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Fred Stelle, founding principal of Stelle Architects, Bridgehampton, Long Island, will speak at the Syracuse University School of Architecture on Tuesday, Feb. 22, at 5 p.m. in Slocum Hall Auditorium. His lecture, “Interventions,” is supported in part by the Joseph D. Patton III Memorial Endowment for Visiting Critics. It is free and open to the [...]

Fierce debate over teaching evolution in public schools has raged across the United States since the epic courtroom battle between William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow during the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial. Science education researchers are now turning their attention to the Islamic world to determine whether teaching of evolution in schools spawns similar social [...]

Jeffrey J. Rozelle, assistant professor in the Department of Science Teaching in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, received the 2011 Outstanding Doctoral Research Award from the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST). The award was announced Feb. 15. Rozelle holds a dual appointment in SU’s School of Education. NARST presents the [...]

The Beyond Compliance Coordinating Committee (BCCC) seeks nominations for its annual Beyond Compliance Award. The award will be given to any Syracuse University department, faculty, staff, student and student group that has demonstrated commitments to inclusion, and worked “beyond compliance” to foster the inclusion of students with disabilities and/or to create a more disability-friendly environment [...]

Charles Driscoll, University Professor of Environmental Systems at the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS) at Syracuse University, offered a look at the historical changes of the Florida Everglades along with an overview of the ongoing restoration program and challenges associated with its implementation.

3 Days only, Feb. 21-23 in Slocum Atrium.

This spring, both spaces at The Warehouse Gallery (the main gallery and Window Projects) feature emerging female artists and celebrate their artistic achievements at a time that coincides with International Women’s Day (March 8).The Warehouse Gallery presents “The Quadrangular Cloud” by the Swiss designer/artist duo Kueng Caputo. The installation of a temporary hotel, located in [...]

Light Work has announced the 37th annual Light Work Grants in Photography competition. The organization began offering grants to Central New York artists in 1975 to encourage the production of new photographic work in the region. Three $2,000 grants will be awarded to photographers, critics or photohistorians who reside within an approximate 50-mile radius of [...]

Light Work will present a lecture on digital imaging in the arts with Julianne Kost, an internationally renowned expert on Adobe Photoshop, on Thursday, March 3 at 6 p.m in Watson Auditorium. Kost joined Adobe in 1992. She learned her craft through hands-on experience and now serves as the “Senior Digital Imaging Evangelist.” In the lecture [...]

Cynthia Doe, principal with Ernst & Young’s Information Technology Risk and Assurance Practice , will kick off The HUB 2011 Spring Speaker Series on Monday, Feb. 21. Her presentation, “Corporate Social Responsibility: Using Our People Skills to Make a Difference in a Changing World,” will begin at 5 p.m. in the Katzer Collaboratory, Room 347 [...]

Syracuse University’s 28th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Public Affairs Lecture featuring poet, activist and playwright Sonia Sanchez, has been rescheduled for 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 9, in the Maxwell Auditorium. The lecture was originally scheduled to take place on Feb. 2, but was canceled due to inclement weather. Sanchez will present “The [...]

Nancy Hill, president-CEO of the 4A’s (American Association of Advertising Agencies), will visit Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Wednesday, March 2, as part of the Eric Mower Advertising Forum. She will give a public address, “The Communications Industry: Reflecting and Creating Culture,” at 6:30 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in [...]

The Syracuse University College Republicans are hosting political commentator Michelle Malkin on Thursday, March 3.

Maxwell School's Len Burman quoted on NPR on impact of limiting charitable deductions

We are conducting a research study at Syracuse and SUNY Upstate Medical universities to determine differences in how people with voice problems use their voice as compared with people who are not having voice problems.

‘Hanging forms’ is one of a series of experiments conducted by the students.

Syracuse University College of Law Black Law Students Association (BLSA) has organized a Black History Month program that pays tribute to the legacy of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, who was the first African American member of the Supreme Court. The program, "The Equal Justice: The Life and Legacy of Justice Thurgood [...]

Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) doctoral candidate Andrea Wiggins won the best poster award at the 2011 iConference for her work in "eBirding: technology adoption and the transformation of leisure into science.”

Seed money is available for students looking to present their sustainability-related projects and research at SU Showcase, the campuswide day-long celebration that will transform Schine Student Center into a “green museum” of student ideas on Monday, May 2. Syracuse University and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry students whose work relates to global environmental [...]

Come to Sims 137 from 7-9 tonight to discuss what should be done or shouldn't be done about smoking on campus!

The Sustainable Enterprise Partnership (SEP) announces that Magali Delmas, professor of management at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and UCLA Anderson School of Management, will be the SEP’s 2011 Fetner Visiting Sustainability Leader. As one of the nation’s leading academics on sustainability, Delmas focuses her research on the various interactions between environmental policy [...]

The exhibition “Marcel Breuer and Postwar America” opened on Feb. 15 in the Slocum Gallery at the Syracuse University School of Architecture. The show was curated by Syracuse architecture students as part of a seminar on the Bauhaus architect taught by visiting professor Barry Bergdoll, the Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design at [...]

Montreal Gazette and Post-Standard report on JPMorgan Chase/SU collaboration on veterans Technology Education Certificate program

The Office of Alumni Relations and the Syracuse University Traditions Commission are seeking nominations of students for the 2011 Orange Spirit Award. The student nominated for the award should exemplify the following qualities and characteristics: academic excellence, outstanding community service, outstanding service to the University, a commitment to the University’s mission to connect with the [...]

Bill Hoffman, member services manager for the Syracuse VA Medical Center, will speak at the Thursday, Feb. 17, meeting of the Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP). Hoffman will discuss programs that are available to veterans, as well as soldiers returning from active military service. The program is free and open to the public. IRP meets [...]

Students are invited to attend the 22nd annual Alexia Foundation Photo Grant Competition judging on Saturday, Feb. 19, at 10 a.m. in Room 101 of Newhouse 1. A seminar, featuring this year’s competition judges, will be held Friday, Feb. 18, at 4 p.m. in Room 101 of Newhouse 1. This year’s judges are Annie Griffiths [...]

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Samantha Baldwin and Dayle Magida will present a flute and saxophone recital Feb. 20 at 5 p.m. in Setnor Auditorium

From broadcast television to government activism to food blogging and everything in between, Syracuse University boasts an alumni base spanning virtually all industries and career fields. This semester, Career Services and the Office of Alumni Relations will bring five SU alumni back to campus to speak about their unique and exciting careers for the Alumni [...]

For Jill Shepherd, who has battled depression and alcoholism, overcoming the barriers that stood in her way to finding a job seemed like an impossible task. When conventional methods of obtaining employment did not work, Shepherd enrolled in the Real JOBS NY program, which she credits with changing her outlook on life. “Before starting the [...]

The fashion design faculty in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts will present the group exhibition “Fashionable Points of View: The Syracuse University Fashion Design Faculty Exhibition,” Feb. 26-March 24 at the Design Gallery at The Warehouse, 350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse. The show is free and open to the public. An opening [...]

Perhaps you've heard of LinkedIn.com, but aren't quite sure how it works or why you should build a profile. More than 90 million people are using LinkedIn as a networking site to build connections, showcase professional achievements and ultimately land jobs. On Wednesday, Feb. 23, Krista Canfield, 2003 SU alumna and LinkedIn's senior public relations [...]

Does a career with the FBI or the U.S. Secret Service interest you? How about Teach For America, City Year or The Peace Corps? Nationally, government and nonprofit hiring shows promise, so we are bringing these coveted employment opportunities to you. On Friday, Feb. 25, SU Career Services will host Community Connections, a government and [...]

