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Arts & Culture

SU Press Book Wins Canadian Jewish Literary Award

Wednesday, October 5, 2016, By Mona Hamlin

The Syracuse University Press book “Vilna My Vilna: Stories” has been selected as one of the eight outstanding books chosen to receive the Canadian Jewish Literary Award for 2016. “Vilna My Vilna” was selected in the Yiddish category. “Vilna My…

Campus & Community

Celebrating Cross-Cultural Connections

Wednesday, October 5, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

A group of local middle and high school students spent a day this summer at Skä•noñh—Great Law of Peace Center in Liverpool. They were there to learn about a new curriculum that highlights scientific and ecological knowledge of the Haudenosaunee….

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law to Host Roundtable Discussion on Professor Bybee’s New Book ‘How Civility Works’

Tuesday, October 4, 2016, By Robert Conrad

Keith Bybee, the Paul E. and Hon. Joanne F. Alper ’72 Judiciary Studies Professor in the College of Law and professor of political science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, will participate in a roundtable discussion on…

Veterans

Student Veteran Peer Advisors a Ready Resource for Incoming Veterans

Tuesday, October 4, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

A new peer advising program on campus, Peer Advisors for Veteran Education (P.A.V.E.), matches student veteran peer advisors with incoming student veterans to help as they transition to campus life.

Arts & Culture

North Indian Musicians, Visual Historian Part of Syracuse Symposium Lineup Oct. 4-14

Monday, October 3, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its theme of “Place” with a robust series of events in early October. Upcoming events feature a workshop and concert by North Indian musicians, on Tuesday, Oct. 4; a workshop and lecture by place-conscious educator Robert Brooke,…

Arts & Culture

Religion Professor Explores Ancient Christian Practice During Fellowship

Friday, September 30, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Virginia Burrus connected with the sites and objects of early Christianity during 10 months as a fellow at the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies in Jerusalem as a member of the Poetics of Christian Performance research group.

Arts & Culture

The Perfect Existence: Pedro Cuperman, Scholar, Point of Contact Founder, Dies at 80

Thursday, September 29, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Hector Torres ’84 and Anne Marie Prucha ’87 owe their marriage to Pedro Cuperman, the eminent Argentine scholar who died in Buenos Aires on July 12 at age 80. It all began on the first day of class in the…

Arts & Culture

Dotger and Dotger Secure NSF Funding for Research on Elementary Science Simulations

Thursday, September 29, 2016, By Jennifer Russo

Benjamin Dotger, professor of teaching and leadership, and Sharon Dotger, associate professor of science education, both in the School of Education, have been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to continue their STEM-focused research into teacher education. The…

Taishoff Center Assistant Director Authors New Book

Thursday, September 29, 2016, By Jennifer Russo

Diana “Dee” Katovitch, coordinator of the Peer2Peer Project and assistant director of the Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education, has authored a new book about disability history and education. Katovitch will present at a launch event for the new publication,…

Arts & Culture

Architecture Professors Develop ‘Concrete Island’ to Help Shoreline Revitalization

Thursday, September 29, 2016, By Elaine Wackerow

Not only can concrete float, but it holds potential for shoreline revitalization.