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Biomimicry Challenge 2 Offers Event-Filled Weekend of Innovation, Inspiration

Monday, March 18, 2013, By Erica Blust

Registration for students, faculty and professionals still open In 2013, the crucial need to reduce human impact on the environment is undisputed. Biomimicry is a method of innovation that seeks to solve human problems by taking inspiration from the time-tested…

Bandier Program to Present Talk by Live Nation Network Venue Sales President Maureen Ford March 19

Monday, March 18, 2013, By News Staff

Maureen Ford, president of venue sales for Live Nation Network, will present a lecture on Tuesday, March 19, at 6:30 p.m. in Lender Auditorium, located on the concourse level of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management. The lecture is…

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Science on Mars Time: Roving the Red Planet with Curiosity

Friday, March 15, 2013, By News Staff

The Department of Earth Sciences is pleased to announce a lecture by Dr. Laurie Leshin, Dean of the School of Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Science on Mars Time: Roving the Red Planet with Curiosity Thursday, April 4, at 4pm…

Kirk VanGilder Visits SU March 20-21 for Conversations on Creating Spaces for Inclusion

Thursday, March 14, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Rev. Kirk VanGilder, professor of religion at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., will visit Syracuse University March 20-21 for a series of conversations on creating spaces for inclusion. “Without Walls: What Temporary Deaf Spaces Can Tell Us About Managing Identity…

SU iSchool Maintains Top Ranking in Information Systems

Thursday, March 14, 2013, By J.D. Ross

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) at Syracuse University remains ranked No. 1 in information systems in the U.S. News and World Report 2014 Best Graduate Schools Rankings, released March 12. The iSchool also ranked third for school library media,…

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Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick to Speak at This Week’s TMR

Tuesday, March 12, 2013, By Eileen Jevis

The March 14 session of Thursday Morning Roundtable will feature Svante Myrick, mayor of the City of Ithaca. He will talk about becoming Ithaca’s youngest and first African American mayor, the challenges of running the city of 30,000, and his…

Benjamin Wagner, ‘Mister Rogers & Me’ Documentary Filmmaker, to Speak at SU

Tuesday, March 12, 2013, By News Staff

Benjamin Wagner ’93 is coming to campus as part of the Alumni Speaker Series. The Newhouse and College of Arts and Sciences alumnus will discuss his career and his documentary “Mister Rogers & Me” March 20.

SU, Le Moyne team up for arts lecture by director of Dallas Black Dance Theatre, March 18

Monday, March 11, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University and Le Moyne College to present a lecture by Zenetta Drew, executive director of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre, discussing public engagement in the arts.

Water Politics Topic of 2013 Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Lecture

Thursday, March 7, 2013, By News Staff

Water politics and distribution are the topics of the 2013 Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar lecture, which will feature John A. Agnew, Distinguished Professor of Geography at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Agnew will present “Rethinking the World…

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Registrar’s Office Closed March 13 from 12-4 p.m.

Thursday, March 7, 2013, By News Staff

The Registrar’s Office will close on Wednesday, March 13, from noon-4 p.m. for a staff development event. Contact Person: Christine Prouty, Registrar’s Office, 443-1034, caprouty@syr.edu