Search Results for: ,ORD

STEM

Research at the interface of physics and biology

Thursday, October 11, 2012, By News Staff

On the surface, it would seem that zebrafish and humans are about as different as, say, developmental biologists and theoretical physicists. Fish swim; humans walk. Biologists revere Charles Darwin; physicists have an abiding admiration for Albert Einstein.

Campus & Community

Scholastic Book Sale

Thursday, October 11, 2012, By News Staff

The 2012 SU Scholastic Book Sale is here: your opportunity to purchase children’s books at GREAT LOW PRICES!!! HELP US TO HELP OTHERS! With every $150 in books sold, the Mary Ann Shaw Center for Public and Community Service and…

Veterans

Seminar will focus on healthcare for homeless veterans

Thursday, October 11, 2012, By Eileen Jevis

“Health Care for Homeless Veterans: VA’s Five-Year Plan to End Homelessness,” the third in a five-part seminar series, will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 16, from 5:30-7 p.m. in SU’s Life Sciences Building Auditorium.   Adam Ormsby, program coordinator of Health…

Arts & Culture

Organist, Poister Competition winner Katie Minion to perform Oct. 16

Thursday, October 11, 2012, By Erica Blust

Organist Katie Minion, winner of the 2012 Arthur Poister Scholarship Competition in Organ Playing, will present an organ recital on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 8 p.m. on the historic Holtkamp organ in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse…

Media, Law & Policy

U.S. Undersecretary of State launches fifth annual Public Diplomacy Symposium

Thursday, October 11, 2012, By News Staff

On Thursday, Oct. 18, U.S. Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara Sonenshine will kick off  Syracuse University’s Association of Public Diplomacy Scholars (APDS) annual symposium. The theme of this year’s symposium is “The Politics of Change.”…

Veterans

Health Care for Homeless Veterans: VA’s five-year plan to end homelessness

Thursday, October 11, 2012, By News Staff

Adam Ormsby, program coordinator of Health Care for Homeless Veterans in Upstate New York, will discuss the physical and mental health needs of homeless veterans. Ormsby will share startling statistics of alcohol and drug abuse, as well as serious psychiatric…

Arts & Culture

Entertainment attorney Nicky Stein to speak Oct. 11

Wednesday, October 10, 2012, By Erica Blust

Entertainment attorney Nicky Stein, a partner in the music department at Clintons, will give a talk on Thursday, Oct. 11, at 6:45 p.m. in the Lender Auditorium, located on the concourse level of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management….

Campus & Community

Dalai Lama at SU, then and now

Wednesday, October 10, 2012, By News Staff

His first visit to Syracuse University was in 1979. Now, he visits again. How things have changed. Or have they?

Campus & Community

Dalai Lama and One World Concert inspire thousands

Wednesday, October 10, 2012, By Kathleen Haley

His humble yet powerful words evoked warm applause, laughter and awe. “Many problems we are facing is essentially our own creation,” said the Dalai Lama to an audience of 24,000 at the Carrier Dome Tuesday night.

Arts & Culture

Light Work announces new exhibition, Shen Wei’s ‘I Miss You Already’

Tuesday, October 9, 2012, By Jessica H. Reed

Light Work has announced the exhibition “I Miss You Already,” featuring the work of Shen Wei. Wei explores the cultural and emotional boundaries of self-portraiture by placing himself into various (urban and landscape) environments. The portraits are created in response…