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Campus & Community

Inaugural ‘Positions of Dissent’ symposium lecture is Sept. 20

Monday, September 10, 2012, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Helen Horowitz, Sydenham Clark Parsons Professor of History emerita at Smith College, will give the inaugural lecture in the library’s Ray Smith Symposium, “Positions of Dissent,” on Sept. 20 at 6 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons on the…

Health & Society

Valerie Kinloch to talk of urban youth expression in SOE Landscape of Urban Education lecture Sept. 20

Monday, September 10, 2012, By Jennifer Russo

The Syracuse University School of Education has announced the fall 2012 speakers in its annual Landscape of Urban Education lecture series. The series will kick off with Valerie Kinloch and her presentation “Crossing Boundaries in Literacy Research: Implications for Urban…

STEM

First hour of first class, #ElectionClass trends on Twitter

Friday, September 7, 2012, By Diane Stirling

Within the first 45 minutes of the first session of the new course “Social Media in the 2012 Election,” the class hashtag became a top trending topic in the United States on Twitter.

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Architecture represented at Venice Biennale

Friday, September 7, 2012, By News Staff

Every two years, the world’s top architectural designers and thousands of visitors converge on Venice for the world’s premiere architectural design exhibition. The 13th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, “Common Ground,” organized by internationally renowned architect Sir David…

STEM

Leading expert in climate change science to present 2012 Milton First-Year Lecture

Friday, September 7, 2012, By News Staff

Richard B. Alley will also present a free public seminar on climate change research Richard B. Alley, internationally renowned expert on climate and renewable energy, will present the 2012 Laura Hanhausen Milton First-Year Lecture, hosted by Syracuse University’s College of…

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

Hendricks Chapel holds day of Blessing, Reflection and Prayers on Sept. 11

Wednesday, September 5, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University’s Hendricks Chapel will hold a day of Blessing, Reflection and Prayers on Tuesday, Sept. 11, to mark the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States.

Arts & Culture

Notre Dame philosopher headlines SU’s first William P. Alston Lecture Sept. 22

Wednesday, September 5, 2012, By Rob Enslin

Peter van Inwagen, the John Cardinal O’Hara Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, is delivering the inaugural William P. Alston Lecture at Syracuse University. Titled “Russell’s China Teapot,” the lecture will take place on Saturday, Sept. 22,…

Campus & Community

Exhibition of Marcel Breuer’s architecture opens Sept. 13 at Bird Library

Wednesday, September 5, 2012, By News Staff

Syracuse University Library’s fall exhibition “Assembly-line Architecture: Repetition and Innovation in the Work of Marcel Breuer” opens with a reception on Thursday, Sept. 13, at 5 p.m. in the Special Collections gallery on Bird Library’s sixth floor.

Campus & Community

SU teams with LinkedIn to help students, alumni build career connections

Tuesday, September 4, 2012, By News Staff

Syracuse University and the world’s largest professional network on the Internet are now further linked to the benefit of SU students and alumni all over the world. SU has joined a select group of higher education institutions that are partnering…