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Arts & Culture

SU philosophy department adds new faculty members

Wednesday, December 19, 2012, By Rob Enslin

The Department of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences has announced the appointments of three full-time faculty members. They are David Sobel, the Irwin and Marjorie Guttag Professor of Ethics and Political Philosophy; Janice Dowell, associate professor of…

Arts & Culture

A vote for Syracuse Poster Project—and local artists and poets

Tuesday, December 18, 2012, By News Staff

In 1992, the City of Syracuse received a federal grant for downtown renovations that included the installation of large-scale poster kiosks. Syracuse resident Jim Emmons, like many others, was excited about the prospect of having quality art in downtown, but was disappointed to find out-of-date event posters, if anything at all, inside the displays.

STEM

LIS student receives NYLA-Dewey Scholarship

Thursday, December 13, 2012, By News Staff

Alyssa Newton, a graduate student in the master’s program in library and information science in the School of Information Studies (iSchool), is one of seven students to receive the NYLA-Dewey Scholarship Award as a representative of Syracuse University. Recipients were selected…

Media, Law & Policy

Help promote recycling with a poster by SU’s own ‘trash conqueror’

Thursday, December 13, 2012, By News Staff

Abby Legge, a  S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and College of Arts and Sciences dual major in design and writing, was the New York State winner and one of three top “trash conquerors” chosen in the recent Students Vs….

Arts & Culture

‘Team Bear’ wins 360° IID Competition to propose ways to reuse former Tupper Lake factory

Thursday, December 13, 2012, By Erica Blust

A team of five industrial and interaction (IID) students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts known as “Team Bear” won their program’s annual 360° IID Competition with a proposal to reuse a former factory in Tupper Lake, N.Y., as a brewery and beverage co-op.

STEM

Globe lights lobby of Heroy

Thursday, December 13, 2012, By News Staff

The Heroy Geology Laboratory lobby now features the latest landmark on campus–a 10-foot-diameter, inflatable, illuminated globe that is visible day and night to the thousands of students going to class and the crowds of spectators going to events in the Carrier Dome.

Media, Law & Policy

‘Taxes in America: What Everyone Needs to Know’ a valuable primer to better understand tax debate

Tuesday, December 11, 2012, By News Staff

While the U.S.’s financial future may seem uncertain, the heated debate surrounding the “fiscal cliff” has made one thing clear: many Americans lack a basic understanding of how the U.S. tax system works. Those looking to brush up on tax…

STEM

Video: Final project for engineering students means breaking bridges

Friday, December 7, 2012, By Keith Kobland

Professor Sam Clemence is putting plenty of faith in his students. As part of the final project for his ECS 101 class, Clemence walks, very slowly, on top of their final projects. He hopes they don’t break. That’s because these…

Campus & Community

Stressbusters event Dec. 8 to feature dogs, massages, music and food

Friday, December 7, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Student Centers and Programming Services, within the Division of Student Affairs, will hold the bi-annual Stressbusters event in Schine Dining Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 p.m.-1 a.m. The event, sponsored by Orange After Dark, is for students and is free when a…

Veterans

CNY Veterans’ Higher Education Regional Consortium supports vets in transition to higher ed

Thursday, December 6, 2012, By News Staff

Founder speaks with NPR on need for similar organizations across nation Twenty-six institutions of higher education located in the 13-county region of Syracuse’s Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) in upstate New York have formed the Central New York Veterans’ Higher…