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Reuters Quotes Professor Silverstein on Stepfamilies, Dementia and Caregiving

Tuesday, October 8, 2013, By News Staff

“Baby boomers are entering old age with complicated family structures unlike their parents.” Merril Silverstein, Marjorie Cantor Professor of Aging Studies, Maxwell School and Falk College School of Social Work Read the full piece.  

Campus & Community

University College Celebrates 95 Years

Monday, October 7, 2013, By Eileen Jevis

University College is celebrating its 95th anniversary on Tuesday, Oct. 8. UC students and alumni are invited to stop by and help celebrate. Cake and cupcakes as well as coffee, tea or cider will be served in the lobby from…

Campus & Community

‘Our Mental Health Service Delivery System’ at Oct. 10 TMR

Monday, October 7, 2013, By Eileen Jevis

The Oct. 10 session of Thursday Morning Roundtable will feature Robert Long, commissioner of Onondaga County Department of Mental Health, Mark Cattalani, clinical director at Hutchings Psychiatric Center, Robert Gregory, professor and interim chair of Psychiatry at SUNY Upstate Medical…

Arts & Culture

University Honored with Prestigious Civic Engagement Award

Monday, October 7, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University is among just five colleges and universities in the nation, chosen from more than 100 nominations, to share in the 2013 Higher Education Civic Engagement Awards presented by The Washington Center and the New York Life Foundation.

Arts & Culture

A Conversation with George Saunders

Thursday, October 3, 2013, By News Staff

Seats are still available for Friday morning’s conversation with George Saunders, a professor in The College of Arts and Sciences and renowned author whose 2013 Convocation address recently went viral. Saunders will discuss the creative process and his teaching Friday…

Campus & Community

University to Conduct Innovation and Opportunity Assessment

Thursday, October 3, 2013, By News Staff

Innovation across the University—academic and administrative—is imperative in today’s higher education landscape. As faculty and staff throughout Syracuse University continue to explore new models for teaching and learning, and the delivery of essential services in both academic and non-academic areas,…

Arts & Culture

Etgar Keret Presents Raymond Carver Lecture Oct. 9

Monday, September 30, 2013, By Renée K. Gadoua

Etgar Keret, the popular Israeli writer and filmmaker, will present this semester’s second Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session will precede the reading from 3:45-4:30 p.m. The event is free…

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University Community Encouraged to Share Pan Am 103 Reflections

Thursday, September 26, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

As the 25th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am 103 approaches, members of the Syracuse University community are invited to share their reflections on the tragedy. “Telling the Stories: The Pan Am 103 Story Archive Project” is an attempt…

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Program Change in Syracuse University Human Rights Film Festival

Thursday, September 26, 2013, By News Staff

Due to unavoidable circumstances, the closing night screening for the 11th annual Human University Human Rights Film Festival has been changed. The festival will now close on Saturday, Sept. 28, at 7 p.m. in Life Sciences Auditorium (LSB001) with “Kai…

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Board of Trustees, University Establish Scholarship Fund to Honor Chancellor Nancy Cantor

Monday, September 23, 2013, By News Staff

From Sorkin Week in Los Angeles to Study Abroad in London to Engagement Scholars in Syracuse, immersion programs that enable students to “test what they think they know” are hallmarks of the Syracuse University experience. Yet not every student has…