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Campus & Community

Connective Corridor Seen as a Model for Other Universities

Monday, January 28, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor and the Connective Corridor are featured this month in Diversity & Democracy, a publication of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U).

STEM

Open course offers introduction to data science

Friday, January 25, 2013, By J.D. Ross

A new open online course planned for next month by the School of Information Studies (iSchool) will offer an introduction to the field of data science. The first open course offered at Syracuse University is currently accepting signups for enrollment…

Campus & Community

Campus community takes cold weather spell in stride

Thursday, January 24, 2013, By Keith Kobland

Cold weather and Central New York go together like milk and cookies, ham and eggs or sweatpants under jeans. That last one is how student Brendan Donovan is trying to stay warm.

Arts & Culture

Glorious Storytelling in August Wilson’s Politically Potent, Humorous ‘Two Trains Running’

Thursday, January 24, 2013, By News Staff

In “Two Trains Running,” an optimistic ex-con enters the insular confines of Memphis Lee’s diner and awakens a cast of older and skeptical characters to the possibilities of a new era. Set in the turbulence of 1969, a time much like today, “Two Trains Running” is one of the most humorous and politically potent of Wilson’s 20th-Century Cycle plays.

Arts & Culture

SU Humanities Center mounts ambitious spring symposia

Wednesday, January 23, 2013, By Rob Enslin

The Syracuse University Humanities Center (HC), housed in The College of Arts and Sciences, celebrates its fifth anniversary by presenting its most ambitious spring symposia to date. Events include the HC Faculty Fellow Symposia, the HC Dissertation Fellow Symposia, the…

STEM

From proteins to biosensors

Tuesday, January 22, 2013, By News Staff

Beckman Scholars gain real-world research experience Korrie Mack’s first experience in a research lab involved unpacking boxes, organizing benches, assembling equipment and labeling countless drawers to help a new faculty member set up his laboratory during the fall of 2011….

Arts & Culture

MLK Community Celebration to be held Saturday at Frazer School

Tuesday, January 22, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Syracuse University Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee will hold its annual Celebration of Arts, Culture and Education in the Syracuse Community on Saturday, Jan. 26, from noon-4 p.m. at Frazer K-8 School, 741 Park Ave. in Syracuse. The…

Director of Financial Aid announces retirement

Monday, January 14, 2013, By News Staff

SU Financial Aid director Kaye Devesty has announced her retirement, effective July 1. In an email to colleagues, associate vice president for enrollment management and director of scholarships and student aid Ryan Williams praised Devesty’ s long and influential SU…

Arts & Culture

Jules R. Setnor, benefactor of SU’s Setnor School of Music, dies at 101

Friday, January 11, 2013, By Erica Blust

Jules R. Setnor ’32 M.D.’35, a generous benefactor of Syracuse University’s Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music and Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, died Friday, Dec. 21, at his home in Longmeadow, Mass., at age…

Media, Law & Policy

2013 Mirror Awards entries sought

Friday, January 11, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Sponsored by the Newhouse School, the awards honor excellence in media industry reporting The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications is now accepting nominations for the seventh annual Mirror Awards competition for media covering media. Enter now at mirrorawards.com. Deadline…