Mellon CNY Humanities Corridor announces fall lineup
- The Andrew W. Mellon Central New York Humanities Corridor has announced its Fall 2009 schedule of events and activities. Unless otherwise indicated, everything is held at Syracuse University and is free and open to the public. [FULL STORY]
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Banjo virtuoso, teacher Tony Trischka returns to SU for public ‘demo, conversation’ Oct. 12
- Tony Trischka ’85, eminent banjo musician and “godfather of new acoustic music” (The New York Times), is paying a rare visit to his alma mater, Syracuse University, thanks to a special honors course. [FULL STORY]
Five distinguished alumni to be honored with Arents Awards
- Five distinguished Syracuse University alumni representing excellence in the areas of civil liberties and women’s rights, international business and law, the performing arts, social activism and literature will be honored with George Arents Awards during the University’s new Orange Central celebration. [FULL STORY]
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Syracuse Symposium presents expert on iconography,
visual culture Oct. 8
- Syracuse Symposium, whose theme this year is “Light,” continues with a lecture by William J. Thomas (W.J.T.) Mitchell, renowned theorist on iconography and visual culture. [FULL STORY]
Friday, September 11, 2009
Syracuse University senior Amy Rabideau receives prestigious 2009 Astronaut Scholarship award
- Syracuse University senior Amy Rabideau is among 18 students nationwide to receive the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation’s (ASF) 2009-2010 scholarship award.
[FULL STORY]
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Syracuse Symposium 2009 celebrates ‘Light’
- Syracuse Symposium™ 2009 invites the Syracuse University and Central New York communities to celebrate “Light” through a diverse array of lectures, performances, exhibits, symposia and other special events, beginning on Sept. 10 [FULL STORY]
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Veteran sportswriter, author Jack Cavanaugh ’56 to speak at SU Oct. 1 for Orange Central
- Jack Cavanaugh ’56, veteran sportswriter and author, will speak at Syracuse University as part of Orange Central. [FULL STORY]
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
The making of the sand mandala in the Eggers commons
- Click here to observe the construction of a sand mandala, part of SU’s Shared First Year Experience. On Friday, September 25, the mandala will be ritually destroyed. http://www1.maxwell.syr.edu/mandala
Prolific writer, SU alumna Joyce Carol Oates ’60, H’00, to deliver lecture as part of Orange Central celebration Oct. 2
- Prolific writer and Syracuse University alumna Joyce Carol Oates ’60, H’00 will deliver a lecture as part of the University’s brand new Orange Central celebration, which combines the rich tradition of Homecoming+Reunion with new events.
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Public invited to observe Buddhist monks' construction of a sand mandala at Syracuse University
- Members of the Syracuse University and greater Syracuse communities will have the opportunity next week to observe the construction of a sand mandala, a complex symbolic structure that is associated with the most profound and elaborate Buddhist ceremonies in Tibet. [FULL STORY]
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Major grant bolsters interdisciplinarity of SU's Middle Eastern Studies Program
- Syracuse University’s Middle Eastern Studies Program (MESP) is the recipient of a prestigious $179,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s International Education Programs Service (IEPS). [FULL STORY]
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
SU celebrates life of poet, professor Hayden Carruth Sept. 12
- A celebration of the life of the late Hayden Carruth , acclaimed poet, critic and editor, is being organized by Syracuse University. [FULL STORY]
Friday, September 4, 2009
Teres named faculty representative to Board of Trustees
- Harvey Teres, associate professor of English and director of Judaic Studies within The College of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed as a faculty representative to the Syracuse University Board of Trustees. [FULL STORY]
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Research by Syracuse University biologist cited for excellence by major scientific journal
- A research paper by Syracuse University biologist Michael Cosgrove, assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was designated as the “Paper of the Week” in the September 4 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC), published by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
[FULL STORY]
Lecture on 19th-century Luminism part of Syracuse Symposium, Homer exhibition
- Alan Wallach, renowned American art scholar at the College of William & Mary, is speaking at Syracuse University. His presentation, “On Luminism: Light and Landscape in Mid-19th-Century America,” is Thursday, Sept. 24, at 4 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons in the E.S. Bird Library. [FULL STORY]
Second annual Kameshwar C. Wali Lecture in the Sciences and Humanities to feature Black Holes
- Janna Levin, critically acclaimed author and professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia University, will present “Black Holes Sing” at 4 p.m. Thursday, September 17 in the Life Sciences Complex Auditorium, Room 001.
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Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Syracuse University festival celebrates the Obama presidency through music and art
- The election of Barack Obama is the focus of a music and arts festival presented by the Department of African American Studies in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 at the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) and the Paul Robeson Performing Arts Center (PRPAC), 805 East Genesee Street, Syracuse.
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Syracuse University Human Rights Film Festival presents award-winning documentaries from around the world
- Illuminating Oppression: 7th Annual Human Rights Film Festival will open at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10
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Monday, August 31, 2009
Blind actor brings popular one-man show, ‘Weights,’ to Syracuse University, September 15
- Lynn Manning, an award-winning actor, playwright, poet, and former international blind judo champion, is bringing his one-man show, “Weights (One Man’s Blind Journey),” to Syracuse University. [FULL STORY]
Music from the silver screen performed by the Syracuse University Brass Ensemble to air Sept. 5 on WCNY-FM
- Selections from the Syracuse University Brass Ensemble’s second annual “Silver Screen Spectacular” can be heard Saturday, Sept. 5, from 6–8 p.m. on WCNY-FM’s “Concert Hall” hosted by Bill Baker.
[FULL STORY]
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Syracuse University receives highly competitive grant to put more science and mathematics teachers in the classroom
- The Department of Science Teaching in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences recently received a $900,000 Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). [FULL STORY]
Monday, August 17, 2009
SU Arts and Sciences students benefit from JPMorgan Chase 2009 Summer Internship Program
- Students in The College of Arts and Sciences are among the many from Syracuse University participating in the JPMorgan Chase 2009 Summer Internship Program.
[FULL STORY]
Syracuse University researcher to present ‘Shipwrecks as Fossils’ at AAAS Pacific Division meeting
- Mariners call the continental margin off the North Carolina coast the “graveyard of the Atlantic.” Syracuse University’s first Professor of Interdisciplinary Sciences, Cathryn R. Newton, sees the area as rich with fossils for paleontologists, marine archeologists, and historians to study. [FULL STORY]
Friday, August 14, 2009
Arts and Sciences announces new academic chairs, directors for Fall 2009
- The College of Arts and Sciences has announced the appointments of 11 new department chairs and program directors.
