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Brooks Gump Awarded NIH Grant to Study Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children

Wednesday, February 20, 2013, By Michele Barrett

Brooks B. Gump, professor in the Department of Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition in the Falk College, was awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. The research project, “Environmental Toxicants, Race…

Putting a Little Love into the World

Tuesday, February 19, 2013, By News Staff

’Cuse Spot at Syracuse’s Wilson Park Community Center  Six-year-old Amaree Green proudly holds up her paper mosaic heart after gluing on the final scrap of colored paper from the mounds of scraps scattered across the table. “How beautiful,” exclaims Syracuse…

Campus & Community

CAPES Awards Nominations Open

Tuesday, February 19, 2013, By News Staff

The Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship acknowledges individual students, groups of students, residence halls/floors, student organizations and academic projects/classes that exemplify Scholarship in Action. All faculty and staff are encouraged to nominate individual students and groups.

Report from Institute for Veterans and Military Families and Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism Argues for a National Veterans Strategy

Tuesday, February 19, 2013, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) and the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT) at Syracuse University released a policy report Feb. 19 that details what the authors describe as a “historic opportunity” related to the potential…

Resolving Conflict and Rebuilding Lives in Darfur

Monday, February 18, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

A region scarred by civil violence and a resulting humanitarian crisis over the past decade, Darfur in western Sudan still struggles to reach peace between the government and rebel factions. Its citizens, however, are not waiting to start rebuilding their lives and communities.

Chicana Novelist Helena María Viramontes to Give Public Reading Feb. 20

Friday, February 15, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Cornell author known for gritty portrayal of Latina/o culture Helena María Viramontes, professor of English at Cornell University, will read from her acclaimed novel, “Their Dogs Came with Them” (Atria Books, 2007), Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 1 p.m. in Heroy…

Palitz Gallery Presents 40 Artists/40 Years Opening Feb. 18

Friday, February 15, 2013, By Scott McDowell

The Palitz Gallery at Lubin House has announced its latest exhibition, “40 Artists/40 Years,” which spotlights the photography of the Light Work Collection in Syracuse, now celebrating its 40th Anniversary. “40 Artists/40 Years” features a selection of photographs from the…

LGBT Rights Director for Human Rights Watch to Speak at SU Feb. 25

Thursday, February 14, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Graeme Reid will address U.N. Human Rights Council’s controversial “traditional values” resolution The controversial resolution on “traditional values,” adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council last fall, will be the focus of a major discussion in the College of…

SU Among 17 Academic Institutions Invited to Create International Filmmaking Academy in Italy

Thursday, February 14, 2013, By Erica Blust

VPA’s Owen Shapiro appointed vice president The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) was among 17 international academic institutions invited to create an international filmmaking academy in Bologna, Italy. Representatives from the academic institutions met in December at the…

WERW Celebrates 25 Years of College Radio with Ceremony and Concert

Thursday, February 14, 2013, By News Staff

WERW, Syracuse University’s only free-format radio station, is celebrating its 25th anniversary on Tuesday, Feb. 19, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to showcase its newly renovated studio, along with a concert featuring Anna Vogelzang and The Bird Calls in the Jabberwocky Café. For just…