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NAACP Syracuse University Announces 2015 Blacktivism Conference

Tuesday, November 10, 2015, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Unit of the NAACP has announced that the 2015 Blacktivism Conference will take place on Saturday, Nov. 14. The conference will include a lecture by Black Panther Party co-creator Bobby Seale, along with panels, workshops, a breakfast…

University to Celebrate Plaza 44, Schwartzwalder Statue Unveiling, Dedicate Ensley Athletic Center

Tuesday, November 10, 2015, By News Staff

A communitywide celebration is planned as part of the unveiling and debut of the statues representing four iconic names associated with the University’s athletic program. The event will also officially dedicate the new Ensley Athletic Center on the Syracuse University…

Arts & Culture

VPA’s Erin Rand Wins National Communication Association Book Award

Thursday, November 5, 2015, By Erica Blust

Erin Rand, an associate professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies (CRS), has won the 2015 Book of the Year Award from the Critical and Cultural Studies…

Media, Law & Policy

American Enterprise Institute President to Speak on ‘Abundance without Attachment’

Thursday, November 5, 2015, By News Staff

Arthur C. Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute and former Louis A. Bantle Professor of Business and Government at the Maxwell School, will speak on “Abundance without Attachment” Thursday, Nov. 12, at 4:30 p.m. in the Strasser Legacy Room,…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Symposium Celebrates Cinematic Artistry of Otolith Group Nov. 12

Wednesday, November 4, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse SymposiumTM continues its “Networks” theme with an evening devoted to cutting-edge filmmaking. The Otolith Group, an award-winning London-based artist collective, will be the focus of a special event on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 6:30 p.m. in Hosmer Auditorium of…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Announces Winners of 2015 Grossman Trial Competition

Tuesday, November 3, 2015, By Robert Conrad

College of Law students Ibrahim Lawton L’17 and Khadijah Peek L’16, representing the plaintiffs, won the 38th Annual Lionel O. Grossman Trial Competition. Representing the defendants were finalists John Boyd II L ’16 and Steven M. Nelson L ’16. Judge…

STEM

iSchool Researcher to Participate in NSF’s Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub

Tuesday, November 3, 2015, By J.D. Ross

To accelerate the emerging field of big data, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced the establishment of four regional hubs for data science innovation across the United States. Covering all 50 states, these hubs include commitments from 281 organizations—from…

Media, Law & Policy

SPIN Auction Helps Law Students Pursue Public Interest Careers

Tuesday, November 3, 2015, By News Staff

Social justice, children’s rights, veteran’s rights, civil liberties—these are just some of the community issues that College of Law students can help address with funds raised at the annual Public Interest Auction hosted by the Syracuse Public Interest Network (SPIN)….

Campus & Community

Mothers of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown Speak at Goldstein Auditorium

Tuesday, November 3, 2015, By Keith Kobland

Nearly 1,000 students, faculty, staff and community members gathered last Wednesday at Goldstein Auditorium to hear from the mothers of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown as part of a forum titled “(In)Justice for All.” The panel discussion with Martin’s mother,…

Health & Society

Q&A: Nutritionist Jane Burrell Uzcategui on the Red Meat Controversy

Thursday, October 29, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

On Monday, the World Health Organization issued a report stating that processed meats such as bacon and hot dogs cause cancer. It also said that red meat “probably” causes cancer. The findings were drafted by a panel of 22 international…