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Hunger Issues Explored through SU Hunger Games

Wednesday, November 6, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

SU’s 24-Hour Famine, the SU Hunger Games, will be held at Hendricks Chapel on Saturday, Nov. 9, and Sunday, Nov. 10. Students and other members of the SU community are invited to participate in a 24-hour fast and other related…

Arts & Culture

Brian Friel Tackles British/Irish Conflict in ‘Translations’

Wednesday, November 6, 2013, By News Staff

In “Translations,” a group of students at a hedge school in 1833 Ireland are greeted by two British Army engineers who intend to map their town and change its place names from Gaelic to English. What ensue are the trials…

STEM

SU Chemist Gets ‘Best Idea Grant’

Wednesday, November 6, 2013, By News Staff

Top-notch ideas drive today’s knowledge-based world. James Hougland has one, and he has been awarded a “Best Idea Grant (BIG)” from the Foundation for Prader-Willi Research (FPWR) to support his research. Hougland, an assistant professor of chemistry in The College…

Campus & Community

Newhouse, Alexia Foundation to Hold Pan Am 103 Commemorative Event

Monday, November 4, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse School, in partnership with the Alexia Foundation, will host a presentation and panel discussion on the power of photography to effect social change on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 3:30 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3….

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.

Campus & Community

SU London Organizes “Cultures of Memory Symposium”

Monday, November 4, 2013, By Jennifer DeMarchi

SU London helped to organize the 2013 “Cultures of Memory Symposium,” a multi-faceted, international symposium in which four organizing universities presented their distinct creative practices and scholarship related to memory. These include public memory projects concerned with Guantánamo Bay detention…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Partners with HootSuite for Social Media Certification

Thursday, October 31, 2013, By Keith Kobland

A unique partnership will allow computer users to receive social media certification from Newhouse and Hootsuite. This video explains the new venture. Newhouse Partners with HootSuite for Social Media Certification from Syracuse University News on Vimeo. Here’s the transcription of…

Arts & Culture

SUArt Galleries Presents ‘Print Making Revolution’

Thursday, October 31, 2013, By Syracuse University Art Museum

The Syracuse University Art Galleries presents “Print Making Revolution: Mexican Prints and the Taller de Gráfica Popular,” an exhibition of more than 130 original prints drawn from the Syracuse University Art Collection, as well as lenders that include the Philadelphia…

Arts & Culture

‘Paul Strand: The Mexican Portfolio’ Opens Nov. 7

Thursday, October 31, 2013, By Syracuse University Art Museum

The Syracuse University Art Galleries presents “Paul Strand: The Mexican Portfolio,” an exhibition of 20 original photogravures recently acquired by the University Art Collection. Curated by SUArt Galleries Collection and Exhibition Coordinator Emily Dittman, this exhibition presents the complete Mexican…

Campus & Community

Ten Suggestions for Your Must-Do List on Family Weekend

Thursday, October 31, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Your family and friends are arriving on campus for Family Weekend. What to do? Here’s some highlights and fun suggestions for an eventful weekend.