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Health & Society

On Borrowed Time: Despite Calls for Divestment, Completion of DAPL Signals New Chapter in Standing Rock Conflict

Friday, March 10, 2017, By Rob Enslin

  When Norway’s largest private investor recently pulled out of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), the news barely made a blip on the world’s radar. For Phil Arnold, director of the Skä•noñh-Great Law of Peace Center in Syracuse, the message…

STEM

Ph.D. Candidate Attends Neurochemistry Flagship School with Top Scholars in Austria

Friday, March 10, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Ph.D. candidate Sheila Shahidzadeh focuses her studies on the complexities and ever-evolving connections in the human brain. Her interests and passion for neuroscience led her to a weeklong school in Austria where she was among other top scholars to dig…

Media, Law & Policy

‘Race and the Media’ Event to be Held at Newhouse School March 29-30

Thursday, March 9, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse School will host a two-day event focused on race and the media Wednesday, March 29, and Thursday, March 30. The symposium will include discussions of the ways our media and our country do—and don’t—explore critical issues of race…

Campus & Community

Second Round of University Funding Announced for Projects to Reduce Energy Use, Promote Sustainability

Tuesday, March 7, 2017, By Rachel May

The SU Campus as a Laboratory for Sustainability (CALS) program is offering up to $75,000 for faculty or student projects that advance the University’s goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, directly or indirectly, and raising awareness on campus about climate…

Arts & Culture

Morgan Library’s Maria Fredericks to Speak on ‘Rare Books as Museum Objects’ March 23 in Bird Library

Tuesday, March 7, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Maria Fredericks, Drue Heinz Book Conservator at the Morgan Library & Museum, will give the lecture “Rare Books as Museum Objects: Considerations for Safe Exhibition and Loan” on Thursday, March 23, from 4:30­–6 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons…

Campus & Community

Students Invited to Attend Intra-University Transfer Fair on March 21

Tuesday, March 7, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Syracuse University students thinking about transferring to another school or college within the University are encouraged to attend a unique event scheduled for right after spring break. The Intra-University Transfer Fair (IUT) will literally offer one-stop service, bringing together representatives…

Media, Law & Policy

PAN Portal Program Prepares Newhouse PR Students to Be ‘Job Ready Day One’

Tuesday, March 7, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse School’s public relations department will host the PAN Portal ePortfolio Review Day on campus on Tuesday, March 21. Professionals from marketing and PR agency PAN Communications will critique and advise undergraduate and graduate students on their capstone ePortfolios,…

STEM

Astronaut to Visit Maxwell on International Women’s Day

Monday, March 6, 2017, By Liam Sullivan

The International Relations Program of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs will host Col. Pamela Melroy on International Women’s Day, as she describes her leadership experiences as a space shuttle commander and discusses the future of human spaceflight….

Arts & Culture

‘Art in the Stacks’ Exhibition in Bird Library, March 6-9

Monday, March 6, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Art by 35 College of Visual and Performing Arts’ first-year students will be featured in installations throughout Bird Library March 6-9. Most pieces will be located on Learning Commons floors LL-2, with a few on floors 3-5. Juan Juarez and…

Business & Economy

Novel Research Demonstrates Financial Benefit for Distributors Who Invest in Wine Futures

Monday, March 6, 2017, By Kerri D. Howell

New supply chain research from the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University shows a wine distributor can significantly improve its profits by investing in wine futures, in addition to bottled wine. The study’s numerical analysis demonstrates an…