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iSchool Joins Program to Bring More Women into Technology, Computing

Tuesday, February 26, 2013, By J.D. Ross

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) joined the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) Pacesetters program Feb. 26 at a kick-off ceremony in Santa Cruz, Calif. NCWIT’s Pacesetters is a fast-track program that seeks to radically increase the…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Blue Star Theatres Program Offers Discount and Complimentary Tickets to Active U.S. Military, Families, Veterans

Monday, February 25, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse Stage is offering discount and complimentary tickets to U.S. military personnel, U.S. military veterans and their immediate family members to select performances for remaining shows in the current season. This effort is supported by a grant from the Central…

Campus & Community

OMA, Hendricks to Host Panel Discussion on Diversity Tuesday

Monday, February 25, 2013, By News Staff

The Office of Multicultural Affairs and Hendricks Chapel will present “Healing the Scars” at Hendricks on Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The event is a student panel discussion focusing on diversity, followed by an action planning…

Bandier Program Panel to Discuss Los Angeles Music Scene

Monday, February 25, 2013, By Erica Blust

Four members of the Los Angeles hard rock and metal scene will explore and discuss the past and present state of music on the Sunset Strip on Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 6:30 p.m. in the Lender Auditorium, located on the…

Media, Law & Policy

Journalism Innovator Nonny de la Peña to Discuss Groundbreaking Field of Immersive Journalism

Thursday, February 21, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The worlds of gaming and journalism are about to merge as the cost of creating 3D experiential environments plummets and a flood of new motion- and gesture-based interfaces readies to enter the marketplace. Journalist Nonny de la Peña is on…

‘Guns and America’ Discussion Draws Crowd to Hendricks

Wednesday, February 20, 2013, By Keith Kobland

The first in a series of public discussions on the issue of guns and America drew nearly 200 people to Hendricks Chapel, as a panel of people with different perspectives attempted to find common ground.

Larry Flynt to Visit SU, Discuss ‘Fighting for the First Amendment’ on March 5

Monday, February 18, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Larry Flynt, the controversial publisher of Hustler Magazine and long-time First Amendment advocate, will visit Syracuse University on Tuesday, March 5, as a guest of the Newhouse School’s Tully Center for Free Speech. He will speak on “Fighting for the…

Blue Cross Blue Shield VP to Discuss Digital Media in Healthcare

Thursday, February 14, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

R. Andrew Hetzel ’90, vice president of corporate communications with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, will visit the Newhouse School on Wednesday, Feb. 27, as a guest of the Newhouse Global Leaders in Digital and Social Media Speaker Series…

STEM

eBay’s Oliver to speak at iSchool convocation

Friday, January 25, 2013, By News Staff

Bence Oliver ’95, Syracuse University alumnus and director of strategic sourcing at eBay, will deliver the 2013 convocation speech at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) on May 11. “Bence embodies many qualities we hope our graduates will relate to,”…

STEM

iSchool to host NASA Space Apps Challenge event

Wednesday, January 16, 2013, By J.D. Ross

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) has been selected to host an event as part of the International Space Apps Challenege, sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The Space Apps Challenge, entering its second year, will take place…