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‘Is the United States headed for a catastrophic budget failure?’ at May 5 Institute for Retired Professionals
Leonard Burman, professor of practice in public administration and economics at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, will speak at the Thursday, May 5, program of University College’s Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP). IRP, which takes place…
SU beats UConn in annual blood drive competition, effort benefits Golisano Children’s Hospital
Students, faculty and staff at Syracuse University rallied in the final days of competition to beat rival University of Connecticut. The annual “Are you up for the Challenge: Give Blood!” competition keeps track of which school donates the most pints…
‘The Clean House’ premieres at Syracuse Stage
Matilde (pronounced Ma-chil-gee) has a problem: she’s a cleaning lady who doesn’t like to clean. She’d rather think up the perfect joke. Now that her parents (once the funniest people in Brazil) are dead—her mother died laughing—she is the funniest…
Barkun evaluates terrorism threat in ‘Chasing Phantoms’
In his 11th book, “Chasing Phantoms: Reality, Imagination, and Homeland Security Since 9/11” (UNC Press, 2011), Professor Michael Barkun examines the huge gap that exists between the realities of the terrorism threat facing the United States and the everyday discourse about that threat among government officials and the general public.
Seniors to present work during annual Honors Program Capstone Presentation Day
When Na’Tasha Webb-Prather was exploring a topic for her Honors Capstone project, she decided to take a critical look at her native city, Cleveland. She found that practices of segregated housing that were institutionalized decades ago have impacted contemporary educational…
Democracy and the Revolt in the Muslim World
On Friday, April 29, at 4 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium, the Campbell Public Affairs Institute’s State of Democracy Series will welcome Juan Cole.
INSCT welcomes new deputy director, Vice Adm. Robert B. Murrett
The Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT) has announced that former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and Vice Adm. Robert B. Murrett will join INSCT as deputy director in June 2011. At the same time, he will also…
Franklin works with Project Advance instructors, students
Mitch Franklin, assistant professor of accounting practice in the Whitman School of Management, likes to make connections and show people where numbers can lead them.
Scholarship in Action En Route
Dear Members of the SU Community: As we approach the conclusion of another successful academic year, we’re not only reaching the end of 2010-11, but marking a decade of work at Syracuse University to build on the 2001 Academic Plan…
SU in the News: Monday, April 25
Arts and Sciences’ Sheldon Stone quoted in LiveScience on Higgs boson subatomic particle