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
SU professor speaks at Smithsonian about
community outreach and heritage
- Faye McMahon, a Syracuse University professor known for her work with local immigrant and refugee folk artists, recently gave an invited lecture at the Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies in Washington, D.C. [FULL STORY]
Friday, August 7, 2009
SU’s College of Arts and Sciences welcomes new faculty members for Fall 2009
- The College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University is pleased to welcome 21 new faculty members who are tenured or tenure-track.
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Thursday, August 6, 2009
SU Humanities Center announces inaugural fellows for 2009–10
- The Syracuse University Humanities Center has announced recipients of its inaugural fellowship program.
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Friday, July 31, 2009
SU’s annual SPAWN conference, Aug. 9–11, focuses on causation, teleology in Early Modern philosophy
- Causation and teleology, central themes of Early Modern philosophical discussion, are at the heart of the Syracuse Philosophy Annual Workshop and Network (SPAWN) conference, running Aug. 9–11 at Syracuse University.
[FULL STORY]
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Syracuse University chemist receives NSF CAREER Award for work on molecules that self-assemble
- Yan-Yeung Luk, assistant professor of chemistry in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, was recently awarded a $430,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award. [FULL STORY]
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
New book by SU professor emeritus links literature and
cognitive science
- The role of memory and metaphors in literature is the subject of a new book by Nicolae Babuts, French professor emeritus at Syracuse University. “Memory, Metaphors, and Meaning: Reading Literary Texts” (Transaction Publishers, 2009) is an original study of the human condition through the twin lenses of cognitive science and literature.
[FULL STORY]
Monday, July 20, 2009
Remembering Frank McCourt
- Frank McCourt, the former New York City school teacher and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Angela's Ashes," died Sunday in New York City. [FULL STORY]
Friday, July 17, 2009
Essay nets Arts and Sciences student ticket to hear Obama at NAACP gala in New York City
- College of Arts and Sciences junior Shaquana Gardner never imagined that an essay she wrote as part of a scholarship application would garner her a coveted ticket to the NAACP 100th Anniversary gala in New York City on July 16, during which President Obama delivered the keynote address. Gardner is majoring in political science and doing a minor in African American Studies.
The lower East Side NYC native applied for a scholarship through the Henry Street Settlement, a nonprofit organization that offers art programs, health care and social services to New Yorkers. The organization hosted one of the NAACP's first-ever dinners for blacks and whites in 1909, and Henry Street staffers were so impressed by Gardner's essay that they ensured she received a ticket to this year's 100th anniversary event.
Gardner's story and her essay were featured in the New York Daily News on July 15. Her essay is reprinted here.
Monday, July 13, 2009
SU Creative Writing Program alumnus wins
Africa’s top short-story prize
- A harrowing story about a child waiting to be rescued from a refugee camp has captured the 10th annual Caine Prize for African short story writing.
[FULL STORY]
Friday, July 10, 2009
Syracuse University researcher receives Presidential Award for research in nanomaterials
- Mathew Maye, a chemist in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, is one of 100 scientists named as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on young professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers, according to an August 9 White House announcement. [FULL STORY]
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Author James Herriot subject of July 16 lecture by SU English professor Sanford Sternlicht
- James Herriot, the great animal writer from England and author of the best-selling “All Creatures Great and Small,” is the subject of a forthcoming lecture by Sanford Sternlicht G’62 at the Northern Onondaga Public Library at North Syracuse (100 Trolley Barn Lane). [FULL STORY]
Thursday, July 2, 2009
The Write Stuff -
SU’s Writing Program fosters self-expression through community engagement, service learning
- When David Meinhart ’12 became a college student, he didn't think he was headed for prison, but that’s where you’ll find him most Thursday nights. [FULL STORY]
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Syracuse University announces new agreement with Brookhaven National Laboratory
- The tiny, nanoscale materials—quantum dots—Mathew Maye and his research team create in his Syracuse University chemistry laboratory could potentially make an important contribution to the nation’s ongoing quest to become energy independent.
[FULL STORY]
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
COMMUNITY FOLK ART CENTER
Creative Arts Academy (CAA) AUDITIONS
New opportunity for youth with artistic aspirations!
- The Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) is pleased to announce the launch of the Creative Arts Academy (CAA), a new pre-professional intensive youth arts training program for students in grades seven to 11. [FULL STORY]
Can’t compete on dung? Try mating on apple pomace
Undergraduate class project results in publication in a major scientific journal
- In the mating world of yellow dung flies, large, brawny males almost always get the girl. However, a new study suggests that smaller males rule if presented with an opportunity to woo females when they are not hanging out on cow dung. [FULL STORY]
Monday, June 22, 2009
Syracuse University and Emisphere Technologies, Inc. enter research agreement to test oral drug delivery systems
- Syracuse University and Emisphere Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB: EMIS.OB) have entered into a research agreement to combine Emisphere’s proprietary Eligen ® oral drug delivery technology with a new oral drug delivery system developed in the laboratory of Robert Doyle, assistant professor of chemistry in SU’s College of Arts and Sciences. [FULL STORY]
Monday, June 8, 2009
Syracuse University physicist receives more than $2 million for quantum computing research
- A Syracuse University physicist has received more than $2 million from two federal agencies to further his research into building nanoscale superconducting circuits that may someday form the basis of quantum computers. [FULL STORY]
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Syracuse University physicist receives prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Duncan Brown will use the grant to advance efforts to listen to the cosmic symphony
- Duncan Brown, assistant professor of physics in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, was recently awarded the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award. The award includes a five-year, $550,000 grant that will enable Brown to expand his study of black holes and gravitational waves. [FULL STORY]
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Syracuse University student receives top honors for her research on the 1918 influenza virus
- When the H1N1 (swine flu) epidemic first made headlines in April, Syracuse University senior Suzanne Vroman couldn’t help but compare the results of her recent research on the 1918 influenza pandemic with the scientific, social, and political events triggered by the H1N1 outbreak here and across the globe. [FULL STORY]
Monday, June 1, 2009
Harvey Teres named SU’s Judaic Studies director
Harvey Teres, associate professor of English at Syracuse University, has been named director of The College of Arts and Sciences’ Judaic Studies Program, effective July 1. [FULL STORY]
Friday, May 29, 2009
SU’s College of Arts and Sciences makes new appointments in the areas of fiscal planning and budget
- Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences has appointed Karl Solibakke to the newly created position of assistant dean for finance and long-range planning, and Brian Sparks to the newly created position of director of budget and financial analysis. [FULL STORY]
Monday, May 18, 2009
Syracuse University’s George Langford receives alumni award from Illinois Institute of Technology
- George M. Langford, dean of Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has received the 2009 Professional Achievement Award from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT).
