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Earth Sciences Hosts Screening of ‘Thin Ice’ Climate Change Documentary

Monday, April 22, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University’s Department of Earth Sciences will host a screening of “Thin Ice—The Inside Story of Climate Change” today, April 22, at 6:30 p.m. in Eggers Auditorium, Room 010 of Eggers Hall. The screening is free and open to the…

‘America’s First Sport’ Symposium, Documentary Premiere to Be Held April 22

Tuesday, April 16, 2013, By Michele Barrett

Film explores America’s oldest and fastest-growing sport and its role in CNY culture Onondaga Nation Faithkeeper and former SU Lacrosse goalie Oren Lyons ’58 will join current and past SU lacrosse coaches Roy Simmons Jr. ’59 and Gary Gait ’90;…

Stress and Health Focus of Keynote at Department of Psychology Poster Session

Monday, April 15, 2013, By News Staff

The relationship between stress and health in those caring for loved ones is the topic of the keynote address to mark the occasion of the 20th Annual Undergraduate Poster Session, hosted by the Department of Psychology in The College of…

Campus & Community

‘Girl Rising’ Documentary Comes to SU

Tuesday, March 26, 2013, By News Staff

Coming to Syracuse University on April 3 in Newhouse 3 Room 141, “Girl Rising” is a riveting documentary that spotlights the strength of the human spirit and the power of education to change a girl—and the world. It premiered on…

Lacrosse Documentary, ‘America’s First Sport,’ to Premiere April 22 at SU

Monday, March 25, 2013, By Michele Barrett

What cultures and people have shaped the sports we love that can elicit great passion in all of us? Fifteen students, led by Falk College sport management professor of practice Dennis Deninger, researched this question in great detail as part…

University Lectures to Screen Award-Winning Documentary ‘Chasing Ice’

Friday, March 22, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Over a seven-year period—through millions and millions of camera clicks made in some of the Earth’s harshest conditions—renowned environmental photographer James Balog captured undeniable evidence of our changing planet.

Science and Dalai Lama Focus of 2013 Kameshwar C. Wali Lecture

Tuesday, March 19, 2013, By News Staff

Physicist Arthur Zajonc, president of the Mind and Life Institute in Hadley, Mass., will present “Conversing with the Dalai Lama: 25 Years of Dialogue with Science” at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, in Gifford Auditorium. The lecture is free and…

Benjamin Wagner, ‘Mister Rogers & Me’ Documentary Filmmaker, to Speak at SU

Tuesday, March 12, 2013, By News Staff

Benjamin Wagner ’93 is coming to campus as part of the Alumni Speaker Series. The Newhouse and College of Arts and Sciences alumnus will discuss his career and his documentary “Mister Rogers & Me” March 20.

Syracuse University-Produced Documentary up for New York State Emmy

Tuesday, February 12, 2013, By Keith Kobland

A documentary that focuses on the cultural and spiritual significance of the sport of lacrosse to the people of the Onondaga Nation is now up for an Emmy award.

Campus & Community

New Interactive Storytelling Mobile App Focuses on Winter in Central New York

Tuesday, February 5, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Early last year, a dozen students in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications set out to create an interactive storytelling mobile tablet application that would focus on Central New York’s notorious winters. The result, CNY32 degrees, is now available for free download from the iTunes store.