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Understanding Effects of Exercise on Alzheimer’s

Wednesday, January 30, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Exercise has been shown to help control weight, improve mood and reduce the risk of certain diseases. Stefan Keslacy, assistant professor of exercise science in the School of Education, is taking the research further with Alzheimer’s disease.

STEM

War Zones Topic of Daylong Symposium

Tuesday, January 29, 2013, By News Staff

War zones, both physical and metaphorical, will be explored in a daylong symposium, “Dialogue on Deconstructing War Zones,” Saturday, Feb. 2, from 8:30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. in Lender Auditorium, located in Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management building, Room…

Campus & Community

Statement Regarding Recent Department of Public Safety Organizational Changes

Monday, January 28, 2013, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Department of Public Safety has embarked on a comprehensive process assessing services provided, with a focus on implementing improvement. Within the next week, DPS will be announcing appointments to new first line leadership assignments resulting from nearly a year of reorganization planning.

STEM

Open course offers introduction to data science

Friday, January 25, 2013, By J.D. Ross

A new open online course planned for next month by the School of Information Studies (iSchool) will offer an introduction to the field of data science. The first open course offered at Syracuse University is currently accepting signups for enrollment…

STEM

eBay’s Oliver to speak at iSchool convocation

Friday, January 25, 2013, By News Staff

Bence Oliver ’95, Syracuse University alumnus and director of strategic sourcing at eBay, will deliver the 2013 convocation speech at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) on May 11. “Bence embodies many qualities we hope our graduates will relate to,”…

Campus & Community

Submit to ‘Too Hard To Keep (Syracuse)’

Friday, January 25, 2013, By News Staff

In 2010, Chicago-based artist Jason Lazarus initiated a growing archive of photos deemed “too hard to keep.” T.H.T.K. (Too Hard to Keep) is a place for photographs, photo-objects and even digital files to exist when they are too difficult to…

Arts & Culture

Les Sirènes Baroque Chamber Ensemble to perform Feb. 3 as part of the Malmgren Concert Series

Thursday, January 24, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Les Sirènes Baroque Chamber Ensemble will be the next guest in the Malmgren Concert Series at Hendricks Chapel on Sunday, Feb. 3. The concert begins in the chapel at 4 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Free…

Campus & Community

3rd Annual Scrabble Tournament

Thursday, January 24, 2013, By News Staff

On Thursday, Feb. 28, the SU Literacy Corps will be hosting our 3rd Annual Scrabble Tournament! The event will be in Schine 304ABC from 5:30-8:30 p.m. and is $10/person or $30/team of four. The tournament has always been a blast…

Arts & Culture

Mangurian Foundation commits $75,000 challenge gift to kick start marching band uniform campaign

Thursday, January 24, 2013, By Erica Blust

When the Syracuse University Marching Band (SUMB) makes its Atlantic Coast Conference debut next year, the band members hope to step onto the field at the Carrier Dome looking as good as they sound.

Autistic self-advocate to speak at SU

Thursday, January 24, 2013, By News Staff

Ari Ne’eman, president and co-founder of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, will deliver two lectures at Syracuse University. On Feb. 4 at the College of Law, Ne’eman will talk about mass murder and stereotyping mental illness. During his Feb. 5…