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Campus & Community

SUstainable CommuNitY Film Series screening ‘Strange Days on Planet Earth’ on Nov. 1

Friday, October 26, 2012, By News Staff

Can dust storms in Africa be linked to an asthma epidemic in the Caribbean? How can crumbling houses in New Orleans be related to voracious creatures from southern China? Come see how seemingly unrelated events happening on different continents can…

Arts & Culture

Compelling, versatile Duo Diorama to perform in Setnor Auditorium Oct. 31

Thursday, October 25, 2012, By Erica Blust

The compelling and versatile Duo Diorama, comprised of Chinese violinist MingHuan Xu and Canadian pianist Winston Choi, will perform a recital of new and 20th-century music on Wednesday, Oct. 31, at 8 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor…

Campus & Community

‘Capturing Identity: Selections from the Light Work Collection’

Wednesday, October 24, 2012, By News Staff

Light Work presents “Capturing Identity: Selections from the Light Work Collection” in the Robert B. Menschel Photography Gallery through Dec. 14. This exhibition, curated from the Light Work Collection by museum studies candidate Lindsay Erhardt, features work by Barry Anderson,…

Arts & Culture

SU, Cornell mount landmark conference devoted to philosopher Walter Benjamin Oct. 31-Nov. 2

Tuesday, October 23, 2012, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its theme of “Memory-Media-Archive” with a two-day conference on the impact of the 20th-century German philosopher and social critic Walter Benjamin. Titled “Memoryscapes and Imageworlds: Archive, Architecture and Media after Walter Benjamin,” the program runs Oct. 31-Nov….

Campus & Community

Ra Ra Riot returns to campus for concert in Setnor Auditorium

Tuesday, October 23, 2012, By News Staff

Ra Ra Riot, an indie rock band featuring Syracuse University graduates, will be performing at Setnor Auditorium in Crouse College on Nov. 14 at 8 p.m.; doors will open at 7 .pm. Ra Ra Riot is a group that skillfully…

Campus & Community

FSAP offers session on ‘Legal and Financial Issues in Health Care Planning’

Tuesday, October 23, 2012, By News Staff

“Legal and Financial Issues in Health Care Planning,” the next presentation in the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) WorkLife series, will be held at noon Wednesday, Oct. 24, in the Hillyer Room, 6th floor – 606 ES Bird Library….

Arts & Culture

Roland, Haddock to present Setnor School of Music faculty recital Oct. 28

Monday, October 22, 2012, By Erica Blust

Soprano Kathleen Roland and pianist Kathleen Haddock, both faculty members in the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, will present a recital on Sunday, Oct. 28, at 8…

Gina Soliz wins financial aid administration award

Friday, October 19, 2012, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Gina Soliz, director of financial aid for Syracuse University College of Law, recently won a Citation of Appreciation from the New York State Financial Aid Administrators Association (NYSFAAA). NYSFAAA recognized Soliz for her recent work coordinating the redesign of the…

Media, Law & Policy

Dialing in on the debate

Wednesday, October 17, 2012, By Keith Kobland

As political pundits decide which of the presidential candidates won Tuesday night’s town hall style debate, Frank Biocca already knows. “We can see immediately in the dials,” Biocca says, “when a candidate is doing badly.” He’s not referring to television…

STEM

NSF grant funds study on barriers to smart grid technology adoption

Wednesday, October 17, 2012, By Diane Stirling

If existing, readily available smart grid technologies are beneficial to utility companies, their customers and the environment as a whole, why aren’t utilities adopting them? That’s the question three School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty members will probe with a…