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Arts & Culture

Humanities Center Presents Medical Anthropologist Joseph Alter April 16-17

Monday, April 6, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The interrelationship of ideology, ecology and self-healing will be the focus of a two-day program presented by the Spring Symposia series in the Humanities Center. HC Dissertation Fellow Daniel Cheifer will host medical anthropologist Joseph Alter in a public lecture…

Arts & Culture

UVP Presents World Premiere of ‘Crow Requiem’ by Cauleen Smith

Monday, April 6, 2015, By Anneka Herre

Urban Video Project (UVP) and parent organization Light Work will present the world premiere of “Crow Requiem,” a new video work by artist and filmmaker Cauleen Smith, from April 7-May 30. The exhibition will take place at UVP’s Everson venue,…

Campus & Community

Shaw Center Literacy Initiative, University Literacy Corps to host Book It! for Firstbook Fundraiser

Monday, April 6, 2015, By News Staff

Elementary school students in the Syracuse City School District will get newly purchased books as a result of proceeds from the Literacy Corps’ fundraiser, Book It! for First Book. The fundraiser is being held by Corps Council, Literacy Corps’ leadership…

Campus & Community

University Community Walks All Night to Raise Money in Fight Against Cancer

Monday, April 6, 2015, By News Staff

From 6 p.m. on April 18 through 6 a.m. on April 19, students, faculty and staff will come together for a common goal: fighting cancer through Relay for Life, an overnight walk-a-thon. Participants will walk around the Dome turf to…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Appoints Search Committee for New Director of Athletics

Monday, April 6, 2015, By Kevin C. Quinn

Syracuse University Chancellor and President Kent Syverud today announced the members of the Search Committee for the University’s new Director of Athletics and a timeline for moving forward in the search process. University Trustee Steve Ballentine, CEO of Ballentine Capital…

Health & Society

Syracuse University Registered Dietitian Wins Statewide Honors

Friday, April 3, 2015, By Keith Kobland

If you have ever had a meal in one of Syracuse University’s dining centers, there is a very good chance that Ruth Sullivan ’98 played a major part in what was on your plate. Sullivan is a registered dietitian and…

STEM

College of Engineering and Computer Science Offers Faculty Workshops on Managing Student Teams

Friday, April 3, 2015, By News Staff

On Friday, April 10, the College of Engineering and Computer Science will host engineering education researcher Matthew W. Ohland as he leads two faculty development workshops and a research seminar. As a professor of engineering education at Purdue University, Ohland’s…

Veterans

IVMF Recognized Among NYS Health Foundation’s ‘Best of 2014’

Thursday, April 2, 2015, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University was recently recognized by the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) as one of the foundation’s “Best of 2014.” The IVMF was cited in the organization’s widely circulated Best…

Arts & Culture

Smart, Sharply Funny ‘Other Desert Cities’ Tackles Art, Politics, Family Secrets

Thursday, April 2, 2015, By News Staff

Are there secrets that should always be kept? In this smart, sharply funny and sensitive contemporary play, playwright Jon Robin Baitz folds art, politics and family secrets into a tumultuous drama that pits a liberal middle-aged writer against her conservative…

Campus & Community

New Chat & Dine Lunch Program Records Great Success

Thursday, April 2, 2015, By Shannon Andre

In January, the Student Association launched a new program designed to help students better connect with faculty and staff members. The Chat & Dine Lunch Program provides students with the opportunity to invite staff and faculty members to a free…