Peter Beinart, an important public intellectual and expert in American politics, American Jewish life and Israel, is delivering Syracuse University’s second B.G. Rudolph Lecture of the academic year. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will take place Tuesday, Feb. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3. For more [...]

Jon Cohen ’90, co-CEO of Cornerstone Promotion, will present a lecture on Tuesday, Jan. 25, at 6:45 p.m. in the Lender Auditorium, located on the concourse level of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management building. The lecture is part of the Bandier Program’s Soyars Leadership Lecture Series in the College of Visual and Performing [...]

The spring session of Weight Watchers is now enrolling.

Syracuse University Library's Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) will feature the exhibition “Orange Pulp: The Pulp Magazine and Contemporary Culture.” The purpose of the exhibition is, first, to showcase the University’s world-class collection of pulp magazines and pulp paintings—starting with the acquisition of the Street and Smith archive in 1967, and continuing through the acquisitions [...]

Undergraduate applications to Syracuse University for fall 2011 are running 13 percent ahead of last year. This is the second year in a row that application numbers have reached record highs.   Don Saleh, SU vice president for enrollment management, says the increase is in large part due to a growing national recognition of the [...]

Syracuse becomes first ‘Say Yes to Education City’ in the nation At a Jan. 22 reception at the Central New York Philanthropy Center, officials from SRC, Inc.—formerly Syracuse Research Corporation—announced that the company is making a $5 million community matching gift to Say Yes to Education Syracuse, helping to ensure current and future students in [...]

More than 30 statues and sculptures stand on campus but their stories and artists behind these works of art have remained a mystery to students.

It’s not too early to start thinking about summer.

A display of artwork from the fifth edition of Stone Canoe: A Journal of Arts, Literature, and Social Commentary, will be on display beginning Jan. 26 and run through Feb. 20 at the XL Projects Gallery, 307–313 S. Clinton St., Syracuse. The gallery is the downtown art space for SU’s College of Visual and Performing [...]

Plans for first Say Yes to Education Day highlighted by local media

Nina-Marie Lister, associate professor, urban and regional planning, Ryerson University, Toronto, and visiting associate professor, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, will launch this year's Women in Scientific and Environmental Professions Speaker Series.

Spring Fitness classes are here.

Syracuse University, through the Connective Corridor, is partnering with Centro on an 18-month pilot program that will provide real-time predictive bus information for riders along the Corridor and many campus shuttle routes. The technology is called “Bus Time,” and involves a cutting-edge GPS tracking system and LED display signs on selected buses and bus stops [...]

Newhouse School's Robert Thompson quoted on NPR about "Masterpiece Theatre"

In celebration of SUNY ESF’s 100-year anniversary, the Syracuse University Archives is pleased to announce a new online exhibition, "SUNY ESF and SU: 100 Years of Collaboration."

Inspired by aunt’s battle, Professor Rebecca Bader’s research focuses on improving lives of those with RA Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis, afflicting approximately 1 percent of the population and causing a significant financial and social burden. During a public seminar at noon on Feb. 1 in 321 Crouse-Hinds, Rebecca [...]

The prestigious International Society for Iranian Studies (ISIS) has named Mehrzad Boroujerdi, associate professor of political science at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University and founder-director of the Middle Eastern Studies Program at SU, as its president-elect. He will assume the office in November 2012.

The Pratt-Severn Faculty Innovation Award Committee has selected Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) Associate Professor Scott Nicholson as this year’s recipient of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Pratt-Severn Faculty Innovation award for his creative use of gaming and social media to attract more users to public libraries.

The work of local community activist and lifelong Syracuse resident Richard Breland will be featured in a special exhibition “Black Syracuse & Beyond: The Richard Breland Photograph Collection.” The exhibition will be located in Syracuse University’s Panasci Lounge on the second floor of the Schine Student Center from Jan. 27-March 3. An opening reception will [...]

The intersection of digital screen culture, philosophy and neuroscience is the subject of an upcoming mini seminar presented by the Syracuse University Humanities Center in The College of Arts and Sciences. Patricia Pisters, professor of film studies and head of media studies at the University of Amsterdam, is presenting a free program, “The Neuro-Image in [...]

Syracuse University’s 28th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Public Affairs Lecture will feature poet, activist and playwright Sonia Sanchez, who will present “The legacy of Martin Luther King: How we must continue his work” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, in Maxwell Auditorium. The lecture, sponsored by the Department of African American Studies [...]

General Electric has partnered with SU Career Services to present the sixth annual "Leadership At Work" series, a leadership development program that helps students at SU translate their campus leadership experience into the increasingly complex and diverse world of work. The series includes sessions on facilitation skills, social styles, team building and presentation skills. Each [...]

Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has named New York City-based artist Stephen Talasnik as its inaugural Sandra Kahn Alpert Visiting Artist. The Sandra Kahn Alpert Visiting Artist Endowed Fund was established by Alpert, a 1945 alumna of VPA, and her husband, Clement Alpert, to bring leading artists and designers to campus [...]

Job creation in Syracuse has received a major boost with an $85,000 grant from Chase to the South Side Innovation Center (SSIC). SSIC, the area’s leading small business incubator and training center, was launched by Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management in April 2006. With 27 resident tenants, 300 clients and 1,000 people engaged in [...]

