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Shattering barriers: Jerry Robinson

Friday, September 28, 2012, By News Staff

Nothing stops Jerry Robinson. Nothing. After graduating as salutatorian in college and landing a job with a global financial company, Robinson continues to do what he knows best—shatter barriers. The budding scholar, born with cerebral palsy, is now pursuing a…

Health & Society

Nutrition consultation program offers close-up look at diet, overall health

Wednesday, September 26, 2012, By Michele Barrett

It’s common to walk down the grocery aisle and see shoppers reading nutrition labels on everyday items. For many, these little labels can cause enormous headaches because they are often confusing and hard to understand. But they don’t have to…

Arts & Culture

SU Drama presents landmark Sondheim musical ‘Merrily We Roll Along’

Monday, September 24, 2012, By News Staff

Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s legendary musical”Merrily We Roll Along” charts the rise of a songwriting team during the years of Sondheim’s own young career. Starting in 1976 and running backward in time to 1955, this lively musical focuses on…

New Design Gallery exhibition examines history of hand tools, woodworking

Monday, September 24, 2012, By Erica Blust

In recent years, the connection between process and product has slowly separated, creating a rift between the two.

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Friday, September 21

Friday, September 21, 2012, By News Staff

SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE Army News Service reported that the revamped transition assistance program (TAP) and Operation Boots to Business: From Service to Start, a pilot program launched by the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) and the…

WellsLink scholars to be honored for academic excellence

Thursday, September 20, 2012, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs within the Division of Student Affairs will host its Ninth Annual WellsLink Transitions Ceremony on Friday, Oct. 5, at 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The ceremony honors WellsLink scholars from the previous year who have…

Black and Banned: Community-wide Read-Out planned Oct. 2

Wednesday, September 19, 2012, By News Staff

Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Toni Morrison and Alice Walker and internationally renowned author and humanitarian Maya Angelou share a common bond—their books have been banned, challenged or rejected in public schools and libraries across the United States.

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Monday, September 17

Tuesday, September 18, 2012, By News Staff

SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE Syracuse University is featured in an NBC Today Show”College Challenge” segment on school spirit and social media. The University’s spot in the competition is also noted in WHEC (Rochester), WKTV (Utica), CNY Central and Syracuse.com…

Health & Society

BBI study reveals people with disabilities are sidelined in American politics

Tuesday, September 11, 2012, By News Staff

People with disabilities remain largely sidelined in American politics, according to a new study published in Social Science Quarterly.

Interns working to bring solar energy to rural Mexican village

Tuesday, September 11, 2012, By News Staff

Some students take on internships to learn what work in the “real world” will be like after graduation. Others get involved in projects in order to learn how to make their post-graduation world more like they want it to be….