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Arts & Culture

‘The Good Woman of Setzuan’ Examines True Essence of Goodness

Tuesday, March 25, 2014, By News Staff

Can we practice goodness and create a world to sustain it? In Bertolt Brecht’s comic and complex play, this question is raised by one of his most entertaining characters, Shen Tei, the good-hearted, penniless, cross-dressing prostitute, who is forced to…

STEM

Faculty Member a Judge for IBM’s Master the Mainframe Competition

Tuesday, March 25, 2014, By Diane Stirling

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) will be involved in an innovative IBM academic initiative, as one of its faculty members participates as a judge for the technology firm’s “Master the Mainframe World Championship” programming competition for young innovators. One…

Campus & Community

‘Tomorrow Happens Here’: The Experience of SXSW

Tuesday, March 25, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive is the place to be to find out “what’s next” in creative content and digital technologies. “I always loved the old SXSW tagline: ‘Tomorrow Happens Here,’ and it still feels true,” says Sean Branagan, director…

Veterans

Gump to Continue Leading Undergraduate Program for Trauma Research with Veterans

Monday, March 24, 2014, By Michele Barrett

Falk Family Professor of Public Health Brooks Gump will continue leading a program this summer for undergraduate veterans and non-veterans (five openings for each) interested in becoming trauma researchers. Gump was one of six faculty from three upstate New York…

Campus & Community

Open Seminar Talk by Corey Robin: ‘Being a Public Intellectual: It’s Easier—and Harder—Than You Think’

Monday, March 24, 2014, By News Staff

You are invited to attend an open seminar talk, sponsored by the Department of English and the College of Arts and Sciences, to be held on Friday, March 28, at 2 p.m. in 304 Tolley.  Prof. Robin will draw from…

SU Brass Ensemble Presents ‘1914 Revue’ at Rome’s Capitol Theatre March 30

Thursday, March 20, 2014, By Rob Enslin

The Syracuse University Brass Ensemble (SUBE), directed by James T. Spencer, continues its spring concert season with a “1914 Revue” at the historic Capitol Theatre (220 W. Dominick St.) in Rome, N.Y. The concert is Sunday, March 30, at 3…

Conference Marking 50th Anniversary of Civil Rights Movement Takes Place This Weekend

Wednesday, March 19, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

“Looking Back, Moving Forward: 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the Civil Rights Movement 1964-2014,” a conference spearheaded by the Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) at the College of Law, will be held Friday, March 21, through Sunday, March 23, on the…

SU Supports White Ribbon Campaign on Campus March 24-April 9

Wednesday, March 19, 2014, By News Staff

On Monday, March 24, the Division of Student Affairs begins its on-campus efforts to support the 20th annual Vera House White Ribbon Campaign.

Making an Impact for Children’s Education

Wednesday, March 19, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Aysha A. Seedat ’16 has always been interested in public policy and politics but it was the required first-year writing course that decided her future.

Has Your Phone Been Hacked?

Wednesday, March 19, 2014, By Keith Kobland

College of Engineering and Computer Science Professor Kevin Du has conducted research on smart phone apps, and has found that apps built on one specific platform may be transmitting information without the user’s knowledge. In this video, he demonstrates how,…