Stephanie Johnston, education manager at UK humanitarian group Article 25, will speak at the Syracuse University School of Architecture on Friday, Feb. 18, at 5 p.m. in Slocum Hall Auditorium. Her lecture, “Points of Impact: Rethinking the Disaster Response Cycle,” is the keynote lecture for the SMAD (Society of Multicultural Architects and Designers) Disaster Proofing [...]

Beauvais Lyons, a printmaker and self-appointed director of the Hokes Archives at the University of Tennessee (UT) in Knoxville, will present a lecture on Tuesday, March 1, at 6:30 p.m. in Shemin Auditorium in the Dorothea Ilgen Shaffer Art Building. The free, public lecture is sponsored by the printmaking program as part of the Department [...]

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) has announced that monies pledged over the past three years for the Raymond F. von Dran Fund have now been dedicated to the Student Startup Accelerator. The late Raymond F. von Dran, dean of the iSchool from 1995-2007, exuded vibrancy, humor and an unbelievable amount of energy and entrepreneurial [...]

Tired of the snow? Suffering from cabin fever? Snap out of the cold-weather doldrums during Winter Carnival! A tradition that dates back to 1930, Winter Carnival is an annual celebration of chilly and spirited fun on the Syracuse University campus. Sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs, Winter Carnival 2011 runs Wednesday, Feb. 23, through [...]

The Feb. 17 session of Thursday Morning Roundtable (TMR) will feature Walt Dixie, executive director of Jubilee Homes.

Scientific American and other media highlight research by College of Arts and Sciences' Stephanie Ortigue

The Maxwell School's interim dean, Michael Wasylenko, announces that Stuart S. Rosenthal, who currently holds the title of Melvin A. Eggers Economics Faculty Scholar, has been named the new Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of Economics.

Investigative journalist Eric Schlosser will kick off the spring 2011 University Lectures series on Tuesday, March 1. Schlosser's presentation will begin at 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The lecture, co-sponsored by the College of Human Ecology, is free and open to the public; reduced-rate parking is available in the Irving Avenue parking garage. CART and [...]

Today, JPMorgan Chase and Co. announced a new Technology Education Certificate program for veterans, furthering the collaboration between JPMC and Syracuse University.  The program will draw on SU and JPMorgan’s very successful Global Enterprise Technology (GET) program and the many successful SU initiatives that support veterans, including those in the Whitman School of Management, L.C. [...]

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: To participate in an exercise research study investigating the effects of physical activity on fructose consumption Requirements: Recreationally active, non-obese, ages 18-35, no lipid-lowering meds. Financial compensation available. Research performed at the Human Performance Lab at Syracuse University. (4 visits for 6.5 hours each are required) Contact Amy Bidwell for more information at [...]

Students, faculty and staff planning to participate in the Syracuse University vs. University of Connecticut, “Are you up for the challenge?: Give Blood” blood drive competition can still donate blood this month and automatically pre-register for the April competition. For the second year, SU and UConn will compete to determine which school donates the most [...]

Syracuse University faculty and current students will welcome potential graduate students interested in addiction studies, child and family studies, child and family health in the global community, marriage and family therapy, nutrition science and dietetics, and social work during the College of Human Ecology’s Spring Information Session on Saturday, Feb. 26, at 10 a.m. in [...]

Newsweek quotes William Banks of the College of Law and Maxwell School on drone strikes

There is a growing entrepreneurial ecosystem at Syracuse University. Faculty from every school and college at SU have been engaged in research, teaching, commercialization and community engagement in entrepreneurship. There’s no better time to bring together some of the most engaged faculty to discuss entrepreneurship courses, programs, ventures and support, and simply to network with [...]

There is no shortage of creative students with innovative, entrepreneurial ideas. Whether you’re in the Panasci Lounge at the Schine Student Center, or waiting in line at Starbucks, you can hear students talking about the “What ifs” and realizing that “I can find a better way to do that.” But where do the ideas go from [...]