Sonya Clark, a craft artist and chair of the craft/material studies department at Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of the Arts, will present a lecture on Tuesday, Sept. 14, at 6:30 p.m. in Shemin Auditorium.

College of Law and Maxwell School's William Banks quoted in New York Times on ACLU's al-Awlaki lawsuit

The Department of Nutrition Science and Dietetics has moved from its previous location in Lyman Hall to 426 Ostrom Avenue.

Newhouse School's Roy Gutterman quoted in Wall Street Journal on digital journaling

Rachel's Restaurant at the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel is offering a Welcome Back lunch special to faculty, staff and students.

Alexander Williams, a graduate student from Ghana, has managed to overcome the obstacles inherent to being blind.

The Rev. Tiffany Steinwert, the first female dean of Hendricks Chapel, is laying the groundwork for the future of SU institution.

Leslie Marmon Silko will speak Sept. 8.

Syracuse University laboratories are keeping one of the most "eco-unfriendly" materials out of the waste stream. The labs recently stopped trashing polystyrene foam, better known as Styrofoam, and instead are now giving the non-biodegradable packaging material a second life through recycling.

Timothy K. Eatman, assistant professor of higher education in Syracuse University's School of Education and director of research for Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life, has been selected to receive the International Association for Research on Service-learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) Early Career Award.

Short story writer Gary Lutz will kick off the Raymond Carver Reading Series on Sept. 15.

Syracuse University’s Project Advance (SUPA) launches the 2010-11 school year with 18 new schools added to its roster.

Nancy Machles Rothschild has been promoted to the position of associate dean of admissions at Syracuse University, effective Sept. 1.

Hendricks Chapel will host a service of hope and healing to mark the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on Monday, August 30 at 8 p.m.

Visual and Performing Arts' Kendall Phillips quoted in Forbes on women in horror films

The performance is entitled "Art-in-Motion."

Wenliang Du, professor of computer science in the L.C Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, has received a $471,970 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to explore ways to make web browsers a safer environment for information gathering and dissemination.

College of Human Ecology's Eric Kingson writes in Huffington Post on Social Security and appears on MSNBC's Keith Olbermann show.

Anish Bhimani, Managing Director Chief Information Risk Officer of JP Morgan Chase Wednesday, September 15, 2010 4-201 Center for Science and Technology – 1 p.m. Title: Trends and Concerns in Enterprise Information Security Abstract: The landscape of technology in corporate environments is dramatically changing. While new technologies create exciting opportunities for organizations that embrace them, [...]

Tara Helfman has joined the Syracuse University College of Law as assistant professor of law.

Syracuse Stage is seeking boys and girls ages 7-12 of all ethnicities.

The Red House Arts Center and the Syracuse International Film Festival will open their new series “Wine, Women & Film” on Sept. 9.

SYRFILMFEST has announced its lineup of special event programming for October.

Nanobiotechnology research on accelerating algae growth is covered in several web-based science sites

The workshops, which are for children ages 5-14, offer a variety of experiences planned in the University’s art education classes.

Kishi Animashaun Ducre, assistant professor in the Department of African American Studies in The College of Arts and Sciences, has received a Fulbright award to research and teach in Trinidad and Tobago on feminist epistemology and research methods. She will leave in January 2011 and stay in residence for six months.

The Syracuse University Department of Public Safety (DPS) has released its second student safety video, “South Campus Pads,” loosely based on the popular MTV series “Cribs.” The new video is aimed at the nearly 2,500 students who live on South Campus, and is full of personal safety tips, as well as guidelines for students to keep their property and apartments safe at all times.

Scientists and engineers seek to meet three goals in the production of biofuels from non-edible sources such as microalgae: efficiency, economical production and ecological sustainability. A team led by Syracuse University’s Radhakrishna Sureshkumar, professor and chair of biomedical and chemical engineering in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, has uncovered a process that is a promising step toward accomplishing these three goals.

CCJI featured in New York Times article about investigating unsolved Civil Rights-era murder cases

On Sept. 23-25, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Studies Program at Syracuse University will host an inaugural conference, "Transnationalizing LGBT Studies" that will cross geographic and cultural borders to explore LGBT scholarship and activism from a transnational perspective.

Parking spots on various Syracuse streets will be transformed into public art.

Syracuse University is ranked No. 8 among 258 National Universities in the 2010 Washington Monthly College Rankings.

Academic year office hours are 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Do you have Type 2 Diabetes? If so, you could provide information to help improve care for patients.

Chancellor Cantor write to faculty and staff in advance of the fall semester.

Each year nearly 100 faculty, staff, student, and neighborhood volunteers come together and travel door-to-door to welcome off-campus students to the university neighborhood.

Working with a three-year grant from Institute of Museum and Library Services, Megan Oakleaf will develop and test rubrics that evaluate student learning.

Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will welcome five new faculty appointments with the start of the 2010-11 academic year.

NPR features Syracuse University News21 multimedia reporting

Syracuse University iSchool Assistant Professor of Practice Scott Bernard has been named the acting federal chief architect in the Executive Office of the President of the United States, serving with the Office of Management Budget’s E-Government and Information Technology group.

For the second year in a row, SU has been named by G.I. Jobs magazine as a Military Friendly School, ranking the University in the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools nationwide that are doing the most to embrace America’s veterans.

Kola Owolabi, Syracuse University organist and assistant professor in the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, will present an organ recital Tuesday, Sept. 7, and Wednesday, Sept. 8, on the historic Holtkamp organ in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College.

Kevin Morrow, executive director of Syracuse University’s Office of News Services for the past 12 years, will assume a new leadership role in the rapidly burgeoning area of social media.

NPR "Planet Money" quotes Maxwell School's Len Burman on nanny tax

Join the SU faculty/staff team for the 5th Annual Bill Leaf Memorial Kickball Tournament, which supports two scholarships.

Normal box office hours begin Aug. 30.

Ramadan will continue until September 10, when the university will recognize the celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr. Classes are cancelled that day.

Using the arts as its tool, the Near Westside Initiative has commissioned internationally known artist Steve Powers to create a public art project to visually disrupt a physical barrier at the most critical intersection of the Connective Corridor and Near Westside.

Local and regional media cover arrival of Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrids for Clean Communities of CNY demonstration

Symposia, seminars and concerts are built around the theme.