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Arts & Culture

Glorious Storytelling in August Wilson’s Politically Potent, Humorous ‘Two Trains Running’

Thursday, January 24, 2013, By News Staff

In “Two Trains Running,” an optimistic ex-con enters the insular confines of Memphis Lee’s diner and awakens a cast of older and skeptical characters to the possibilities of a new era. Set in the turbulence of 1969, a time much like today, “Two Trains Running” is one of the most humorous and politically potent of Wilson’s 20th-Century Cycle plays.

STEM

Modifications of a nanoparticle can change chemical interactions with cell membranes

Wednesday, January 23, 2013, By News Staff

Researchers at Syracuse University’s Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering at L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science are studying the toxicity of commonly used nanoparticles, particles up to one million times smaller than a millimeter that could potentially…

Health & Society

Falk College’s Department of Marriage and Family Therapy expands to Peck Hall

Wednesday, January 23, 2013, By Michele Barrett

The Falk College’s Department of Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) and its Couple and Family Therapy Center have expanded their presence in the Syracuse community with a second location at 601 E. Genesee Street, which is known throughout the community as Peck Hall.

Campus & Community

BE Wise campaign educates students about alcohol poisoning

Wednesday, January 23, 2013, By News Staff

Over the past several years, alcohol poisoning has been a growing problem among students. As a way to address this issue, the Division of Student Affairs is kicking off a new campaign, “BE Wise,”  this semester to help educate students…

Arts & Culture

MLK Community Celebration to be held Saturday at Frazer School

Tuesday, January 22, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Syracuse University Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee will hold its annual Celebration of Arts, Culture and Education in the Syracuse Community on Saturday, Jan. 26, from noon-4 p.m. at Frazer K-8 School, 741 Park Ave. in Syracuse. The…

Arts & Culture

VPA’s Yvonne Buchanan shows work in Everson’s newly renovated video gallery

Tuesday, January 22, 2013, By Erica Blust

“Strange Tongue,” a video/sound installation by Yvonne Buchanan, associate professor of illustration in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Department of Art, is on view at the Everson Museum of Art, 401 Harrison St., Syracuse, through March 31….

Campus & Community

2014 Senior Class Marshal application open

Wednesday, January 16, 2013, By News Staff

Applications are now being accepted for the Class of 2014 senior class marshals. The application deadline is Feb. 1. All current juniors who will be graduating in May 2014 are eligible to apply, and may be nominated by faculty, staff…

Arts & Culture

SU Opera Theatre to present comic opera ‘Too Many Sopranos’ Jan. 25-27

Friday, January 11, 2013, By Erica Blust

The Syracuse University Opera Theatre will present Edwin Penhorwood’s comic opera “Too Many Sopranos” Jan. 25, 26 and 27 at 8 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College. The work parodies the over-the-top caricatures from various…

Arts & Culture

Exhibition about avant-garde publisher Grove Press opens Jan. 17 at Bird Library

Thursday, January 3, 2013, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Syracuse University Library’s spring exhibition “Strange Victories: Grove Press, 1951-1985” will open with a reception on Thursday, Jan. 17, at 6 p.m. in the Special Collections gallery on Bird Library’s sixth floor. Curated by Rare Books and Manuscripts Curator Lucy…

Campus & Community

SU’s new Mobile Device Security Standard

Wednesday, January 2, 2013, By News Staff

Security threats to mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets, are clearly on the rise. The frequency of mobile threats doubled between 2010 and 2011, says Symantec in its recently released annual Cybercrime Report. 35 percent of online adults worldwide have…