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UC Celebrates Non-Traditional Student Week

Tuesday, October 15, 2013, By News Staff

University College Celebrates National Non-traditional Student Recognition Week Nov. 4-8 University Colleges recognizes and appreciates our non-traditional students. They bring a unique perspective to the classroom and make valuable contributions to campus life. University College serves more than 6,000 part-time…

Media, Law & Policy

Wearables, Waveables and Flyables: Body as Computer

Tuesday, October 15, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

A fun, hands-on seminar sponsored by the Newhouse School will explore how gesture interfaces, wearable computing and remote media devices are converging to create a sea change in how we will send and receive information in the near future. The…

Media, Law & Policy

Azerbaijani Journalist to Receive 2013 Tully Award for Free Speech

Tuesday, October 15, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Idrak Abbasov, an independent journalist from Azerbaijan, is the recipient of the 2013 Tully Award for Free Speech. The award, presented annually by the Newhouse School‘s Tully Center for Free Speech, is given to a journalist who has faced a…

Campus & Community

Make Your Passwords HRD2CR@K!

Monday, October 14, 2013, By Christopher C. Finkle

Passwords are the keys to your digital and online assets. They can be the most effective defense against unauthorized access to your confidential data. That’s why they’re the number one target for hackers trying to compromise your data. Below is…

STEM

Women in STEM Discussion Is Oct. 18

Monday, October 14, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

SU Advance will present Joan Bennett of Rutgers University in its next Conversations on Equity and Excellence series on Friday, Oct. 18, at 10 a.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114 Bird Library. Bennett’s talk, “Science, Sex Chromosomes and…

Campus & Community

SU Libraries Present Open Access Week 2013

Friday, October 11, 2013, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Open Access Week is an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of Open Access—the principle that all research should be freely accessible online, immediately after publication—and to help inspire wider participation…

Arts & Culture

Works by Sam Van Aken on Display in Ortwine Gallery

Friday, October 11, 2013, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

An exhibition of prints by Professor Sam Van Aken, of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, is currently on view in the Ortwine Gallery on the sixth floor of Bird Library. The exhibition is free and open to the…

Arts & Culture

Poet Baker to Speak at Oct. 16 Raymond Carver Series Event

Friday, October 11, 2013, By Renée K. Gadoua

The poet David Baker is the next speaker in this semester’s Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session will precede the reading from 3:45-4:30 p.m. The event is free and open…

Lockerbie Reflections

Thursday, October 10, 2013, By News Staff

When people first hear of Lockerbie, Scotland they learn about the tragedy that is Pan Am Flight 103. But a visit to the quiet, humble and welcoming town opens new insights to its beauty and its residents.

Campus & Community

2013-14 Remembrance Scholars to be Honored

Thursday, October 10, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The 2013-14 Convocation for Remembrance Scholars, honoring 35 outstanding Syracuse University students from this year’s senior class, will be held Friday, Oct. 11, at 3 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The Remembrance Scholarships, among the most prestigious scholarships awarded by the…