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Health & Society

Thwarting a Devastating Disease

Thursday, November 14, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Assistant Professor David Larsen saw the damaging effects of the lack of health care and clean water in the favelas of Belem, Brazil, while working among the people ten years ago. Impacted by the work, he now conducts research to halt the impact of deadly—yet preventable—infectious diseases.

Arts & Culture

Stephen Dunn Is Next Carver Speaker

Wednesday, November 6, 2013, By Renée K. Gadoua

The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Stephen Dunn G’70 is the next speaker in this semester’s Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session will precede the reading from 3:45-4:30 p.m. The event is…

Health & Society

Maisto Gets Five-Year Extension of NIH Senior Scientist Award

Wednesday, November 6, 2013, By News Staff

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has once again selected Stephen Maisto, professor of psychology in The College of Arts and Sciences, for its Senior Scientist Research and Mentorship Award. Maisto’s K05 grant is from the National Institute on Alcohol…

Arts & Culture

Point of Contact Hosts ‘Don’t Blame Anyone’

Monday, November 4, 2013, By News Staff

Point of Contact Gallery will host a special performance titled “Don’t Blame Anyone” on Nov. 21 at 6:30 p.m  during Syracuse’s Th3 (The Third Thursday) events. Based on short stories by Julio Cortázar, this performance by Milton Loayza tells the…

STEM

New York’s New Energy Leaders Debut at SyracuseCoE Symposium

Monday, November 4, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

This year’s SyracuseCoE Symposium included a statewide first: the three newest leaders of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s energy team appeared together for a discussion of the state’s emerging clean energy economy.

Media, Law & Policy

Art Meets Technology in Newhouse M.I.N.D. Lab

Friday, November 1, 2013, By News Staff

Art meets technology in pioneering ways in a new facility opening Monday, Nov. 4, in the AXA Equitable Tower, located in downtown Syracuse on the Connective Corridor. Newhouse M.I.N.D. Lab is debuting its new world-class research and design center, featuring…

Campus & Community

Million Stories Under One Roof

Wednesday, October 30, 2013, By Keith Kobland

It’s home to more than a million stories. Reference books, maps, and multimedia are housed there. So how does the Syracuse University Libraries Facility preserve these materials for hundreds of years? Here’s the transcribed version of our video: Interviewer: “Inside…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Partners with HootSuite to Offer Social Media Certification

Tuesday, October 29, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse School and HootSuite have officially announced the launch of the Advanced Social Media Strategy (ASMS) Certificate. Geared toward working professionals, the ASMS Certificate is earned online through 15 self-paced lessons on social media strategy, including the following topic…

Arts & Culture

Evolving in the Changing Landscape of Scholarly Publishing

Friday, October 18, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Syracuse University Press has a storied history of 70 years—and Director Alice Randel Pfeiffer expects a vibrant future with plans for a new series in geography and the development of a digital publishing center. The scholarly press celebrated its 70th…

Campus & Community

WellsLink Celebrates 10 Years

Thursday, October 17, 2013, By News Staff

The Office of Multicultural Affairs within the Division of Student Affairs hosts its 10th annual WellsLink Transitions Ceremony on Friday, Nov. 1, at 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The ceremony honors WellsLink Scholars from the previous year who have successfully…