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Arts & Culture

‘Presenting Bakelite: the material of a thousand uses,’ an illustrated lecture by Reindert Groot

Thursday, October 13, 2011, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

In conjunction with its ongoing exhibition “Just One Word: Plastics,” the Syracuse University Library will host Dutch producer/photographer and Bakelite expert Reindert Groot, founder of the Amsterdam Bakelite Collection. The presentation will take place in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons at…

Arts & Culture

SU Brass Ensemble kicks off 2011-12 season with ‘Silver Screen’ concert in Rome Oct. 23

Thursday, October 13, 2011, By Rob Enslin

The Syracuse University Brass Ensemble (SUBE), a 35-piece group housed in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, kicks off the 2011-12 season with its popular “Silver Screen” program. The concert—emceed by WCNY-FM’s Bruce Paulsen, with projected images coordinated by…

Arts & Culture

SU symposium explores legacy of Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa Oct. 21

Thursday, October 13, 2011, By Rob Enslin

Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian writer who won the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature, is the subject of a daylong symposium, organized and presented by the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL) in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Wednesday, October 12

Wednesday, October 12, 2011, By News Staff

Associated Press and other media quote Charles Driscoll of LCS in reports on mercury in Great Lakes

Syracuse University student spreads seeds of knowledge to Dominican Republic

Wednesday, October 12, 2011, By News Staff

Alaina Mallette presented her work during 2011 Geological Society of America annual meeting It’s an honor for undergraduate students to present posters during the annual meetings of the Geological Society of America (GSA)—a mecca for geologists and earth scientists. Even…

Mercury pollution in Great Lakes Region is nearly forgotten, but not gone

Tuesday, October 11, 2011, By News Staff

The scope and intensity of mercury pollution in the Great Lakes region is much greater than previously reported, but additional mercury controls should bring needed improvement, according to a new summary of scientific research on the subject. Despite general declines…

Newhouse to hold ‘The NFL: 1st and the Next 10’ on Oct. 18

Tuesday, October 11, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Afternoon symposium, hosted by ESPN’s Mike Tirico, brings together leading alumni and sports figures to examine future of National Football League The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will host “The NFL: 1st and the Next 10”—a symposium examining the…

Media, Law & Policy

CP+B CEO Chuck Porter to visit SU’s Newhouse School Oct. 18

Tuesday, October 11, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Chuck Porter, CEO and co-founder of the advertising agency Crispin, Porter & Bogusky (CP+B), will visit Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Tuesday, Oct. 18, as a guest of the advertising department’s Eric Mower Advertising Forum. He…

Campus & Community

Office of Residence Life’s school supply drive fills classrooms of local schools

Thursday, October 6, 2011, By News Staff

The Office of Residence Life completed its second annual student supply drive, “Student to Student,” for the Syracuse City School District. On Thursday, Sept. 29, SU campus members delivered 18 boxes of school supplies to seven K-8 schools. In addition,…

Supply chain students attend Dahlman Rose & Co. Global Transportation Conference

Thursday, October 6, 2011, By News Staff

Four students in the supply chain management program at the Whitman School of Management recently traveled to New York City for the fourth annual Dahlman Rose & Co. Global Transportation Conference. Seniors Jorie Richlin-Zack, Laura Mun, Kevin Kennedy and Jonathan…