[FULL STORY]
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Syracuse University Earth Sciences Department presents annual student awards.
- The Earth Sciences Department in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences presented the following awards during the department’s annual Convocation reception, Saturday, May 9.
[FULL STORY]
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
SU’s La Casita Cultural Center Project, CFAC, VPA raise awareness about canine abuse through ‘Vicktory Dogs’ exhibition
- Pit bulls victimized in the notorious dog-fighting ring of former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick are the subject of an upcoming art exhibition at Syracuse University.
[FULL STORY]
Monday, April 27, 2009
Syracuse University researcher receives major American Cancer Society grant for leukemia research.
- Michael Cosgrove, assistant professor of biology in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has received a $720,000 Research Scholar Grant from the American Cancer Society. [FULL STORY]
Thursday, April 16, 2009
New study finds that global warming could trigger a century-long drought in West Africa
- A team of scientists from several major research universities, including Syracuse University, have discovered that sub-Saharan West Africa has been plagued by droughts much more severe than the infamous Sahel drought of the 1970s and 1980s, which killed more than 100,000 people. [FULL STORY]
Syracuse University to host international, scientific conference on soft active materials
- Scientists from the across the United States and abroad who are working on the emergent properties of soft active matter will converge at Syracuse University May 18 to 21 for the 2009 Soft Active Materials Workshop (SAM09), presented by the Department of Physics in SU’s College of Arts and Sciences. [FULL STORY]
Monday, April 13, 2009
SU religion department marks Earth Day with two public lectures April 22
- The Department of Religion in The College of Arts and Sciences will present two keynote lectures as part of Syracuse University’s annual observance of Earth Day on Wednesday, April 22.
[FULL STORY]
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Syracuse University’s Tolley Humanities Forum will feature stories and storytelling
- Syracuse University’s Tolley Humanities Forums series on Being Human/Human Being will continue with “Humans are Story Tellers,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 14 in the Maxwell Auditorium.
[FULL STORY]
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
SU Opera Theatre to present student-directed and -produced 'Golden Age of Operetta' April 25
- Excerpts from three rarely performed, early 20th-century American operettas will be featured in Syracuse University Opera Theatre's "The Golden Age of Operetta" on Saturday, April 25, at 8 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College. [FULL STORY]
Thousands to celebrate creativity, discovery and service April 21 at SU Showcase
- On Tuesday, April 21, thousands of people will converge at Syracuse University for its annual celebration of creativity, discovery and service.
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SU’s Muslim Students’ Association to host conference on U.S. and Iranian relations
- The Syracuse University Muslim Students’ Association will host a conference at 6 p.m. April 20 on “U.S.-Iranian Relations: Creating a Sustained Platform of Dialogue.”
[FULL STORY]
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Syracuse University’s Future Minority Studies Project presents Canadian writer Dionne Brand April 14
- Dionne Brand, a premier Canadian poet, novelist, and essayist, will deliver a special lecture at Syracuse University titled “Inventory: Notes to a Poem.”
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Lecture by UC Davis professor kicks off series about German philosopher Walter Benjamin April 16 at Syracuse University
- The relationship between Walter Benjamin and Theodor Adorno—two leading lights of the Frankfurt School of social thought—is the subject of a special lecture at Syracuse University by Gerhard Richter, professor of German at the University of California, Davis.
[FULL STORY]
Monday, April 6, 2009
The Gebbie Clinics: A living laboratory where Syracuse University students learn from clients
- For more than 30 years, Syracuse University students have been learning from Douglas Church. The Baldwinsville resident was among the first clients of the Gebbie Speech-Language-Hearing Clinics, the training facility that is part of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CS&D) in SU’s College of Arts and Sciences.
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Unitarian Universalist Association recognizes Syracuse University's Gustav Niebuhr with prestigious book award
- R. Gustav Niebuhr, associate professor of religion and the media at Syracuse University, is the recipient of the Unitarian Universalist Association's (UUA) prestigious Frederic G. Melcher Book Award. [FULL STORY]
College of Arts and Sciences faculty named Syracuse University’s 2009 Meredith Teaching Professors
- Syracuse University will present the 2009 Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professors for Teaching Excellence to Donald Siegel, professor of Earth Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences; and James T. Spencer, professor of chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences, during a reception on April 6 at the Goldstein Alumni Faculty Center.
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Sustainability theme grows at SU Showcase April 21
- The program for SU Showcase on April 21 will include several anchor events that highlight themes of sustainability and finding solutions to the climate crisis. [FULL STORY]
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Etruscan art expert from NYU delivers Moses Finley
Memorial Lecture at SU April 16
- Larissa Bonfante, professor of classics emerita at New York University, will deliver this year’s Moses Finley Memorial Lecture at Syracuse University.
[FULL STORY]
Monday, March 30, 2009
New book by Syracuse University professor links religion, materiality in ancient Christianity
- Is Christianity living in the material world? Patricia Cox Miller thinks so. A new book by the Syracuse University religion professor argues that the trend might have started 1,700 years ago. [FULL STORY]
UCLA behavioral scientist Thomas J. Coates to speak on HIV prevention at seventh annual Center for Health and Behavior lecture April 15
- Thomas J. Coates, director of the Program in Global Health and the Michael and Sue Steinberg Endowed Professor of Global AIDS Research within the Division of Infectious Diseases in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, will deliver the seventh annual lecture of the Center for Health and Behavior (CHB) at Syracuse University on Wednesday, April 15, at 7 p.m. in Room 001 of the Life Sciences Complex.
[FULL STORY]
Friday, March 27, 2009
SU Graduate Philosophy Conference April 3–4 features
seven invited speakers
- Philosophy of science, value theory and history of philosophy are among the topics being covered at this year’s Syracuse University Graduate Philosophy Conference April 3–4.
[FULL STORY]
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
World-renowned theorists converge at SU for Ray Smith Symposium on ‘Politics of Love,’ April 16–18
- A constellation of international theorists will converge at Syracuse University to discuss how love can be redirected as a political concept. The conference, “The Politics of Love,” runs April 16–18 at the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel and Conference Center (801 University Ave.).
