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SU Chemist Gets ‘Best Idea Grant’

Wednesday, November 6, 2013, By News Staff

Top-notch ideas drive today’s knowledge-based world. James Hougland has one, and he has been awarded a “Best Idea Grant (BIG)” from the Foundation for Prader-Willi Research (FPWR) to support his research. Hougland, an assistant professor of chemistry in The College…

Campus & Community

Zippy Start for Phase Two of Connective Corridor Project

Tuesday, November 5, 2013, By Keith Kobland

Great sights and smells helped usher in the next phase of the Connective Corridor project. A thrilling zip line ride, coupled with some tasty fare from local food truck vendors, was part of the first festival ever to be held…

Arts & Culture

Point of Contact Hosts ‘Don’t Blame Anyone’

Monday, November 4, 2013, By News Staff

Point of Contact Gallery will host a special performance titled “Don’t Blame Anyone” on Nov. 21 at 6:30 p.m  during Syracuse’s Th3 (The Third Thursday) events. Based on short stories by Julio Cortázar, this performance by Milton Loayza tells the…

Campus & Community

Students Across Campus Build Rube Goldberg Machine

Monday, November 4, 2013, By News Staff

On Oct. 25, the LivingSU team captured the “IDEA Machine” event in Marshall Square Mall that invited SU students to build the biggest Rube Goldberg machine at SU. There were a total of nine teams, and 13 different challenges to…

Campus & Community

SU London Organizes “Cultures of Memory Symposium”

Monday, November 4, 2013, By Jennifer DeMarchi

SU London helped to organize the 2013 “Cultures of Memory Symposium,” a multi-faceted, international symposium in which four organizing universities presented their distinct creative practices and scholarship related to memory. These include public memory projects concerned with Guantánamo Bay detention…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Student-Journalists Will Head to Polls on Election Day

Monday, November 4, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

To capture “Democracy in Action,” about 130 Newhouse School journalism students will be at the polls on Election Day. “The young journalists will tell voters’ stories—what voting means to them, why they bother to go to the polls,” says Charlotte…

Health & Society

Joanna O. Masingila Named Interim Dean-Designate of the School of Education

Friday, November 1, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University Interim Chancellor and Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina has named Joanna O. Masingila interim dean-designate of the School of Education. A professor of mathematics education and mathematics, Masingila is a Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence and…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Partners with HootSuite for Social Media Certification

Thursday, October 31, 2013, By Keith Kobland

A unique partnership will allow computer users to receive social media certification from Newhouse and Hootsuite. This video explains the new venture. Newhouse Partners with HootSuite for Social Media Certification from Syracuse University News on Vimeo. Here’s the transcription of…

Arts & Culture

SUArt Galleries Presents ‘Print Making Revolution’

Thursday, October 31, 2013, By Syracuse University Art Museum

The Syracuse University Art Galleries presents “Print Making Revolution: Mexican Prints and the Taller de Gráfica Popular,” an exhibition of more than 130 original prints drawn from the Syracuse University Art Collection, as well as lenders that include the Philadelphia…

Campus & Community

Ten Suggestions for Your Must-Do List on Family Weekend

Thursday, October 31, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Your family and friends are arriving on campus for Family Weekend. What to do? Here’s some highlights and fun suggestions for an eventful weekend.