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Campus & Community

SU in the News: Thursday, September 8, 2011

Thursday, September 8, 2011, By News Staff

BBC speaks with College of Law’s David M. Crane on British and American taxes and jobs

Campus & Community

Acts of Kindness Weekend to be held Sept. 9-11

Thursday, September 8, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Last year, the interfaith group Women Transcending Boundaries (WTB) galvanized hundreds of people to come together for two days of service to make Central New York a better place. Central New Yorkers will come together again Sept. 9-11 for the…

Campus & Community

SU philosopher Laurence Thomas to be feted in daylong symposium Sept. 21

Thursday, September 8, 2011, By Rob Enslin

A symposium honoring Laurence Thomas, internationally renowned philosopher in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 21, from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. in The Killian Room (500) of the Hall of Languages. The event includes remarks…

STEM

SU physicist aids in discovery of predicting breaking points in disordered solids

Thursday, September 8, 2011, By News Staff

In solid materials with regular atomic structures, figuring out where the material will break under stress is relatively easy. But for disordered solids, like glass or sand, their disordered structure makes such predictions a more daunting task. A collaboration of…

Campus & Community

University to launch Better Together Syracuse community service initiative

Thursday, September 8, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Better Together for 9/11 is a national initiative for students on campuses around the country to take action and improve their communities. This year, student leaders within the Interfaith Student Council at Hendricks Chapel have brought the Better Together campaign…

Arts & Culture

Tickets available Sept. 12 for David Sedaris University Lectures event

Wednesday, September 7, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

David Sedaris, one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers, will visit Syracuse University on Tuesday, Oct. 11, as part of the University Lectures series. “An Evening with David Sedaris” will begin at 6 p.m. in the Goldstein Auditorium, located in the…

Campus & Community

Employees: Update your SU directory information by Sept. 15

Wednesday, September 7, 2011, By News Staff

In order to ensure that we have your most up-to-date and accurate information, we are asking you to view and/or change your information online through MySlice by Thursday, September 15.

STEM

Patent awarded for ‘method and system of controlling airfoil actuators’

Wednesday, September 7, 2011, By News Staff

Syracuse University has been awarded a patent for the development of a “Method and System of Controlling Airfoil Actuators.” This research will lead to greater maneuverability options for wing design on airplanes and is being considered for applications to wind…

Arts & Culture

National Music Publishers’ Association president to speak Sept. 8

Wednesday, September 7, 2011, By Erica Blust

David Israelite, the president and chief executive officer of the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), will present a lecture on Thursday, Sept. 8, at 6:45 p.m. in the Lender Auditorium, located on the concourse level of the Martin J. Whitman…

Media, Law & Policy

PR exec Bill Doescher G’61 to visit Newhouse Sept. 20

Wednesday, September 7, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Bill Doescher G’61, president and CEO of The Doescher Group, will visit the Newhouse School on Sept. 20 as a guest of the public relations department. He will present “Embracing Change: 50 Years in Public Relations” at 7 p.m. in…