[FULL STORY]
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism partners with Mellon CNY Humanities Corridor for Islam, international humanitarian law workshop April 17 at SU
- Some of the world’s foremost scholars and practitioners of Islamic and humanitarian law will converge at Syracuse University for a daylong workshop to address modern, comprehensive strategies for dealing with armed conflict. [FULL STORY]
Monday, March 23, 2009
Syracuse University’s Africa Initiative to host statewide conference April 3 and 4
- The Africa Initiative in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences will host the 33rd Annual New York Africa Studies Association (NYASA) Conference, “Reconstruction, Peace and Transformation in Africa,” April 3 and 4.
[FULL STORY]
Friday, March 20, 2009
iPod Politics course exposes students to political
dimensions of new media
- Ever wonder about the journey that your most prized electronic gadget takes before it lands in your possession? “iPod Politics: Technological Design and Everyday Life,” taught by Lane DeNicola, looks at that and related questions as it uses writing and critical analysis to explore themes in IT design, as well as technologies and media common to most college students.
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Frontiers of Science lecture to explore genomics and human behavioral disorders
- The final installment of the Spring 2009 Frontiers of Science Lecture Series will feature Fran Middleton, associate professor in the departments of neuroscience and physiology, and psychology at SUNY Upstate Medical University, who will present “Neuromics: Application of Modern Genomic and Bioinformatic Tools to the Study of Human Behavioral Disorders.”
[FULL STORY]
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Jazz-playing physicist to present the next installment of Syracuse University’s Tuesday Night Lecture Series
- Jazz and physics are on tap for the next installment of the Tuesday Night Lecture Series, presented by the Department of Physics in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, which will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 31 in the Physics Building Stolkin Auditorium. [FULL STORY]
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
SU’s 26th annual MLK Memorial Public Affairs Lecture to feature University of Virginia scholar
- Syracuse University’s 26th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Public Affairs Lecture will feature Deborah McDowell, director of the Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies at the University of Virginia.
[FULL STORY]
Monday, March 16, 2009
Syracuse University researchers build a new surface material that resists biofilm growth
The new technology may lead to the development of improved medical implants
- This is the tale of two biological substances—cells from mammals and bacteria. It’s a story about the havoc these microscopic entities can wreak on all manner of surfaces, from mighty ships to teeth and medical devices, and how two Syracuse University researchers are discovering new ways prevent the damage. [FULL STORY]
Tuesday, March 9, 2009
Internationally renowned expert in forensic science to speak at Syracuse University
- An icon in the field of forensic science, Herbert Leon MacDonell will present “Sixty Years of Forensic Investigations” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 24 in Syracuse University’s Life Science Complex Auditorium (Room 001).
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Farming and climate change is the topic for SU’s annual Chauncey D. Holmes Lecture and Award Ceremony
- Fourteen Syracuse University undergraduate students will be recognized for excellence in introductory Earth Science during the annual Chauncey D. Holmes Lecture and Award Ceremony at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 19 in Heroy Auditorium, located in the Heroy Geology Laboratory. [FULL STORY]
Thursday, March 5, 2009
SU musicologist presents at Princeton’s prestigious
Renaissance and Early Modern Colloquium
- Amanda Eubanks Winkler, associate professor of art and music histories in The College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University, recently spoke at the prestigious Renaissance and Early Modern Colloquium at Princeton University.
[FULL STORY]
Renowned art historian traces postcard invention to
medieval nuns in March 24 talk at SU
- The evolution of the postcard is the subject of a talk by Kathryn M. Rudy, a world-renowned expert on medieval devotional art. She will speak on Tuesday, March 24, at 5:30 p.m. in room 107 of Syracuse University’s Hall of Languages. [FULL STORY]
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Syracuse University graduate student uses education as a tool to rebuild African communities, David Mwambari shares his hope for the future by launching nonprofit organization dedicated to youth in East Africa
- Fifteen years ago, David Mwambari was a normal 13 year old, anticipating his weeklong Easter break from school in his hometown, Butare, Rwanda. War had come to the northern parts of his country; but even as refugees poured into Butare, the residents held steadfast to their belief that their town would continue to be a sanctuary, a place where Tutsis and Hutu lived and worked together in peace. [FULL STORY]
A&S alumna sheds new light on an old problem
- More than two decades after its publication, “Monsters & Madonnas” continues to engage readers with its radical take on anti-Semitism. Has its author unlocked a mystery that has perplexed humankind for 2,000 years? [FULL STORY]
Pathways to Knowledge Lecture explores the economics of preserving biological diversity
- The Spring 2009 Pathways to Knowledge Lecture Series for Undergraduate and Graduate Students continues at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 17 with “Can We Conserve Wildlife Without Impacting Human Livelihoods?” presented by Sumanta Bagchi, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biology in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences.
[FULL STORY]
Monday, March 2, 2009
Syracuse University hosts national scholar in science and mathematics teaching
The Department of Mathematics in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences will host a colloquium presented by one of the nation’s foremost scholars in “lesson study”—Catherine Lewis, distinguished research scholar at Mills College, Oakland, Ca. [FULL STORY]
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Renowned singer pays homage to Indian poet Kabir,
March 24 at SU
- A program of music devoted to Kabir, the 15th-century mystic poet and saint of India, will be presented Tuesday, March 24, at 7 p.m. in Stolkin Auditorium in the Physics Building on the Syracuse University campus.
[FULL STORY]
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Syracuse University mathematics professor receives international award for excellence in research
- Tadeusz Iwaniec, the John Raymond French Distinguished Professor of Mathematics in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been chosen to receive the prestigious 2009 Sierpinski Medal. [FULL STORY]
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
March concerts by SU Brass Ensemble feature Bach, Hollywood
- The Syracuse University Brass Ensemble (SUBE)—a 35-piece music group, administered by The College of Arts and Sciences—continues its 2009 season with two local concerts in March. [FULL STORY]
SU’s undergraduate Mock Trial Teams cruise to victory in weekend AMTA tournament
- Syracuse University’s undergraduate Mock Trial teams finished first and seventh out of 23 teams from 13 colleges and universities competing in the Finger Lakes Regional AMTA tournament hosted at SU Feb. 13 to 15. [FULL STORY]
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Committee on Women and Art to present 18th annual Matrilineage Symposium Feb. 23-March 5
- Syracuse University's Committee on Women and Art will present the 18th annual Matrilineage Symposium Feb. 23-March 5 [FULL STORY]
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Mellon CNY Humanities Corridor presents 'Music and Spectacle' series at Eastman and Syracuse, March 2-5
- The Musicology/Music History Cluster of the Mellon Central New York Humanities Corridor -a large-scale partnership with Syracuse University, Cornell University and the University of Rochester, sponsored by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation-is presenting a series of regional events titled "Music and Spectacle: Music As Text/Text As Music." [FULL STORY]
Introducing SU Showcase
- In conjunction with the Syracuse University Soling Program, Hill Communications has announced the unveiling of the SU Showcase, to be held on April 21. [FULL STORY]
Frontiers of Science lecture to explore the physics of jamming
- The second installment of the Spring 2009 Frontiers of Science Lecture Series will feature Assistant Physics Professor Jennifer Schwarz presenting “Jamming in Granular Materials” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 4 in Syracuse University’s Gifford Auditorium, located in Huntington Beard Crouse.
