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Carrie Mae Weems Weaves Stories With Her Work in Next University Lecture

Tuesday, October 21, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Over the past 25 years, Weems has worked toward developing a complex body of art that has at various times employed photographs, text, fabric, audio, digital images, installation and video.

Bandier Alumni Association Announces Allman/Lehman Scholarship

Tuesday, October 21, 2014, By Scott McDowell

During an event at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, the Bandier Program Alumni Association announced its Allman/Lehman Endowed Scholarship . The scholarship is named after Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers Band and Michael Lehman, the parent of…

Syracuse Scholar: Fergus Barrie

Monday, October 20, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Fergus Barrie of Lockerbie, Scotland, came to Syracuse University in 2011 as a Lockerbie Scholar, part of the unique yearlong educational and cultural exchange that developed after the Pan Am 103 bombing. After that year, Barrie chose to continue his…

Marriage and Family Therapy Presents ‘Survivor Sessions’ Oct. 24

Monday, October 20, 2014, By Michele Barrett

In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy in the Falk College is hosting a panel presentation of survivors of sexual abuse and domestic violence on Friday, Oct. 24, from noon-2 p.m. at Peck…

New SU NetID Password Change Requirement starts Nov. 3

Monday, October 20, 2014, By Christopher C. Finkle

Starting Nov. 3, anyone with a SU NetID password will be required to change their password at least once a year. Password management is a fundamental security practice. At Syracuse University, this starts when someone becomes a member of the…

VPA’s ‘Painting Alumni Retrospective’ at 914Works to Feature Prominent Artists

Friday, October 17, 2014, By Erica Blust

The College of Visual and Performing Arts will exhibit the work of painting undergraduates from the past 50 years in “Painting Alumni Retrospective” Oct. 21-Jan. 3 at 914Works, 914 E. Genesee St., Syracuse. An opening reception will be held on…

New 24/7 Study Space Opens in Haven Hall

Thursday, October 16, 2014, By News Staff

Haven Hall has a fresh new space suitable for hitting the books and cramming for midterms.

Dance Classes Offered for People with Parkinson’s

Wednesday, October 15, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Neuroscientists Donna Korol and Tumay Tunur in the Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences are partnering with the Syracuse University Aging Studies Institute, the Dance Theater of Syracuse and Cynthia Stevenson, director of caregiver services at…

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Purser Wins Award for New Book about On-Demand Labor

Tuesday, October 14, 2014, By News Staff

Gretchen Purser, assistant professor of sociology in the Maxwell School, has won the 2014 International Book Award from the California Series in Public Anthropology (University of California Press) for her manuscript “Labor On Demand: Dispatching the Urban Poor.” Each year…

Disability Studies Scholar Rosemarie Garland-Thomson to Speak Oct. 23

Tuesday, October 14, 2014, By Shannon Andre

On Thursday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m., Rosemarie Garland-Thomson will give a lecture titled “Why I am a Bioconservative” in Watson Theatre. Following the lecture, a reception and book signing will take place at Light Work at 8 p.m. Students,…