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Arts & Culture

‘Domestic Vicissitudes’ opens at Point of Contact Gallery Jan. 16

Monday, January 6, 2014, By News Staff

Point of Contact Gallery is hosting an opening reception for “Domestic Vicissitudes,” an exhibition by Analia Segal, on Jan. 16 during Th3 (The Third Thursday). The opening reception will take place from 6-8 p.m. and is free and open to…

Arts & Culture

Arts & Sciences, School of Education Offer Joint Degree in Spanish Education

Wednesday, December 18, 2013, By Rob Enslin

In response to the growing need for qualified language teachers, Syracuse University is offering a bachelor’s degree in Spanish education. The program meets the academic requirements for initial New York State certification to teach Spanish in grades 7-12. The B.A….

Arts & Culture

Filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami Named VPA’s Alpert Visiting Artist

Wednesday, December 11, 2013, By Erica Blust

The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has named independent filmmaker and celebrated director Abbas Kiarostami as its 2014 Sandra Kahn Alpert Visiting Artist. Kiarostami will be at Syracuse University Jan. 27-Feb. 7 to conduct a workshop with VPA…

Media, Law & Policy

Shoemaker Honored with Inaugural Guido H. Stempel III Award

Friday, December 6, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Pamela Shoemaker, John Ben Snow Professor in the Newhouse School, has been honored with the inaugural Guido H. Stempel III Award for Journalism and Mass Communication Research. The award is given by the faculty of the E.W. Scripps School of…

STEM

Biologist Develops Method for Monitoring Shipping Noise in Dolphin Habitat

Tuesday, December 3, 2013, By Rob Enslin

A biologist in The College of Arts and Sciences has developed a system of techniques for tracking ships and monitoring underwater noise levels in a protected marine mammal habitat.

Arts & Culture

SU Professor Organizes ‘Visual Literacy’ Institute to Strengthen Immigrant Voice

Monday, November 25, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Using art to develop language and literacy was the theme of a recent two-day institute at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse. Among the organizers was Amanda Brown, assistant professor of linguistics in The College of Arts and Sciences….

Arts & Culture

Jane Springer to Conclude Fall Carver Reading Series Dec. 4

Friday, November 22, 2013, By Renée K. Gadoua

Poet Jane Springer will conclude Syracuse University’s Fall 2013 Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session will precede the reading from 3:45-4:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the…

Media, Law & Policy

Modern Mythology: Fifty Years Later, JFK Still Resonates

Friday, November 22, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

It was sunny that day in June of 1957 when John F. Kennedy came to Syracuse University. He was the junior senator from Massachusetts, but he was already eying the presidency, and already testing the rhetoric—a call to public service, an appeal to young people—that would later mark his administration.

STEM

Climate Change Garden Mixes the Future with the Present

Thursday, November 21, 2013, By News Staff

Scientists expect Central New York’s climate to more closely resemble that of South Carolina by the end of this century, and ecologists have long warned that our local forests of sugar maple and basswood may gradually change to the drier oak-hickory forests of the U.S. South and Midwest.

STEM

Leadership and Culture Course, Book in Classroom Field-Testing

Wednesday, November 20, 2013, By Diane Stirling

Good grades, a polished resume and the requisite degree aren’t the only things students need to land a great job after college. However, many college students don’t recognize until too late that employers also require demonstrated leadership qualities in those…