[FULL STORY]
Friday, February 13, 2009
New book by SU philosopher sheds light on life and death
- What constitutes a “good” life? Is death necessarily “bad?” If so, how can we understand death better? [FULL STORY]
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Community Folk Art Center seeks teaching artists
- The Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) invites all teaching artists to share their knowledge and expertise as part of the Say Yes to Education after-school program. [FULL STORY]
Syracuse University physicist appointed to prestigious national science advisory panel
- Marina Artuso, professor in the Department of Physics in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, was recently appointed to the national High Energy Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP).
[FULL STORY]
Savich, senior philosophy/biology major in SU’s College of Arts and Sciences, receives Peterfreund Award in philosophy
- The philosophy department in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences has announced that Ilona Savich ’09 is this year’s recipient of the Sheldon P. Peterfreund Undergraduate Philosophy Award. Savich, a dual major in philosophy and biology, received the $1,000 award in recognition of her keen interest and outstanding work in philosophy. [FULL STORY]
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Discussion at Syracuse University on Feb. 15 will explore compatibility of religion, science
- Chaplains from Syracuse University's Hendricks Chapel will join with more than 900 congregations from around the world during Evolution Weekend, Feb. 13-15, to discuss the compatibility of religion and science as part of the Clergy Letter Project. [FULL STORY]
Monday, February 9, 2009
Five to be honored with Chancellor's Citations Feb. 12
- Five Syracuse University faculty and staff members will receive Chancellor's Citations for Excellence at an awards ceremony in their honor Thursday, Feb. 12, at 5:30 p.m. at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management building. [FULL STORY]
Syracuse University hosts American Mock Trial Association regional tournament
- Syracuse University’s award winning undergraduate Mock Trial team will battle 20 teams from 13 colleges and universities during the Third Annual Finger Lakes Regional American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) Tournament, February 13 to 15, hosted by SU. Noted area attorneys and judges will judge the competition.
[FULL STORY]
Friday, February 6, 2009
Syracuse University’s Africa Initiative presents discussions on the effect of U.S. policy on ‘terrorism’ in Algeria and Somalia
- Syracuse University’s Africa Initiative will present “Focus on the Fabrication of Terrorism in Algeria and Somalia,” 3 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19 in Maxwell Hall, Room 204. [FULL STORY]
Syracuse University psychology professor receives prestigious national Senior Scientist Research award
- The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) of the National Institutes of Health recently awarded Stephen A. Maisto, professor of psychology in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, a Senior Scientist Research and Mentorship Award. The prestigious national award recognizes outstanding senior scientists who are leaders in their field. [FULL STORY]
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Eloy Rodriguez, researcher of natural medicines, advocate for underrepresented populations, to kick off spring 2009 University Lectures at Syracuse University
- As a professor and researcher at Cornell University, Eloy Rodriguez is studying and developing novel biomedicines from plants and arthropods to treat major health disparities, such as breast and pancreatic cancer and Type 2 diabetes. [FULL STORY]
Friday, January 30, 2009
Ellen DiVerniero kicks off JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2009 Spring Speaker Series at Syracuse University Feb. 4
- JPMorgan Chase & Co. opens its 2009 Spring Speaker Series at Syracuse University with Ellen DiVerniero, JPMorgan Chase managing director and global head of talent sourcing and development, on Wednesday, Feb. 4, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the Lundgren Room in the Life Sciences Complex.
[FULL STORY]
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Tiny spaces yield big discoveries
SU research team blazes new trails in emerging field of nanobiotechnology
- Biologists have long known that proteins, which are essential to all life processes, are able to freely move through the cell membrane in a process called protein translocation.
[FULL STORY]
SU to celebrate Darwin’s 200th birthday with discussion of evolution and the fossil record
- In honor of Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday, the departments of Earth Sciences and Biology in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences will present “Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why it Matters,” a lecture by evolutionary scholar and author Donald R. Prothero
[FULL STORY]
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Frontiers of Science lecture to explore the evolution of
poisonous plants
- The Spring 2009 Frontiers of Science Lecture Series will begin with “The Evolutionary History of Poison,” presented by Assistant Professor of Biology Kari A. Segraves.
[FULL STORY]
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
SU, Central New York Humanities Corridor collaborate for major architecture, visual arts conference Feb. 16-20
- Syracuse University’s School of Architecture and the Visual Arts and Culture Cluster of the Central New York Humanities Corridor will present a major conference Feb. 16-20, “Positioning Practice in Architecture,” exploring ways in which architects shape their community and the built environment.
[FULL STORY]
Thursday, January 22, 2009
SU Creative Writing Program announces spring lineup of Raymond Carver Reading Series
- Syracuse University's M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing has announced the Spring 2009 lineup for the Raymond Carver Reading Series. [FULL STORY]
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
The Community Folk Art Center presents:
Contemporary Craft Masters
- From January 17 to March 7, 2009, the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) will exhibit the work of three artists featured on HGTV’s Modern Masters: African American Artisans Program in 2003—Espi Frazier, Hermon Futrell and David MacDonald.
[FULL STORY]
Friday, January 16, 2009
SU’s Bob Gates mounts photography exhibit
at Le Moyne College, Jan. 26–Feb. 20
- Bob Gates, associate professor of English in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, is mounting a photography exhibit at Le Moyne College titled “Encounters With(in) Images.”
