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Campus & Community

A Slice of Compliance

Thursday, October 3, 2013, By News Staff

The Office of Athletic Compliance publishes an annual newsletter to help faculty and staff understand NCAA rules and regulations pertaining to academic year activities with student-athletes. The newsletter serves as a guide to determining what is permissible. A copy of…

STEM

iSchool Launches Crowdsourced ‘Fuel’ Program Funding Campaign

Wednesday, October 2, 2013, By Diane Stirling

The School of Information Studies (iSchool), whose national reputation is built on innovation in the information field, has initiated a student programs development campaign with some twists. The effort is modeled on the crowdsourcing style of fundraising, and it uses…

Arts & Culture

Archives Creates Pan Am 103 TIMELINE

Wednesday, October 2, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

As part of the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives has created a virtual timeline that includes almost 150 events relating to the tragedy and…

Business & Economy

NSF Funds OrangeGrid Improvements

Tuesday, October 1, 2013, By Christopher C. Finkle

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Syracuse University $498,000 to enhance SU’s OrangeGrid by upgrading the campus’s data network infrastructure to facilitate high throughput research computing. OrangeGrid (formerly known as the HTC campus grid) uses idle desktop computers in…

Arts & Culture

Etgar Keret Presents Raymond Carver Lecture Oct. 9

Monday, September 30, 2013, By Renée K. Gadoua

Etgar Keret, the popular Israeli writer and filmmaker, will present this semester’s second Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session will precede the reading from 3:45-4:30 p.m. The event is free…

Business & Economy

Connective Corridor Announces Second Round of Facade Grants

Thursday, September 26, 2013, By News Staff

Partners with Central New York Community Foundation on new Syracuse Beautification Fund Syracuse University today announced the recipients of $250,000 in the second round of Connective Corridor Façade Improvement grants to 16 businesses who will make significant investments to improve…

Campus & Community

Taking Shelter

Thursday, September 26, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

A wooden frame, a hammer and some nails, and cans of paint were basically all they had to work with. The basic of essentials to construct a humble abode.

Campus & Community

Let LGBT Youth Know that ‘You Are Not Alone’

Thursday, September 26, 2013, By News Staff

In fall 2010, the LGBT Resource Center launched the “You Are Not Alone” initiative in response to the growing number of LGBT youth suicides. In an effort to raise awareness that there are support and resources across campus, the center compiles…

Arts & Culture

Carrie Mae Weems Named MacArthur Fellow

Wednesday, September 25, 2013, By News Staff

Carrie Mae Weems, a two-time SU artist-in-residence (1988 Light Work Gallery and 2005-06 VPA), instructor and ongoing collaborator in SU engagement projects, has been named one of 24 MacArthur fellows for 2013. The fellowships “recognize 24 exceptionally creative individuals with…

Campus & Community

King Center Imaging Project Exhibition on Campus Will Be on Display Sept. 30-Oct. 1

Tuesday, September 24, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is bringing its exhibition booth celebrating the King Center Imaging Project to the Syracuse University campus on Monday, Sept. 30, and Tuesday, Oct. 1. The booth, which showcases digital images of key documents from Martin Luther…