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Journalist Bob Herbert to talk about America’s current challenges in Nov. 15 University Lecture

Monday, November 7, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Award-winning journalist and author Bob Herbert will speak on the challenges facing modern-day America on Nov. 15 at Syracuse University in the final University Lecture of the fall 2011 semester. Herbert’s presentation, “Wounded Colossus,” will begin at 7:30 p.m. in…

Confused about the local elections? Check out Democracywise!

Monday, November 7, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Don’t know whom to vote for on Tuesday, Nov. 8? Don’t even know who’s running? Check out Democracywise, the web voter resource and political news site managed by Charlotte Grimes, Knight Chair in Political Reporting at the S. I. Newhouse…

IDEAS Collaborative at this week’s IRP

Tuesday, November 1, 2011, By Eileen Jevis

Heidi Holtz, director of grant making at the Gifford Foundation, and Stephen Butler, executive director of the Cultural Resources Council, will discuss the IDEAS Collaborative (Initiative to Engage and Develop Audiences), at the Nov. 3 session of Institute for Retired…

Campus & Community

Invisible Children to present the documentary ‘Tony’ about 25-year Central African conflict

Tuesday, October 25, 2011, By Jennifer Russo

Invisible Children, a media-based nonprofit dedicated to ending Africa’s longest-running war, will screen its latest documentary, ‘Tony,’ on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 6:30 p.m. in Watson Theater. Following the 50-minute documentary, Grace, a native of Uganda and an ambassador for…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Symposium, Society for New Music collaborate to present ‘Geography of the Imagination’

Thursday, October 20, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Syracuse Symposium™ and the Society for New Music will present “The Geography of the Imagination,” a performance featuring the world premiere of a commissioned musical work by Gregory Wanamaker and visuals by renowned artist Carrie Mae Weems, on Sunday,…

Veterans

Haynie appointed to U.S. Department of Labor’s advisory committee on veterans’ employment, training and employer outreach

Thursday, October 6, 2011, By News Staff

Mike Haynie, executive director of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) and Barnes Professor of Entrepreneurship in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, has been appointed by U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis to serve…

Business & Economy

AltruHelp, Syracuse University announce social entrepreneurship collaboration

Wednesday, September 21, 2011, By News Staff

AltruHelp, a social media platform, toolbox and online community to support volunteering and corporate social responsibility, has announced a collaboration with the Mary Ann Shaw Center for Public and Community Service (CPCS) and the Martin J. Whitman School of Management…

Campus & Community

Department of Recreation Services Labor Day facility schedule

Wednesday, August 31, 2011, By News Staff

The Department of Recreation Services Labor Day facility schedule is available at
http://recreationservices.syr.edu/RecServ%20Website%20Files/Forms/Labor%20Day%2011.pdf.

STEM

Ancient clams yield new information about greenhouse effect on climate

Thursday, August 18, 2011, By News Staff

Ancient fossilized clams that lived off the coast of Antarctica some 50 million years ago have a story to tell about El Niño, according to Syracuse University researcher Linda Ivany.

Campus & Community

SRC, Syracuse University establish Faculty Immersion Program for collaborative, multidisciplinary research

Tuesday, July 12, 2011, By News Staff

SRC, Inc., formerly Syracuse Research Corp., and Syracuse University have announced the establishment of the SRC/Syracuse University Faculty Immersion Program. The program is a jointly sponsored effort designed to increase opportunities for collaborative research with multidisciplinary teams, strengthen ties between…