[FULL STORY]
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Zubal-Strang named director of administration for
SU’s College of Arts and Sciences
- Kathryn Zubal-Strang ’87 has been appointed director of administration for The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) at Syracuse University. In this newly created position, Zubal-Strang reports directly to Dean George Langford and is responsible for managing The College’s visioning and priority-setting process. Zubal-Strang formerly served as assistant secretary to SU’s Board of Trustees for 13 years.
[FULL STORY]
Syracuse University, CNY Reads, public library support
‘cultural commons’ with Poetry Palooza and visit by top American culture historian
- The English department at Syracuse University is partnering with CNY Reads, the YMCA’s Downtown Writer’s Center and the Onondaga County Public Library to present two events that promote the public discussion and enjoyment of poetry.
[FULL STORY]
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Syracuse University symposium will focus on Obama Administration’s Africa policy
- Two days after President-elect Barak Obama takes the oath of office, Syracuse University will present “Obama and Africa: Which Way?” a multidisciplinary symposium sponsored by the Africa Initiative in the Department of African American Studies in SU’s College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of African Studies at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.
[FULL STORY]
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
SU Department of Anthropology creates folk arts lending library for community members
- More than 650 books, journals and videos on folklore and folk arts-related topics have been donated to the Department of Anthropology in Syracuse University's Maxwell School by research professor and folklorist Felicia "Faye" McMahon, who began the collection in 1987 while working on her Ph.D. in folklore and folk life at the University of Pennsylvania.
[FULL STORY]
Friday, January 9, 2009
SU English professor Sanford Sternlicht named New York’s ‘Speaker in the Humanities’ through 2012
- Sanford Sternlicht G’62, professor of English in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed “Speaker in the Humanities” by the New York Council for the Humanities. [FULL STORY]
Monday, December 15, 2008
Researcher’s discoveries spawn Upstate
New York company
New generation of hearing protectors is based on research done at Syracuse University’s Institute for Sensory Research
- While it may seem that products sporting the “Made in New York” label are becoming an endangered species in today’s challenging business and economic climate, one small Upstate New York company is defying the odds. [FULL STORY]
Friday, December 12, 2008
Center for Health and Behavior announces Spring 2009 Seminar Series
- The Center for Health and Behavior (CHB) at Syracuse University has announced its Spring 2009 Seminar Series. [FULL STORY]
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Community Folk Art Center Presents “The Black Candle”
- “More than a film about a holiday, this is the celebration of a people” - Maya Angelou
The documentary “The Black Candle” will be shown at 7 p.m. Thursday, December 18 in Gallery 805 at the Community Folk Art Center, 805 East Genesee Street, as part of Th3: A City Wide Art Open.
[FULL STORY]
Film screening and cultural forum to be presented at The Warehouse
December 10
- The Casita Cultural Center Project, an initiative affiliated with the Latino-Latin American Studies Program in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences, will host a film screening and cultural forum, the project's first public event, on Wednesday, Dec. 10, from 6-8 p.m. at The Warehouse Auditorium, 350 W. Fayette St. [FULL STORY]
Monday, December 8, 2008
WCNY to present 'Holidays at Hendricks' on television, radio and Internet Dec. 24 and 25
- "Holidays at Hendricks," the annual holiday concert featuring the Hendricks Chapel Choir and the Syracuse University Brass Ensemble (SUBE), will be aired on television and radio and streamed on the Internet on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day through a unique collaboration between Syracuse University and WCNY. [FULL STORY]
Wednesday, November 26. 2008
FOUNDING VISIONARIES: Herb Williams and Jack White
- The Community Folk Art Center presents this unique collection of sculptures, drawings and prints by two CFAC founders, Herb Williams and Jack White. “Celebrating Herb Williams: His Life, His Work, and His Art” will be on exhibition in the Herbert T. Williams Gallery and “Jack White: An Ancestral Image will be on display in the Main Gallery.” Both exhibits are free, open to the public and will be on view September 13 – December 13, 2008. [FULL STORY]
Hendricks Chapel Choir, SU Brass Ensemble to present repertoire of holiday offerings during annual concert on Dec. 7 in Hendricks Chapel.
- "Holidays at Hendricks," the annual Syracuse University holiday concert featuring the Hendricks Chapel Choir and the Syracuse University Brass Ensemble (SUBE), will be held on Sunday, Dec. 7. [FULL STORY]
Monday, November 24, 2008
Syracuse University researchers partner with RPI in NASA-funded New York Center for Astrobiology
- With today’s opening of the New York Center for Astrobiology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., Syracuse University researchers will join a national effort to advance the understanding of the origin and distribution of life in the Universe. [FULL STORY]
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Syracuse University Brass Ensemble presents annual holiday concerts throughout CNY
- The Syracuse University Brass Ensemble (SUBE), led by Music Director James T. Spencer, is preparing to present its annual series of holiday concerts throughout Central New York.
[FULL STORY]
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
A&S juniors, seniors invited to apply for
all-expenses-paid Winston Fisher Seminar in NYC
- Due to popular demand, the 2009 Winston Fisher Seminar—a prestigious business immersion program, taking place in Manhattan during Spring Break—is extending its application deadline to 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 21. All juniors and seniors in The College of Arts and Sciences are invited to apply for participation in the all-expenses-paid program.
[FULL STORY]
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
SU’s Earth Sciences Professor Emeritus Marion “Pat” Bickford receives national recognition
- The Geological Society of America (GSA) presented a 2008 Distinguished Service Award to Syracuse University Professor Emeritus Marion “Pat” Bickford during the Society’s 2008 Annual Meeting in October. [FULL STORY]
Friday, November 7, 2008
‘Dulye Leadership Experience’ in Berkshires preps SU students for entering workplace, April 3–5, 2009
- The College of Arts and Sciences and Linda M. Dulye ’77, an internationally recognized expert in change management and employee engagement, are inviting Syracuse University juniors and seniors of all majors to apply for participation in the second annual “Dulye Leadership Experience: Readying for the Reality of the Workplace,” to be held in western Massachusetts April 3–5, 2009 [FULL STORY]
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Writing Center introduces online services
- Need writing help but can't stop by Syracuse University's Writing Center? Try the Writing Center's new online consulting services. [FULL STORY]
Syracuse Symposium™ explores the impact of climate on the migration of early modern humans
- Syracuse University Earth Sciences Professor Chris Scholz will present “The Environmental Background of our Early Ancestors: East African Mega Droughts and the Migrations of Early Modern Humans” at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12 in the Life Sciences Complex Lundgren Room (106).
