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Arts & Culture

‘Time & Place’ Series Features World-Premiere Compositions

Monday, October 19, 2015, By News Staff

Students and faculty in the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts are engaged with the community in developing an innovative performance series called “Time & Place,” supported by…

Campus & Community

WiSE-FPP Welcomes Largest Group Yet

Monday, October 19, 2015, By News Staff

WiSE (Women in Science and Engineering) has welcomed the largest cohort of participants to date for the 2015-2016 Future Professionals Program (WiSE-FPP). This year, 51 participants were nominated by 40 different faculty members. WiSE-FPP Associates are women Ph.D. students who…

Arts & Culture

Writing Our Lives Fosters Community of Writers

Monday, October 19, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

The Writing Our Lives conference has been helping young area writers share their stories and listen to the stories of other young people. The conference—being held Nov. 7—also continues to strengthen and build a vibrant local community of writers.

Health & Society

Burton Blatt Institute Receives $2.5 Million Grant

Monday, October 19, 2015, By News Staff

The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) has received a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration on Community Living, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) for a new five-year project on…

Health & Society

Falk College Complex Dedication Set for Friday, Oct. 23

Monday, October 19, 2015, By Michele Barrett

The event will take place at 2 p.m. directly in front of the courtyard linking MacNaughton and White halls, which formerly housed the College of Law.

Arts & Culture

Philosopher Publishes Book on Jürgen Habermas

Friday, October 16, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

Kenneth Baynes, professor of philosophy in  the College of Arts and Sciences, is the author of “Habermas” (Routledge, 2015), a new book on the life and work of Jürgen Habermas, one of the world’s leading philosophers and sociologists. Baynes, also…

Campus & Community

Chancellor’s Diversity and Inclusion Workgroup Members Announced

Friday, October 16, 2015, By News Staff

On Sept. 28, Chancellor Kent Syverud announced the creation of a new University-wide Chancellor’s Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion. Since then, more than 100 members of the campus community nominated themselves or another person to join the workgroup. The nomination…

Campus & Community

Ceremony Marks Installation of Wheelchair Ramp for Holden Observatory

Thursday, October 15, 2015, By Ellen Mbuqe

Holden Observatory will receive a wheelchair-accessible entrance 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 23, in honor of Disability Awareness Month. Chancellor Kent Syverud will offer remarks during the dedication ceremony and Emeritus Professor Marvin Druger will lead guided tours of the Holden…

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Chancellor Syverud Addresses October Meeting of University Senate

Thursday, October 15, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

Syracuse University’s fiscal health, student life, academic affairs and Fast Forward Syracuse were among the topics of Chancellor Kent Syverud’s address to the University Senate last week. The 25-minute presentation was his first to the University’s academic governing body since…

Campus & Community

ITS Invites All to Virtual Reality for Learning Seminar

Thursday, October 15, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

Free registration is now available for zSpace’s Virtual Reality for Learning Seminar. This “lunch and learn” session will be hosted by Information Technology Services at the SU MakerSpace on Wednesday, Oct. 21, from noon-1:30 p.m. Experience the latest in virtual…