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Campus & Community

Bookstore Features Children’s Book Week

Monday, October 26, 2015, By News Staff

The University Bookstore in Schine Student Center will hold a special celebration of Children’s Books Oct. 26-31. The celebration encourages young people and their caregivers to discover the joy of the world through books and stories, and includes interactions with…

Veterans

VetSuccess on Campus Program Available at University

Monday, October 26, 2015, By News Staff

Through the VetSuccess on Campus (VSOC) program, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has an experienced vocational rehabilitation counselor on the Syracuse University campus to assist the growing number of service members, veterans, and dependents attending school under the Post-9/11…

Verbal Blend Hosts Third Annual Spoken Word Poetry Institute Oct. 30, 31

Monday, October 26, 2015, By Shannon Andre

Verbal Blend, a spoken word poetry program coordinated by the Office of Multicultural Affairs within the Division of Student Affairs, will host the annual Spoken Word Poetry Institute on Friday, Oct. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 31. Marc Rodriguez, Sammy Maldonado…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud, University Dedicate Wheelchair Ramp for Holden Observatory

Monday, October 26, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

The moon and the stars—and all the universe—as viewed through the lens of Holden Observatory became accessible to everyone Friday. The University celebrated the dedication and opening of the new wheelchair entrance ramp for Holden Observatory in honor of Disability…

Campus & Community

Slutzker Center Invites You to Break Bread and Share Stories

Friday, October 23, 2015, By Gerard McTigue

The Slutzker Center for International Services, in collaboration with the local Syracuse community, is holding its fourth annual “Global Encounters: Breaking Bread and Sharing Stories” event on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 6-8 p.m., in 304ABC Schine Student Center, and encourages individuals…

STEM

Biomedical and Chemical Engineering to Hold Fall Distinguished Lecture

Friday, October 23, 2015, By News Staff

Shekhar Garde, dean of engineering in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), will speak on “Water Near Proteins and Interfaces: A New Molecular Perspective” on Friday, Oct. 30, at 1 p.m. in 105 Link…

Business & Economy

Entrepreneurship Program Coming to Syracuse University

Friday, October 23, 2015, By Ellen Mbuqe

The University has received a $900,000 grant from Blackstone Charitable Foundation for the launch of a new campus entrepreneurship program. The program, Blackstone Launchpad, was announced today by Blackstone Charitable Foundation as part of the largest expansion of its campus…

Scholars Announce Activities for 2015 Remembrance Week

Thursday, October 22, 2015, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The weeklong series of events honors the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who lost their lives in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988.

Veterans

VeteransU App Helps Vets Adjust to Life at SU

Thursday, October 22, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Charles Preuss had spent the previous seven years of his life with his head on a swivel. As an airborne paratrooper for the U.S. Army, his life depended on an astute understanding of his surroundings and the people in them….

Health & Society

Guest Speaker to Discuss Black Westward Migration Nov. 4

Thursday, October 22, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

The Department of African American Studies (AAS) in the College of Arts and Sciences will play host to an expert on black migration experiences. Marta Effinger-Crichlow, associate professor and chair of African American studies at CUNY’s New York City College…