[FULL STORY]
Frontiers of Science Lecture to explore ecosystems and economics in the African Savanna
- Syracuse University’s Fall 2008 Frontiers of Science Lecture Series will conclude on Wednesday, Nov. 12 with “Ecosystems and Economics. [FULL STORY]
Monday, November 2, 2008
Tolley Forum to explore species development and evolution from scientific and philosophical points of view
- Syracuse University’s Fall 2008 Tolley Humanities Forums on the general topic of Being Human/Human Being will continue with “Humans are evolved biological organisms” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12 in the Life Sciences Complex Auditorium (Room 001).
[FULL STORY]
Friday, October 31, 2008
Syracuse University CASE Center company receives prestigious grant from the National Institutes of Health
- OrthoSystems, Inc, a biotechnology start-up company founded by Syracuse University researchers, has been awarded a $977,000 Phase II grant from the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program of the National Institutes of Health to further develop and commercialize the company’s core technology—a novel technique to aid in the discovery of biological probes that can be used in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
[FULL STORY]
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Fall concerts by SU soprano Laura Enslin feature new music by Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Ward
- Soprano Laura Enslin, a faculty member in the musical theater program of Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts, will give multiple performances of a new piece by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Robert Ward throughout November and December.
[FULL STORY]
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Syracuse University researchers discover a new way to attack some forms of leukemia:
The groundbreaking research is published online in the Journal of Biological Chemistry
.
- Each year, some 29,000 adults and 2,000 children are diagnosed with leukemia, a form of cancer that is caused by the abnormal production of white blood cells in the bone marrow. [FULL STORY]
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
1938-1945: The Persecution of the Jews of Italy' exhibition opens at Winnick Hillel Center
- Hillel at Syracuse University is hosting the U.S. premiere of the exhibition "1938- 1945: The Persecution of the Jews of Italy" through April 1, 2009. [FULL STORY]
Monday, October 27, 2008
CNY Humanities Corridor hosts symposium on music of Haudenosaunee culture
- In a world of global musical flows, who determines access to and ownership of traditional musical knowledge? [FULL STORY]
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Schola Cantorum of Syracuse presents music
from Michelangelo era Oct. 19 in Setnor Auditorium. Schola Cantorum of Syracuse, directed by Joyce Irwin, makes its Setnor Auditorium debut at Syracuse University with a special program titled “Music to Michelangelo’s Ears. [FULL STORY]
Thursday, October 16, 2008
- New Yorker’ illustrator, graphic novelist Adrian Tomine to speak at Syracuse University Oct. 16. Syracuse Symposium and The Soling Program will present “An Evening With Adrian Tomine” Thursday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in Watson Auditorium of the Light Work/Community Darkrooms (316 Waverly Avenue) on the Syracuse University campus. [FULL STORY]
Wednesday October 15, 2008
Syracuse University to honor 2008-09 Remembrance Scholars at Oct. 24 convocation
- The 2008-09 Convocation for Remembrance Scholars, honoring 35 outstanding Syracuse University students from this year's senior class, will be held Friday, Oct. 24, at 3:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. [FULL STORY]
Monday, October 13, 2008
MLAB—where learning sneaks up on students while they are having fun
- “It’s cold in here,” complained the students as they slowly filtered into the MLAB, a mobile classroom parked outside Syracuse City School District’s Fowler High School. “Don’t worry, it will warm up really fast—you know, body heat!” quipped Jessica Posner ’08, MLAB coordinator who also doubles as the driver of the Mobile Literacy Arts Bus. [FULL STORY]
A Celebration of the Life Sciences at Syracuse University
Dedication events Nov. 6 and 7 to include conversations about some of the most salient issues in 21st-century life sciences teaching and research
- Syracuse University will dedicate its new Life Sciences Complex with a series of events on Nov. 6 and 7, including a keynote address by one of the nation’s foremost scientists—J. Craig Venter, a pioneer in decoding the human genome. [FULL STORY]
Final Syracuse Symposium™ event will explore the genetic footprints of our ancestors
The event will feature renowned geneticist and anthropologist Spencer Wells
- Syracuse Symposium™ 2008 will conclude with a lecture by Spencer Wells, director of the Genographic Project at National Geographic, who will present “Deep Ancestry: Inside the Genographic Project,” at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 6 in Syracuse University’s Life Sciences Complex Auditorium. [FULL STORY]
Syracuse’s Spark Contemporary Art Space to host “Open-Mic Feminist Performance Party”
- Gwendolyn Pough, feminist scholar, hip-hop activist, poet and novelist, will headline the “Open-Mic Feminist Performance Party” 8 to 11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24 at Spark Contemporary Art Space, 1005 E. Fayette St. [FULL STORY]
Immigration and global migration is the topic of the next
Syracuse Symposium lecture
- Immigration and globalization expert Marcelo Suárez-Orozco will present “Global Migration and the American Experience,” 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 28, in Hendricks Chapel.
[FULL STORY]
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
- The Fall 2008 Pathways to Knowledge: A Lecture Series for Undergraduates and Graduates will kickoff at 7 p.m. Oct. 14 with “The Burning of Serengeti National Park, Tanzania: Animals and Fire,” presented by Stephanie L. Eby, a doctoral candidate in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Biology. [FULL STORY]
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
The evolution of whales is the topic for the annual Phi Beta Kappa lecture at Syracuse University
- Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Philip Gingerich, the Case Collegiate Professor of Paleontology at the University of Michigan, will present “Origin of Early Evolution of Whales: A Profound Transition from Land to Sea,” 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30 in the Life Sciences Complex Lundgren Room (106).
[FULL STORY]
Journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Susan Faludi will present “Why Feminism Still Matters”
- The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is the keynote address for the Fall 2008 Ray Smith Symposium “Feminist Rhetorics for Social Justice,” Oct. 23 and 24, presented by The College of Arts and Sciences Humanities Council and the Writing Program. [ FULL STORY]
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
SU’s Gregg Lambert assumes leadership
of CNY Humanities Corridor
- As the Central New York Humanities Corridor embarks on a new academic year, it will benefit from new leadership from Syracuse University. Gregg Lambert, the founding director of SU’s Humanities Center, has also been named the Humanities Corridor’s principal investigator and project director.
[FULL STORY]
Award-winning theater director Ping Chong to speak at Syracuse University
Lecture is presented in cooperation with the world premier of “Tales from the Salt City”
- Syracuse Symposium™ 2008 presents critically acclaimed theater director and installation artist Ping Chong in a special appearance at Syracuse University, 7:30 p.m. Monday, October 6, in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse III.
