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October Filled with Disability Awareness Events on Campus

Friday, September 27, 2013, By News Staff

October has been nationally designated as Disability Awareness Month, and here at Syracuse University, the Disability Cultural Center, within the Division of Student Affairs, is partnering with constituents across campus to host a month-long series of events, conversations and programs…

Business & Economy

Connective Corridor Announces Second Round of Facade Grants

Thursday, September 26, 2013, By News Staff

Partners with Central New York Community Foundation on new Syracuse Beautification Fund Syracuse University today announced the recipients of $250,000 in the second round of Connective Corridor Façade Improvement grants to 16 businesses who will make significant investments to improve…

Health & Society

‘The Subject is Sports’ Open to All

Thursday, September 26, 2013, By News Staff

Free massive open online course begins Oct. 14, explores historical, business perspectives of sport Sport is a business that entertains and inspires, bridging generations, time zones and cultures. In 2012, the sport industry in the United States alone was valued…

STEM

Biologists Confirm Role of Sperm Competition in Formation of New Species

Thursday, September 26, 2013, By Rob Enslin

‘Current Biology’ article marks culmination of six years of research Biologists in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences have confirmed that reproductive isolation, a critical step in the formation of new species, can arise from diversifying sperm competition. Their…

STEM

SU Physicist Develops Model for Studying Tissue Pattern Formation

Wednesday, September 25, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Professor Lisa Manning wants to know if embryonic tissue behaves more like a solid or liquid—and why A team of scientists, including M. Lisa Manning, assistant professor of physics in The College of Arts and Sciences, has developed a model…

Arts & Culture

Carrie Mae Weems Named MacArthur Fellow

Wednesday, September 25, 2013, By News Staff

Carrie Mae Weems, a two-time SU artist-in-residence (1988 Light Work Gallery and 2005-06 VPA), instructor and ongoing collaborator in SU engagement projects, has been named one of 24 MacArthur fellows for 2013. The fellowships “recognize 24 exceptionally creative individuals with…

Campus & Community

Free parking, public transportation available for Haudenosaunee Wooden Stick Lacrosse Expo

Wednesday, September 25, 2013, By News Staff

Last-minute preparations are being made for the first annual Haudenosaunee Wooden Stick Lacrosse Expo, taking place this weekend at Onondaga Lake Park in Liverpool, N.Y. The expo runs Saturday, Sept. 28, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, Sept….

Campus & Community

Renowned Spiritual Teacher Dialogues with SU Community Sept. 26

Tuesday, September 24, 2013, By News Staff

Contemporary thought leader and spiritual teacher Panache Desai will be joining Soulful Sit-Downs for an intimate conversation with the SU community on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m. in room 204 of the Tolley Building. His discussion will focus on…

Arts & Culture

‘Rembrandt: The Consummate Etcher and Other 17th-Century Printmakers’ at Palitz Gallery

Monday, September 23, 2013, By Scott McDowell

Palitz Gallery presents “Rembrandt: The Consummate Etcher and Other 17th-Century Printmakers,” an exhibition containing 35 works, 12 of which are by Rembrandt, considered one of the most important figures in western art history. The exhibition runs through Nov. 14.

Arts & Culture

Black & Banned: Community Read-Out Planned

Friday, September 20, 2013, By News Staff

The Black Syracuse Project in the Department of African American Studies is organizing Black & Banned, a Community Read-Out for Banned Books Week, Sept. 22-28. This year’s event is a “town-gown” collaboration with the Beauchamp Branch of the Onondaga County…