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Campus & Community

SU Rising: Call to Action to Stop Violence Against Women Is Feb. 14

Friday, February 7, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

On Friday, Feb. 14, Syracuse University will continue to organize against the crisis of violence against women, both globally and locally. For the second consecutive year, SU Rising will join with playwright and activist Eve Ensler’s “One Billion Rising” international…

Health & Society

Ingredients for a Successful Recipe

Friday, February 7, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Start with oats. Mix in some dates and whole wheat cereal and a good dose of experimentation and curiosity. For four Falk College and Whitman School students and a group of high school students, the recipe to develop a healthy snack is about more than just the raw ingredients.

Arts & Culture

Philosophy Department to Welcome World-Renowned Philosopher

Friday, February 7, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Alvin Goldman, Board of Governors Professor at Rutgers University, will deliver the second annual William P. Alston Lecture at  The College of Arts and Sciences. The free lecture, titled “Naturalizing Metaphysics with the Help of Cognitive Science,” is open to…

Arts & Culture

Art Historian Reaps National Awards

Thursday, February 6, 2014, By Rob Enslin

A professor in The College of Arts and Sciences has been recognized by the College Art Association (CAA) and the Wyeth Foundation for American Art. Sascha Scott, a specialist in 19th- and 20th-century American and American Indian art, has been…

STEM

Physicist’s Work with Quarks May Resolve Unanswered Questions about Universe

Thursday, February 6, 2014, By Rob Enslin

A physicist in The College of Arts and Sciences has helped determine that colliding quarks and electrons “know” the difference between left and right.

Media, Law & Policy

Syracuse Law Hosts Information Event for Students Interested in Technology Commercialization Law Program

Wednesday, February 5, 2014, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

From start-ups to Fortune 100 companies, Syracuse Law’s Technology Commercialization Law Program (TCLP) partners with inventors who are passionate about bringing their technology to the marketplace. On Tuesday, Feb. 11, faculty and students from TCLP will meet to share information…

Media, Law & Policy

Cold Case Justice Initiative Calls DOJ Closure of Frank Morris Murder Case a Failure

Wednesday, February 5, 2014, By Scott McDowell

The Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) at the College of Law has learned that the Department of Justice is closing the investigation into the 1964 death of Frank Morris. Through one of its standard, hand-delivered letters, the Cold Case Unit…

Health & Society

Q & A: Robert Murrett on Security at the Sochi Olympics

Tuesday, February 4, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

Security has been a major concern for the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, which begin Friday, Feb. 7. Retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Robert B. Murrett, deputy director of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism and professor of…

Arts & Culture

Humanities Center Offers Spring Symposia

Tuesday, February 4, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Humanities Center will bring several renowned scholars to campus this semester to explore a wide range of contemporary issues. “This year’s HC Spring Symposia bring people and ideas into dialog with one another, not only across the humanist disciplines…

Campus & Community

University Celebrates Black History Month

Tuesday, February 4, 2014, By News Staff

In honor of Black History Month, the Office of Multicultural Affairs within the Division of Student Affairs is hosting a series of events in February. A highlight of this year’s month-long celebration is the commemorative speaker Brittney Cooper, assistant professor…