[FULL STORY]
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
In Praise of Science
SU commissions Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Robert Ward to write for life sciences dedication
- Robert Ward was in the throes of reading a book by Carl Sagan when he got the call to write music for the opening of the Life Sciences Complex at Syracuse University.
[FULL STORY]
Monday, September 22, 2008
International art conservator to discuss her work to restore Michelangelo’s masterpieces
Syracuse University alumna and internationally noted conservator and painting restorer Diane Kunzelman ’67, G’72 will present “Restoring Michelangelo” at 4 p.m. Thursday, October 2, in SU’s Life Sciences Complex Auditorium.
[FULL STORY]
SU’s Fall 2008 Ray Smith Symposium to take
different perspective on Michelangelo’s work
- Syracuse University’s Fall 2008 Ray Smith Symposium, “Rethinking Michelangelo,” will be held from Friday, October 3 through Sunday, October 4. [FULL STORY]
The COMMUNITY FOLK ART CENTER (CFAC) presents:
“Founding Visionaries: Herb Williams and Jack White”
- The Community Folk Art Center is proud to exhibit this unique collection of sculptures, drawings and prints by two CFAC founders, Herb Williams and Jack White. Celebrating Herb Williams: His Life, His Work, and His Art will be on exhibition in the Herbert T. Williams Gallery and Jack White: An Ancestral Image will be on display in the Main Gallery. Both exhibits are free, open to the public and will be on view September 13th – December 13th, 2008.[FULL STORY]
Hendricks Chapel to host special Rupayan concert Oct. 7
- The South Asia Center of Syracuse University is presenting a special concert, "Rupayan: Music from the Rajasthan Desert," featuring eight musicians from the Langa and Manganiar communities of Rajasthan, India, on Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 7 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel.
[FULL STORY]
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Renowned Michelangelo scholar named 2008 Jeannette K. Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities at Syracuse University
William E. Wallace will present a series of public lectures and seminars at SU
- An internationally recognized authority on Michelangelo, William E. Wallace of Washington University has been selected as the 2008 Jeannette K. Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities at Syracuse University. [FULL STORY]
Hall of Fame Astronaut, Fred Gregory,
honors Syracuse University student with “The Right Stuff”
- Three-time Space Shuttle astronaut Fred Gregory will present Syracuse University senior Avi Hameroff with a $10,000 scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) during a public presentation and ceremony, Thursday, Sept. 25 at 1:30 p.m. in the SU’s College of Law Grant Auditorium. [FULL STORY]
Monday September 15, 2008
Four distinguished alumni to be honored with Arents Awards at Reunion Gala Luncheon
- Four distinguished Syracuse University alumni representing excellence in the areas of literature, publishing, business and medicine will be honored at Reunion + Homecoming Weekend with George Arents Pioneer Awards, the highest alumni honor the University bestows. [FULL STORY]
Friday, September 12, 2008
African American and Latino alumni return to campus Sept. 25-28 as 'Coming Back Together' celebrates 25 years
- Twenty-five years ago this fall, a special reunion weekend took shape that celebrates the pride and dignity of African American and Latino alumni at Syracuse University [FULL STORY]
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Renowned Cambridge professor discusses Spartans on film
Sept. 23 at Syracuse University
- Paul Cartledge, professor of Greek history at the University of Cambridge, kicks off the 2008–09 Moses Finley Memorial Lecture Series at Syracuse University with a presentation titled “The Spartans on the Silver Screen.”
[FULL STORY]
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Syracuse University researchers part of global scientific achievement in high-energy physics
- A team of Syracuse University scientists celebrated with thousands of scientists across the world as the first beam of protons zoomed at nearly the speed of light around the 17-mile Large Hadron Collider, located at the CERN laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland, around 4 a.m. [FULL STORY]
Frontiers of Science Lecture to explore human impact on
soil and sediment
- Syracuse University’s Fall 2008 Frontiers of Science Lecture Series will begin on Wednesday, Sept. 17 with “Humans as Geologic Agents,” presented by Bruce Wilkinson, associate professor in the Department of Earth Science in SU’s College of Arts and Sciences.
[FULL STORY]
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
"Beyond Tolerance" book signing, reception to be held Sept. 17
- Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will host a book signing and reception for R. Gustav Niebuhr, associate professor and director of the Carnegie Religion and Media Program [FULL STORY]
Syracuse Symposium and Inaugural Kameshwar C. Wali Lecture present noted evolutionist Lynn Margulis Sept. 25
- “Migration” is the underlying theme of a keynote address at Syracuse University by renowned evolutionist and author Lynn Margulis H’08. [FULL STORY]
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Syracuse University partners with Serum Institute of India to develop life-saving vaccines for children
Chemistry Assistant Professor Robert Doyle will lead the research project
- A unique partnership between Syracuse University and the Serum Institute of India could lead to better access to life-saving vaccines for children living in some of the most impoverished areas of the world. [FULL STORY]
SU professor elected to four-year term as officer
of Conference on College Composition and Communications
- Gwendolyn D. Pough, associate professor of women’s studies and writing in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been elected assistant chair of the Conference on College Composition and Communications (CCCC),
[FULL STORY]
Syracuse Symposium showcases CNY ethnic folk arts
in fall photo exhibition, performances
- The 2008 Syracuse Symposium continues its theme of “migration” with three events from this year’s “Folk Arts: Soul of Syracuse” series.
[FULL STORY]
Syracuse Stage announces cast of 'Tales from the Salt City'
- Syracuse Stage has announced the cast of "Tales from the Salt City," a world premiere conceived and directed by Ping Chong that opens Oct. 14 and runs through Nov. 2. [FULL STORY]
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Syracuse University’s Illuminating Oppression: 6th Annual Human Rights Film Festival to feature award-winning films
- Members of the Syracuse University and Central New York communities will have an opportunity to view award-winning films from around the world during Illuminating Oppression: 6th Annual Human Rights Film Festival, Thursday Sept. 25 through Saturday, Sept. 27.
[FULL STORY]
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Central New York Humanities Corridor presents conference on Indian Ocean religion and culture Oct. 3-5 at Cornell University
- The Religions and Cultures Cluster of the Central New York Humanities Corridor is presenting a major conference, "Religion and Culture in the Indian Ocean Region, 1800-Present," Oct. 3-5 at Cornell University's Kahin Center for Advanced Research on Southeast Asia. [FULL STORY]
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