The Office of Engagement Programs in Syracuse University’s Hendricks Chapel is sponsoring a blanket drive through Feb. 4 to assist people in need in the community this winter season. Donations of new or gently-used blankets can be made in the Office of Engagement Programs or the Hendricks Chapel Dean’s Office, both located on the lower [...]

John McPeak, associate professor of public administration at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University, will lead an international, multi-disciplinary team seeking to reduce climate change-related conflicts between pastoralists and farmers in the Senegal and Niger River basins in the West African countries of Senegal and Mali.

The job market is making a comeback, and more than 60 employers will recruit SU students for jobs and internships at this semester's Career Expo. The Career Expo will take place on Thursday, Feb. 3, from 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. in Goldstein Auditorium in the Schine Student Center. This event offers students the opportunity to connect [...]

"Wretches and Jabberers" documentary and soundtrack featured in Newsweek online

The Slutzker Center for International Services and the Office of Off-Campus and Commuter Services is hosting a bus trip to Seneca Falls Women's Rights National Historic Park and Waterloo Premium Outlets for students.

The honor of best peer-reviewed paper at the sixth annual International Digital Curation Conference was awarded to Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) doctoral students Youngseek Kim and Ben Addom, led by iSchool Associate Dean for Research and Doctoral Studies Jeffrey Stanton. The paper examined the roles and competencies of an emerging group of [...]

Syracuse University School of Information Studies Professor Milton Mueller was a featured panelist at the annual State of the Net Conference in Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the Congressional Internet Caucus, the conference brings together some of the most prominent technology policy experts and industry leaders to discuss Internet policy, including such issues as privacy, security, [...]

The Florida Library Association has announced that Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) Professor R. David Lankes will keynote the association’s 2011 annual conference, to be held May 4-6 in Orlando. In addressing the more than 600 public, academic, school and special librarians who attend the event, Lankes will focus on librarians as agents [...]

Arts and Sciences' George Saunders quoted in Buffalo News on revisions to 'Huckleberry Finn'

Robert O. Blake, Jr., assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian Affairs, will give a public lecture at the Maxwell School on Jan. 25 at 4 p.m., in 220 Eggers Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public and will be followed by a reception. In his remarks, "The India Model: [...]

“Fundamental Issues and Challenging Problems in Sustainable Computing, and Some Solutions”

SU's Twitter account has been named as the second most influential among college and universities.

Beginning on Tuesday, Jan. 18, the Special Collections Reading Room will be open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

Syracuse University’s Office of Residence Life and Division of Student Affairs will sponsor Dream Week 2011, “Dare to Remember Everything About the Man,” from Jan. 23-28 on the SU campus. All of the Dream Week events are free and are open to the SU and greater Syracuse communities. For more information on these events, contact [...]

The 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Unsung Heroes Awards will be presented to four members of the Syracuse University or greater Syracuse communities during the 26th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, “Heirs of a King: Remembering and Continuing the Work of Global Legacy." The event will be held Sunday, Jan. 23, at 6:30 p.m. [...]

Syracuse University will hold its 26th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Sunday, Jan. 23, in the Carrier Dome. This year’s theme is “Heirs of a King: Remembering and Continuing the Work of Global Legacy.” Kirt Wilson, associate professor of communication arts and sciences at the Pennsylvania State University and an African American scholar, [...]

Three interaction design professionals are lending their expertise to industrial and interaction students participating in a charrette—a short but intense design project—being held through Friday, Jan. 21, at Syracuse University. The industrial and interaction design program is part of the Department of Design in SU’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA). Visiting professional interaction [...]

Thousands of fans will be decked out in bright orange Say Yes gear.

The supercomputer will be focus of worldwide scientific collaborations.

Meridian Phase 2, a New York City-based ensemble featuring pianist Adrienne Kim, a faculty member in the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), will present a concert of classic and contemporary chamber music for clarinet, piano and strings on Tuesday, Feb. [...]

Syracuse University’s newly formed student branch of She’s The First, an organization that promotes girls’ education worldwide, won first place and $1,000 in Vivanista's "Parties For a Purpose" video contest.

Gained a few pounds over the holidays that you would like to shed? Made a New Year's resolution to lose weight? Here's your answer!

Light Work has announced the exhibition “Hudson Past/Perfect,” featuring photographs by Marna Bell, the winner of the Light Work/Community Darkrooms Members Juried Exhibition competition. The exhibition run Jan. 18-March 8. A gallery reception will be held Feb. 3, from 5-7 p.m. Juror Stephen Mahan, director of the Photography & Literacy Project at Syracuse University, picked [...]

The Sport Management Club at Syracuse University has extended its traditional ‘After the Auction’ sale through Friday, Jan. 21.

The Thursday, Jan. 20 program of the Institute for Retired Professionals will feature Walt Shepperd, former editor of the City Eagle, 35-year veteran of the Syracuse New Times, and founder of The Media Unit. IRP, which takes place from 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Syracuse, 5833 E. Seneca Turnpike, Jamesville, is free [...]

The film "Session," shot in Syracuse in 2007, will have its world premiere Monday in Tel Aviv, Israel.