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Victor Rios to Speak on Youth Control Complex Sept. 24

Tuesday, September 23, 2014, By Jennifer Russo

The School of Education will host the first installment of the Douglas P. Biklen Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series on Wednesday, Sept. 24. Victor Rios, associate professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, will present “Punitive…

Career Services Hosts ’Cuse Career Week Beginning Sept. 24

Tuesday, September 23, 2014, By News Staff

Syracuse University Career Services, within the Division of Student Affairs, hosts the annual ’Cuse Career Week beginning Wednesday, Sept. 24, with the Local Internship Fair and continuing throughout the week with the Career and Grad School Fair @ the Dome,…

Arts & Culture

914Works to Present Maria Marrero Costume Design Retrospective

Monday, September 22, 2014, By Erica Blust

Costume designer Maria Marrero, a professor of theater design and technology in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Department of Drama, will present “Character & Collaboration,” a retrospective of her career in theatrical costume design, Sept. 25-Oct. 14…

Empty Bowls Fundraiser to be Held Sept. 26

Friday, September 19, 2014, By Erica Blust

An Empty Bowls fundraiser to benefit the Interreligious Food Consortium (IFC) will be held on Friday, Sept. 26, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Nancy Cantor Warehouse, 350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse. For a $20 donation, patrons may choose from…

Special Event Series at Syracuse Stage Kicks Off with Local Musicians, Eateries, Experts

Thursday, September 18, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

Special events during the 2014/15 Season at Syracuse Stage will kick off with live music, tastings, lectures and talks throughout the run of “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” the Tony-Award winning “ripped-roaring” comedy running Sept. 24-Oct. 12. Following…

University Community Mourns Passing of Professor Emerita Sari Knopp Biklen

Thursday, September 18, 2014, By Jennifer Russo

Sari Knopp Biklen, professor emerita of cultural foundations of education and women’s studies, passed away on Sept. 16. “I know that I speak for all of her colleagues in expressing deep sadness over Sari’s passing,” says Eric F. Spina, Syracuse…

Acclaimed Mezzo-Soprano Stephanie Blythe Presents Concert Sept. 24

Wednesday, September 17, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

Mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe, one of the most critically acclaimed artists of her generation, will perform on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 8 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium in Crouse College. The concert is free and open to…

Fiction Writer Anthony Marra Opens Carver Reading Series

Tuesday, September 16, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

The fiction writer Anthony Marra kicks off Syracuse University’s Fall 2014 Raymond Carver Reading Series with a reading Wednesday, September 17, at Gifford Auditorium in Huntington Beard Crouse Hall. A question-and-answer session is from 3:45 to 4:30 p.m., followed by…

‘The Hip-Hop Professional’ Shanti Das Speaks Sept. 18

Monday, September 15, 2014, By Erica Blust

Award-winning music industry executive Shanti Das, known as “The Hip-Hop Professional,” will present a lecture on Thursday, Sept. 18, at 6:30 p.m. in Lender Auditorium (Room 007), located on the concourse level of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management….

Health & Society

Psychologist to Study Smoking, Painkiller Misuse Among Older Adults with HIV, Chronic Pain

Monday, September 15, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Joseph Ditre, assistant professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, is readying a significant study that may help older adults with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and chronic pain quit tobacco smoking and reduce their misuse of prescription…