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STEM

Syracuse University scientists discover new way to determine when water was present on Mars and Earth

Wednesday, October 19, 2011, By News Staff

Record of past may be locked inside mineral common to both planets The discovery of the mineral jarosite in rocks analyzed by the Mars Rover, Opportunity, on the Martian surface had special meaning for a team of Syracuse University scientists…

Campus & Community

Women scientists to discuss ‘State of the Earth’ in Oct. 26 University Lecture

Friday, October 14, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Four eminent women scientists will discuss how individuals can work to reconcile the needs of people and the planet in the 21st century in the next University Lectures presentation on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in Syracuse University’s Hendricks…

Arts & Culture

SU students participate in West African Dance Residency with master teacher

Friday, October 14, 2011, By News Staff

On Oct. 4, a select group of SU students who are either members of a multicultural student dance organization, or just dance lovers at heart, began a six-week artist-in-residence program learning traditional West African dance from master teacher Biboti Ouikahilo….

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage’s ‘The Boys Next Door’ finds comedy, compassion

Monday, October 10, 2011, By News Staff

Meet Arnold Wiggins. He’s basically a nervous person. He lives with Lucien P. Smith, who fancies very big books; and Norman, who works in the doughnut shop; and Barry, who has schizophrenia and has convinced himself that he is a…

Arts & Culture

Th3 events for October announced

Thursday, October 6, 2011, By Syracuse University Art Museum

Third Thursday (Th3), a consortium of 20 Syracuse arts venues that coordinate free monthly visual arts events from 5-8 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month, has slated the following special events for this month’s Th3 (Oct. 20): ArtRage—The Norton…

Arts & Culture

Universal Republic Records executive vice president to speak Oct. 6

Wednesday, October 5, 2011, By Erica Blust

Joel Klaiman, executive vice president of promotion and artist development at Universal Republic, a division of Universal Music Group, will present a lecture on Thursday, Oct. 6, at 6:45 p.m. in the Lender Auditorium, located on the concourse level of…

Business & Economy

Building a business from the ground up: Whitman’s ninth annual Entrepreneur’s Bootcamp begins Oct. 8

Tuesday, October 4, 2011, By Lindsay Wickham

Remember those summer days you spent building neighborhood lemonade stands? You dreamed big and put all of your efforts into creating the biggest and best stand out there. Wouldn’t the ultimate dream job be the one that you built, like…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Thursday, September 29

Thursday, September 29, 2011, By News Staff

International Business Times quotes Whitman School’s Jeffrey Harris on U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair Gary Gensler

Arts & Culture

Renowned composer Philip Rothman to discuss his career and music Oct. 13

Tuesday, September 27, 2011, By Erica Blust

Renowned composer Philip Rothman will join Patrick Jones, director of the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), on Thursday, Oct. 13, at 12:30 p.m. for “Conversations…

Arts & Culture

SU Drama to present pro-union classic ‘The Cradle Will Rock’

Friday, September 23, 2011, By News Staff

Here’s how Marc Blitzstein described his 1937 musical: “a labor opera composed in a style that falls somewhere between realism, romance, vaudeville, comic strip, Gilbert & Sullivan, Brecht and agitprop [agitation and propaganda].” In other words, it has great laughs,…