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Q&A: Public’s Attitudes Toward Public Schools

Monday, August 26, 2013, By Cyndi Moritz

The 45th annual PDK/Gallup poll of public attitudes toward the public schools was issued August 21. Among its findings is that many people have little idea what the “Common Core” is, even though it may have a major impact on…

Lecture and Seminar Related to Libraries’ Audubon Exhibition

Monday, August 26, 2013, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Christoph Irmscher, professor of English at Indiana University at Bloomington, will present the lecture “Lives of the Birds: Audubon and the Problems of Scientific Biography.” The lecture will be held on Sept. 5 at 5 p.m. in the Peter Graham…

Library Features Birds of John Audubon in the American Landscape

Monday, August 26, 2013, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Libraries’ fall exhibition features Audubon’s ‘Birds of America’ Syracuse University Libraries’ fall exhibition, “John James Audubon and the American Landscape,” will open with a reception on Thursday, Sept. 5, at 6 p.m. in the Special Collections gallery on Bird Library’s…

Syracuse Symposium 2013, ‘Listening,’ kicks off Sept. 12

Friday, August 23, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

With the theme “Listening,” Syracuse Symposium 2013, the annual semester-long intellectual and artistic festival, will kick off Thursday, Sept. 12, with a lecture by author Misha Glouberman.

Finding Your Home at Syracuse University

Friday, August 23, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Three years ago, Alexandra Curtis ’14 was in the same place as this year’s group of new students at Syracuse University’s Convocation. Her words to a friend that day predicted how her time at SU would unfold and turn into a lesson for SU’s newest class.

A Classroom of Promise

Thursday, August 15, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Five SU students traveled to South Africa for an SU Abroad course on the socio-economic development and educational system in the pre- and post-apartheid eras.They came back with much more and left behind a lasting impact on some young minds.

Kendrick Lamar, Nicky Romero, The Neighbourhood to Perform on Juice Jam’s Main Stage

Tuesday, August 13, 2013, By News Staff

Robert DeLong, Ab-soul and Smallpools to perform on indie stage Six artists are set to perform at this year’s Juice Jam Music Festival on Sept. 8. The multi-genre lineup includes Kendrick Lamar, Nicky Romero and The Neighbourhood. Robert DeLong, Ab-soul…

Chemists Design ‘Smart’ Nanoparticles to Improve Drug Delivery, DNA Self-Assembly

Friday, August 9, 2013, By Rob Enslin

A team of chemists in SU’s College of Arts and Scientists has used a temperature-sensitive polymer to regulate DNA interactions in both a DNA-mediated assembly system and a DNA-encoded drug-delivery system. Their findings, led by Associate Professor Mathew M. Maye…

Saunders’ Convocation Message to be Published as Book

Tuesday, August 6, 2013, By Keith Kobland

His message to the Class of 2013 was a simple one: be kind. But thanks to coverage in The New York Times, the words of English Professor George Saunders have resonated worldwide.   [View the story “George Saunders Convocation Message…

Janklow Arts Leadership Program Increasing in Size, Diversity

Monday, July 8, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Welcoming its second student cohort this summer, the Janklow Arts Leadership Program has acquired a reputation for academic rigor and selectivity and has established an international presence.