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New Director of Native American Studies Program Named

Thursday, February 20, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

The Native American Studies Program in The College of Arts and Sciences has a new director. Formerly a visiting faculty member at the University of Notre Dame, Scott Manning Stevens will lead the college’s rapidly growing interdisciplinary program in Native…

Streak Ends, Tree Comes Down

Thursday, February 20, 2014, By Keith Kobland

It had been a while since the SU men’s basketball team lost a game. It’s also been a while since Christmas. In Ken Amody’s household, the two are intertwined. Amody is an 18-year employee of Syracuse University and a Navy…

Campus & Community

Diavolo Dance Theater Performs New Work April 4; Tickets Now on Sale

Wednesday, February 19, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The high-energy and visually stunning Diavolo Dance Theater, presented by Syracuse University Arts Engage, will return to Syracuse to perform its new work, “Fluid Identities,” co-commissioned by SU Arts Engage, on Friday, April 4, at 7 p.m. at the Landmark Theater in downtown Syracuse.

Campus & Community

PLACA Summer Research Grants: Call for Proposals

Wednesday, February 19, 2014, By News Staff

Proposal deadline: Thursday, Feb. 27 Attention Graduate and Doctoral Students: This year the Program on Latin America and the Caribbean (PLACA) will grant awards to graduate students of up to $1,500 to support field research in Latin America and the…

Campus & Community

Center for European Studies Call for Proposals

Wednesday, February 19, 2014, By News Staff

Proposal deadline: Thursday, Feb. 27 Center for European Studies Graduate Summer Research Grants 2014 Maxwell Graduate and Doctoral Students The Center for European Studies of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs, in the Maxwell School of Syracuse University,…

Campus & Community

Mideast Peace Talks, Syrian Refugees and SU Connection

Tuesday, February 18, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

The Feb. 20 session of TMR will feature Charles Benjamin, president of the Near East Foundation, who will discuss the Mideast Peace Talks, Syrian refugees and the connection these issues have with Syracuse University. Benjamin has more than 20 years…

STEM

Physics Professor Lisa Manning Named Sloan Research Fellow

Tuesday, February 18, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

M. Lisa Manning, assistant professor of physics in The College of Arts and Sciences, studies the mechanics of how biological cells move and grow, and how granular materials fail. As an early career scientist, she is being recognized for her…

Business & Economy

Students Pitch for as Much as $10,000 at RvD IDEA Awards

Tuesday, February 18, 2014, By News Staff

There is no shortage of creative students with innovative, entrepreneurial ideas on the SU campus. Whether you’re in the Panasci Lounge at Schine or waiting in line at Starbucks, you can hear students talking about the “What ifs” and realizing…

Arts & Culture

VPA Students Exhibit Work in ‘Common Language’

Tuesday, February 18, 2014, By Erica Blust

Eight undergraduate and graduate students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) are exhibiting work in the show “Common Language” through Saturday, Feb. 22, on the first-floor wall of the Dorothea Ilgen Shaffer Art Building. The students showing…

Arts & Culture

Students, Kronos Quartet Will Make Noise Into Music through Unique Collaboration

Monday, February 17, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Through a unique project fostered by SU’s Arts Engage, Zeke Leonard, an assistant professor of design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, is building intonarumori—noise-generating devices.