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Wednesday is deadline for Orange Spirit Award nominations

Friday, March 4, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Wednesday, March 9, is the deadline for nominations for the 2011 Orange Spirit Award

Health & Society

Cynthia Sass, SU alum, nutrition health expert, presents ‘Stop Counting, Start Living’ March 3

Tuesday, February 22, 2011, By Michele Barrett

Syracuse University alumna Cynthia Sass, one of the most well-known and respected registered dietitians in the country, will present, “Stop Counting, Start Living,” on March 3 at 7 p.m., in Heroy Auditorium, on the SU campus. This informative discussion, which…

Craig Scott ’86, Syracuse Architecture alum and visiting critic, to lecture

Tuesday, February 22, 2011, By Elaine Wackerow

Craig Scott, co-founder with Lisa Iwamato of San Francisco architectural design firm IwamotoScott, will speak at the Syracuse University School of Architecture on Tuesday, March 1, at 5 p.m. in Slocum Hall Auditorium. His lecture, “IwamotoScott: three avenues,” is free…

Nominations sought for 2011 Orange Spirit Award

Wednesday, February 16, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Office of Alumni Relations and the Syracuse University Traditions Commission are seeking nominations of students for the 2011 Orange Spirit Award. The student nominated for the award should exemplify the following qualities and characteristics: academic excellence, outstanding community service,…

Former iSchool dean’s spirit lives on with $1.7 million pledged

Tuesday, February 15, 2011, By News Staff

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) has announced that monies pledged over the past three years for the Raymond F. von Dran Fund have now been dedicated to the Student Startup Accelerator. The late Raymond F. von Dran, dean of…

Writer, director to host campus Q-and-A following screening of ‘Inlaws & Outlaws’ Feb. 10

Tuesday, February 8, 2011, By News Staff

On Thursday, Feb. 10, Syracuse University’s LGBT Resource Center, in conjunction with the LGBT Studies Program, will present a special screening of the documentary “Inlaws & Outlaws,” followed by a Q-and-A session with the film’s director, Drew Emery.  The event…

Emeritus historian James M. Powell dies; services Saturday

Thursday, February 3, 2011, By News Staff

James M. Powell succumbed after a courageous battle for life following a car accident. He was professor emeritus of medieval history in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, where he taught for more than 30…

Health & Society

Campus, local community invited to participate in special nutrition consultation program

Friday, January 28, 2011, By Michele Barrett

The Department of Nutrition Science and Dietetics in Syracuse University’s College of Human Ecology wants to help SU and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry students, faculty and staff, and members of the community at large, improve eating habits…

STEM

Burton Blatt Institute hosts seminar on rheumatoid arthritis

Thursday, January 20, 2011, By News Staff

Inspired by aunt’s battle, Professor Rebecca Bader’s research focuses on improving lives of those with RA Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis, afflicting approximately 1 percent of the population and causing a significant financial and…

Spirit of the season glows brightly through Holiday Sharing

Tuesday, December 14, 2010, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

On Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 15 and 16, a group of Syracuse University employees will transform themselves into holiday elves, crisscrossing the campus to collect boxes of gifts and food that will brighten the holidays for approximately 55 local families…