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Human Rights Lawyer to Speak on U.N. Disability Treaty Nov. 4

Monday, November 3, 2014, By News Staff

Janet Lord, senior vice president for human rights and inclusive development at the Burton Blatt Institute and senior researcher for the Harvard Law School Project on Disability, will speak Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 12:30 p.m. in 341 Eggers Hall. Her…

Media, Law & Policy

iSchool Faculty Recall their Part in Digital Journalism Shift of 1994

Monday, November 3, 2014, By J.D. Ross

In 1994, when the World Wide Web was still in its infancy, and the most popular web browser was Mosaic, it wasn’t easy to find news outlets online. In fact, there were just a few thousand websites of any kind….

Veterans

Gen. Martin Dempsey Discusses Leadership in Challenging Times

Monday, November 3, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the 18th chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, shared his thoughts on global security challenges, the qualities of a good leader and the importance of a life in public service as part of a lecture Friday at Dineen Hall.

Campus & Community

Documentary to Mark 50th Anniversary of Freedom Summer

Friday, October 31, 2014, By News Staff

The National Endowment for the Humanities and the Community Folk Art Center will sponsor a screening of director Stanley Nelson’s documentary “Freedom Summer” Monday, Nov. 3, at 6:30 p.m. in 220 Eggers Hall.  The screening is part of the series…

Perspectives on Sounds from East and West Nov. 2

Friday, October 31, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

The Society for New Music presents “Sound Perspectives East and West” Sunday, Nov. 2, at 3 p.m. at Hendricks Chapel. The program features a variety of sounds, from different places in the chapel that will allow audience members to consider…

STEM

Faculty to Present Research at Cybersecurity Conference

Thursday, October 30, 2014, By Matt Wheeler

The College of Engineering and Computer Science has had three papers accepted by the Association for Computing Machinery’s Conference on Computer and Communications Security, a prestigious security conference that will take place this November in Scottsdale, Ariz. It is a notable…

FNSSI Launches M.S. Program in Medicolegal Death Investigation

Wednesday, October 29, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Medicolegal death investigation (MDI) is the focus of a new graduate program in the Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute (FNSSI), administered by the College of Arts and Sciences. The first of its kind in the nation, the master’s degree…

Author. Activist. Alumnus.

Wednesday, October 29, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Elliott DeLine ’12, author, activist and alumnus, says his childhood was pretty ordinary, but his burgeoning career is nothing short of extraordinary. At only 26, DeLine is basking in early career success with the launch of his newest book, “$how…

Comedian Kevin Hart to Visit Campus Nov. 2

Friday, October 24, 2014, By News Staff

University Union will be bringing comedian Kevin Hart to Syracuse University on Nov. 2. Hart’s appearance will take place in two parts: first, he will be screening his new film, “The Wedding Ringer,” in advance of its Jan. 16 release…

Poet Daisy Fried to Share Work in Carver Reading Series

Friday, October 24, 2014, By Renée K. Gadoua

Award-winning poet Daisy Fried will participate in the Fall 2014 Raymond Carver Reading Series with a reading Wednesday, Nov. 5, in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session is from 3:45- 4:30 p.m., followed by the reading, which begins at 5:30 p.m….