Two teams from Syracuse University’s award-winning undergraduate Mock Trial Program placed fourth and seventh out of 24 teams that competed in the 2010 Finger Lakes Regional American Mock Trial Association Tournament.

Steffen will speak on “Worldchanging: A User’s Guide.”

Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences' Mehrzad Boroujerdi quoted in Toronto Star on Iran's Revolutionary Guard

The Point of Contact Gallery presents "Alejandra," an international collective inspired by the life and poetry of Alejandra Pizarnik.

Will Kussel, former president and chief brand officer of Dunkin’ Donuts Worldwide, will visit Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Thursday, Feb. 25.

Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho receives the 2010 Tully Center Free Speech Award for her exposure of child pornography and sex trafficking in Mexico, despite the obstacles.

Twenty-two students from the Newhouse School are eagerly working behind the scenes as interns for NBC.

Syracuse University’s 27th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Public Affairs Lecture will feature independent documentary filmmaker Louis Massiah.

SU's Vice President for Information Technology and CIO Christopher Sedore quoted in SearchDataCenter on DC power in data centers

“Faculty Works,” a new series sponsored by the Syracuse University Humanities Center, continues with a presentation by Bruce Smith, award-winning poet and English professor in The College of Arts and Sciences.

The John Coltrane Memorial Contemporary Jazz Series will kick off its spring 2010 lineup with a performance by the award-winning Chinese American baritone saxophonist Fred Ho and tenor saxophonist Salim Washington.

“Lookingglass Alice” runs Feb. 24-March 14 at Syracuse Stage. Tickets

Whitman School's Angela Petrucco quoted in BusinessWeek Career Diva blog about online learning

Syracuse University faculty and current students will welcome potential graduate students interested in graduate studies in child and family studies, addiction studies, marriage and family therapy, nutrition science and dietetics, and social work during the College of Human Ecology’s Spring Information Session Feb. 27 at 11 a.m. in Lyman Hall.

John D’Ignazio, Ph. D. student in the Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool), was accepted into the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Graduate Visitor Program.

Syracuse University has the most submissions to this year’s Central Upstate Regional Alliance Business Plan Competition, making up 39 percent of student business ideas in the running for $5,000. SU also has three teams entered in the $200,000 Emerging Business Competition.

The Feb. 18 session of the Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP) will host Ralph Ketcham, professor emeritus of history, public affairs and political science at SU’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.

Organist Ahreum Han will present a Rising Star Recital in Syracuse University’s Hendricks Chapel on Sunday, March 7, as part of the Esther Drake and John Vincent Malmgren Concert Series.

Mary Hudson, a 2007 SU graduate, began her role as the University’s Pagan chaplain on Feb. 1.

CBS News’ Katie Couric will serve as emcee at the fourth annual Mirror Awards luncheon ceremony honoring excellence in media industry reporting.

The Syracuse University Haiti Support Group has launched a clothing drive, “Blankets for Haiti,” to assist the Haitian people in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck the country on Jan.12.

The 20th anniversary of the Alexia Foundation will be celebrated at the annual Alexia Photojournalism Seminar and Competition on Friday, Feb. 19, and Saturday, Feb. 20, at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Over the past two decades, the foundation has awarded over 25 scholarships for SU students to study photojournalism at SU Abroad in London.

Research on the brain and physical attraction by College of Arts and Sciences' Stephanie Ortigue featured in National Geographic

In an effort to reduce paper waste on campus and in support of the University's Climate Action Plan, Syracuse University has modified the protocol for the annual distribution of Verizon telephone directories to its on-campus departments.

The Sustainable Enterprise Partnership (SEP) invites faculty, staff and Ph.D. students from SU and SUNY-ESF to two special events with the SEP's inaugural Fetner Visiting Sustainability Leader, Michael V. Russo.

Launch party planned for Saturday, Feb. 13.

College of Law's David M. Crane quoted in Washington Post on prosecuting children for war crimes

Nancy Clark, sports nutritionist and nutrition author, will present “Nutrition for Performance: How to Fuel for School, Sports and Life,” on Monday, Feb. 22.

As a result of its most successful annual sport auction in December 2009, the SPM Club made a $21,579.16 gift to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York.

During an awards banquet Feb. 5 at the 2010 iConference at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Syracuse iSchool Dean Elizabeth D. Liddy presented the first ever Raymond F. von Dran Award to Toni Carbo.

Eagle Newspapers reports on NIH grants awarded to Arts and Sciences researchers in departments of biology and physics

The Salary Report for 2009-2010 put together by the Syracuse University Chapter of the American Association of University Professors is now available at http://www.su-aaup.org.

Say Yes to Education will host its first Leadership Summit for more than 300 student organizations Feb. 20 from 1-4 p.m. in the Life Sciences Building Atrium on Syracuse University's campus.

The liner notes of Summit Records’ newly released “An American Soldier’s Tale, Histoire du Soldat” list a number of names and places familiar to music lovers in the Syracuse community.

Innovation to market series workshop takes on critical FDA issues for researchers

"Sustainability: What Does it Mean for My Business?" will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 24, from 6-8 p.m. at the South Side Innovation Center.

The Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) is responding to these employment trends by educating a new talent pool through its Upstate IT Scholarship Program.

Jason Dedrick’s new study on the global wind energy industry hopes to provide factual research on policy issues such as clean energy jobs.

Problems with the Microsoft Outlool Live system have caused delays in students receiving e-mails through the SUmail system.

Mexican journalist and human rights activist Lydia Cacho is the 2010 recipient of the Tully Free Speech Award from the Tully Center for Free Speech in Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

Film director and screenwriter Scott Sanders will visit the Newhouse School on Tuesday, Feb. 23, for the ninth annual "Conversation on Race and Entertainment Media.”

Wednesday’s scheduled visit to Syracuse University by Asaf Shariv, Counsel General of Israel in New York, has been cancelled.

Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences' Mehrzad Boroujerdi quoted in Asia Times Online on Iran enriching uranium

This past holiday season, during the productions “Little Women” and “This Wonderful Life,” Syracuse Stage patrons donated a record-breaking contribution to organizations assisting those struggling with HIV/AIDS.

An interdisciplinary team of Syracuse University faculty and faculty from SUNY-Upstate Medical University was one of five higher education groups statewide to receive a grant from the Empire State Stem Cell Board.

Faculty researchers from the departments of biology and physics in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences have been awarded $3 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health.

A team of two enterprising undergraduate students in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences placed fifth out of 64 teams that competed in the American Collegiate Moot Court Association National Tournament

Syracuse University’s Department of Drama in the College of Visual and Performing Arts will present Shakespeare’s “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” from Feb. 19-28 at the Arthur Storch Theatre.

Soprano Eileen Strempel and pianist Sylvie Beaudette—also known as the Strempel-Beaudette Duo—are marking the 30th anniversary of the National Women’s History Project with the release of “(In) Habitation."

The Alibrandi Catholic Center has announced its schedule of events for the Lenten season.