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New Book Breaks Down Controversy Between Social Scientists and the Military

Tuesday, February 5, 2013, By News Staff

Over the past century, a large percentage of young Americans have served their country by joining the military. Today, the more than 1.6 million uniformed military personnel and 22 million veterans currently living and working around the world make up…

Campus & Community

New Interactive Storytelling Mobile App Focuses on Winter in Central New York

Tuesday, February 5, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Early last year, a dozen students in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications set out to create an interactive storytelling mobile tablet application that would focus on Central New York’s notorious winters. The result, CNY32 degrees, is now available for free download from the iTunes store.

Media, Law & Policy

Acclaimed Photographer Lynn Johnson Will Teach at Newhouse School

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

Acclaimed photographer Lynn Johnson will join the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications as a visiting professional in the multimedia photography and design department (MPD).

Media, Law & Policy

‘Big Data’ and Politics to be Focus of Feb. 11 Event at Newhouse

Friday, February 1, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Big Data may have given the winning party the edge in the last presidential election, and it may be the future of campaigning. Find out why at Big Data Day on Monday, Feb. 11. The event, hosted by the “Navigate…

Campus & Community

New Student Group Aims to Make Wishes Come True

Friday, February 1, 2013, By Keith Kobland

A group of Syracuse University students is embarking on a mission to fulfill the dreams and wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses. Wishmakers on Campus is a new student organization with one goal in mind: raising money to allow an…

Arts & Culture

VPA to Host Screening of Fashion Documentary ‘Versailles ’73’

Thursday, January 31, 2013, By Erica Blust

Conversation with director Deborah Riley Draper also planned The fashion design program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Department of Design will host a screening of the fashion documentary “Versailles ’73: American Runway Revolution” and a conversation…

Arts & Culture

Three-day Inclusive Design Challenge to Address Needs of Aging Population

Thursday, January 31, 2013, By Erica Blust

Syracuse University’s Collaborative Design Laboratory (COLAB) in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) and Aging Studies Institute are teaming up to offer SU students a three-day, one-credit “Inclusive Design Challenge” at The Warehouse that addresses the challenges facing…

Media, Law & Policy

Singleton to Receive Archaeology Award

Thursday, January 31, 2013, By News Staff

Theresa Singleton, associate professor of anthropology in the Maxwell School, has been selected to receive the 2014 J.C. Harrington Award from the Society for Historical Archaeology.  The award, established in 1981, is the highest honor that the organization bestows and…

Arts & Culture

Author Chris Stedman Will Share Quest to Bridge Gap Between Religious and Atheists

Thursday, January 31, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Chris Stedman, assistant Humanist Chaplain at Harvard University, will share his experience as an Evangelical Christian turned Atheist—one who is searching for ways to engage religious diversity—with the Syracuse University community on Tuesday, Feb. 5. “Faithiest: How an Athiest Found…

Health & Society

Understanding Effects of Exercise on Alzheimer’s

Wednesday, January 30, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Exercise has been shown to help control weight, improve mood and reduce the risk of certain diseases. Stefan Keslacy, assistant professor of exercise science in the School of Education, is taking the research further with Alzheimer’s disease.