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Arts & Culture

Shop at Barnes & Noble Dec. 14-21 to Support Syracuse Stage

Tuesday, December 10, 2013, By News Staff

For one week, Dec. 14-21, customers at the DeWitt Barnes & Noble can donate a portion of their purchases to Syracuse Stage by presenting the Barnes & Noble Bookfair voucher. Online customers can also donate by entering the Bookfair Event…

Health & Society

Q&A: Kelly Lux Talks about Using Electronics on Planes

Friday, November 22, 2013, By Cyndi Moritz

Kelly Lux, director of social media at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), answered some questions about the recent change in Federal Aviation Administration rules regarding the use of electronic devices by airplane passengers. Passengers are now allowed to use…

STEM

A&S Professor’s Neuroimaging Work Featured in Nature Article

Friday, November 15, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Leave it to Corey White, assistant professor of psychology in The College of Arts and Sciences, to get a head start on the competition. White is the focus of a Nov. 6 article in the journal Nature about young scientists…

Health & Society

Q & A: David Van Slyke on Signing up for Affordable Care Act

Friday, November 15, 2013, By Cyndi Moritz

David Van Slyke is the Louis A. Bantle Chair in Business and Government Policy in the Department of Public Administration and International Affairs in the Maxwell School. His latest book, “Complex Contracting: Government Purchasing in the Wake of the U.S….

Campus & Community

‘Subject is Sports’ Hosts Live Q&A

Thursday, November 7, 2013, By News Staff

The Subject is Sports, a massive open online course (MOOC) hosted its first live Q &A session with students on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Rick Burton, David B. Falk Distinguished Professor of Sport Management and SPM graduate assistant Elissa Roberts fielded questions…

Campus & Community

Q&A: D. Chase Catalano on Coming Out Month

Monday, October 28, 2013, By Cyndi Moritz

D. Chase Catalano, director of SU’s LGBT Resource Center, talks about Coming Out Month, October—its purpose, what we can learn from it and how to take it with us throughout the year. Q. What is the purpose of Coming Out…

Arts & Culture

Hispanic Heritage Month Concludes with Bomba & Plena Festival

Monday, October 7, 2013, By Georgia Popoff

La Casita Cultural Center will once again host its traditional Bomba & Plena Festival, where residents of Syracuse and all of Central New York join SU’s Hispanic communities for the grand finale event of this year’s commemoration of Hispanic Heritage…

Arts & Culture

Black & Banned: Community Read-Out Planned

Friday, September 20, 2013, By News Staff

The Black Syracuse Project in the Department of African American Studies is organizing Black & Banned, a Community Read-Out for Banned Books Week, Sept. 22-28. This year’s event is a “town-gown” collaboration with the Beauchamp Branch of the Onondaga County…

Standard & Poor’s Upgrades Syracuse University’s Credit Rating

Tuesday, September 3, 2013, By News Staff

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) credit ratings services has raised Syracuse University’s credit rating based on the overall financial position of the University. According to S&P, the upgrade (from ‘A+’ to ‘AA-’) reflects the University’s consistently strong operating performance, improved demand…

Q&A: Public’s Attitudes Toward Public Schools

Monday, August 26, 2013, By Cyndi Moritz

The 45th annual PDK/Gallup poll of public attitudes toward the public schools was issued August 21. Among its findings is that many people have little idea what the “Common Core” is, even though it may have a major impact on…