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‘Invention of Religion: Jews and Christians in the Ancient World’ to Be Presented March 26
A renowned authority in Talmudic culture, Daniel Boyarin from the University of California at Berkeley will speak at the Judaic Studies Program’s B.G. Rudolph Lecture. He will present “Jewish and Christian Apologetics and the Inventions of Religion” on Wednesday, March…
Documentary Highlights WJPZ-FM History
A new documentary highlighting the history of Syracuse University student-run WJPZ-FM will be shown on Saturday, March 1, at 2 p.m. at the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center. The documentary, “Greatest Media Classroom,” was commissioned by the WJPZ…
Transmedia Visiting Artist Hitoshi Toyoda to Speak
Transmedia visiting artist Hitoshi Toyoda is giving a talk on Feb. 25, at 2 p.m. in Shemin Auditorium. Toyoda is a self-taught photographer who has worked exclusively in the medium of slideshows for the past ten years. These slideshows are…
Teacher, Activist Brian Jones to Give Ganders Distinguished Lecture Feb. 28
The School of Education will welcome Brian Jones, New York City teacher and activist, for the Harry S. and Elva K. Ganders Distinguished Lecture on Friday, Feb. 28, at 4 p.m. in Kittredge Auditorium at Huntington Beard Crouse Hall. Jones’…
New Director of Native American Studies Program Named
The Native American Studies Program in The College of Arts and Sciences has a new director. Formerly a visiting faculty member at the University of Notre Dame, Scott Manning Stevens will lead the college’s rapidly growing interdisciplinary program in Native…
Physics Professor Lisa Manning Named Sloan Research Fellow
M. Lisa Manning, assistant professor of physics in The College of Arts and Sciences, studies the mechanics of how biological cells move and grow, and how granular materials fail. As an early career scientist, she is being recognized for her…
Students, Kronos Quartet Will Make Noise Into Music through Unique Collaboration
Through a unique project fostered by SU’s Arts Engage, Zeke Leonard, an assistant professor of design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, is building intonarumori—noise-generating devices.
Filmmaker Kiarostami to Hold Residency in VPA
Iranian filmmaker, photographer, video artist and poet Abbas Kiarostami will be in residence at SU for two weeks this spring as the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) 2014 Sandra Kahn Alpert Visiting Artist. In late March, Kiarostami will…
HC Faculty Fellow Symposium Will Explore Experimental Philosophy
The role that intuitions have played in philosophy will be the focus of a Syracuse University Humanities Center symposium this week. Edouard Machery, professor of history and philosophy of science at the University of Pittsburgh, will explore the implications of…
School of Education to Host 2014 Equity and Social Justice Conference March 1
The School of Education will host the seventh annual Conference on Equity and Social Justice (ESJ) on Saturday, March 1, at the Sheraton Syracuse University Conference Center. The theme of the 2014 conference is Social Justice Education Out of Bounds:…