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Health & Society

Celebrate Food Day 2015 with Second Annual New York Campus Crunch

Thursday, October 22, 2015, By News Staff

College students, faculty and staff across New York State are taking part in the second annual New York Campus Crunch by taking a collective bite out of apples grown on New York State farms, demonstrating support for serving locally grown…

Veterans

VeteransU App Helps Vets Adjust to Life at SU

Thursday, October 22, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Charles Preuss had spent the previous seven years of his life with his head on a swivel. As an airborne paratrooper for the U.S. Army, his life depended on an astute understanding of his surroundings and the people in them….

Center for Public and Community Service Staff Members Represent University

Wednesday, October 21, 2015, By News Staff

Staff members Pamela Kirwin Heintz, Colleen Cicotta, Elizabeth Armstrong and Amanda Johnson of the Mary Ann Shaw Center for Public and Community Service represented Syracuse University at the Eastern Region Campus Compact Conference.  The conference, held Oct. 14-16 in Newark,…

Media, Law & Policy

Keck Leads NSF-Funded Study of Global Free Speech

Wednesday, October 21, 2015, By Scott Barrett

Thomas M. Keck, Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics at the Maxwell School, will spend the next three years studying who benefits from court decisions enforcing constitutional free speech norms around the globe. Over the summer, Keck…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Symposium Hosts Discussion on Women, Scandal, Social Media Oct. 25

Wednesday, October 21, 2015, By Amy Manley

Syracuse SymposiumTM continues its “Networks” theme with a panel discussion on the media’s portrayal of women—from gossip circles in the early 20th century to modern-day social networks—and its ensuing impact on gender bias. Titled “Glamour and Damage: Women, Scandal, and…

STEM

In Defense of Online Medical Records

Tuesday, October 20, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Sharing sensitive information online has become commonplace. Having easy access to important info, such as financial information, provides people with unprecedented convenience. Unfortunately, it also introduces the risk of private data falling into the wrong hands. Credit cards and account…

Arts & Culture

SU Abroad Course in Lebanon, Jordan Studies Gender, Sexuality

Tuesday, October 20, 2015, By News Staff

A new study abroad course, titled “Global Perspectives, Local Contexts: Women and Gender in the Arab World,” was launched this past summer in the College of Arts and Sciences. Taught by Carol Fadda-Conrey and Dana Olwan, professors of English and…

Arts & Culture

Point of Contact Celebrates 40th Anniversary on Nov. 13 with Patron Gala

Tuesday, October 20, 2015, By News Staff

A new publication documenting Point of Contact’s history through the lens of its permanent art collection will be released at the annual Point of Contact Patron Gala on Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. This year’s event is a celebration of…

Arts & Culture

‘Time & Place’ Series Features World-Premiere Compositions

Monday, October 19, 2015, By News Staff

Students and faculty in the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts are engaged with the community in developing an innovative performance series called “Time & Place,” supported by…

Arts & Culture

Writing Our Lives Fosters Community of Writers

Monday, October 19, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

The Writing Our Lives conference has been helping young area writers share their stories and listen to the stories of other young people. The conference—being held Nov. 7—also continues to strengthen and build a vibrant local community of writers.