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Family Weekend 2012 to energize campus Friday through Sunday

Tuesday, October 2, 2012, By News Staff

Parents and family members of Syracuse University students will be joining the campus community this weekend, from October 5-7, for Family Weekend 2012. This year, more than 4,000 people and 1,300 families will be attending, representing more than 37 states,…

Shattering barriers: Jerry Robinson

Friday, September 28, 2012, By News Staff

Nothing stops Jerry Robinson. Nothing. After graduating as salutatorian in college and landing a job with a global financial company, Robinson continues to do what he knows best—shatter barriers. The budding scholar, born with cerebral palsy, is now pursuing a…

SU to hold day of remembrance Oct. 10 for Bassel Shahade

Wednesday, September 26, 2012, By Erica Blust

Syracuse University will host a day of remembrance for slain Syrian film student Bassel Shahade on Wednesday, Oct. 10. Shahade, a Fulbright Scholar and native of Damascus, Syria, was killed in Homs, Syria, on May 28 while working as a…

Campus & Community

Registration for fall Staff 2 Staff series now live

Friday, September 21, 2012, By News Staff

Registration for the fall Staff 2 Staff series is now available online.

iSchool students to launch video games designed to make science fun

Monday, September 17, 2012, By News Staff

Think science is boring? Think video games are a waste of time? Students at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) disagree. A group of student programmers, artists and researchers are launching two unique video games designed to make science fun….

Correspondent discusses ‘Obama’s War on Terror’ Oct. 10

Monday, September 17, 2012, By Rob Enslin

Daniel Klaidman—a special correspondent for Newsweek and The Daily Beast who reports on terrorism and national security—will discuss “Obama’s War on Terror” on Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 4:15 p.m. in the Miron Special Events Room (303) on the plaza level…

STEM

Let it rain: Monitoring effectiveness of downtown green roof

Monday, September 17, 2012, By Kathleen Haley

Civil engineering professor Cliff Davidson had a breathtaking view of the City of Syracuse from a rooftop garden Thursday. But it’s the possibilities of that prime location that made the experience memorable.

Interns working to bring solar energy to rural Mexican village

Tuesday, September 11, 2012, By News Staff

Some students take on internships to learn what work in the “real world” will be like after graduation. Others get involved in projects in order to learn how to make their post-graduation world more like they want it to be….

Media, Law & Policy

Nike VP will discuss intersection of sport and digital in Sept. 19 talk at Newhouse

Thursday, September 6, 2012, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The digital revolution is changing everything—including sport. What key lessons from Nike’s digital strategy can individuals and businesses adopt in order to “get in the game” and thrive in a world gone digital? Stefan Olander, vice president of digital sport…

Campus & Community

At National Press Club event, Chancellor Cantor helps launch national dialogue on the purposes of higher education

Thursday, September 6, 2012, By News Staff

SU Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor shared her thoughts on priorities for American higher education as a panelist at a National Press Club event to launch Shaping Our Future, a national series of community-based dialogues about the purposes of higher…