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Syracuse University’s Dawn Long awarded for providing ‘key’ to the future

Thursday, October 18, 2012, By Keith Kobland

Dawn Long says she “was absolutely shocked.” That was her reaction after being told she was the winner of the the Golden Key International Honour Society’s Regional Advisor of the Year award.  She’s one of 11 people in North America…

Media, Law & Policy

Ron Brownstein will explore state of political parties in next University Lecture

Tuesday, October 16, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Noted political analyst and Pulitzer Prize finalist Ron Brownstein will explore the current state of American’s major political parties in the next University Lecture at Syracuse University on Tuesday, Oct. 23. He will speak on “American Politics, Today and Tomorrow”…

Campus & Community

Building Digital Library Collections in Monteverde, Costa Rica

Thursday, October 11, 2012, By News Staff

You are invited to an informal discussion on Wednesday, Oct. 24, with Laurie Kutner, a University of Vermont librarian and SU alum (Maxwell G’85 and iSchool G’98) who directs the SU iSchool Costa Rica summer internship project. This discussion will…

Environmentalist Bill McKibben kicks off 2012-13 University Lectures series Oct. 10

Monday, October 8, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Bill McKibben, one of America’s best known environmentalists, will kick off the 2012-13 http://lectures.syr.edu”>University Lectures season on Wednesday, Oct. 10. McKibben will speak on “350: The Most Important Number in the World” at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The lecture,…

An invitation to join the Women of the University Community

Friday, October 5, 2012, By Kathleen Haley

Eighty-five years ago, the Women of the University Community (WUC) was organized for faculty wives who stayed at home to get together over coffee and develop friendships. Many things have changed, but the camaraderie and friendship remain. “WUC evolved because…

Campus & Community

Disabilities as Ways of Knowing: A Series of Creative Writing Conversations — Anne Finger visits SU

Tuesday, October 2, 2012, By News Staff

Ms. Anne Finger, renowned author and longstanding disability rights activist, will be visiting the Syracuse University campus this October, to join us in celebrating Disability Awareness Month, and to inaugurate what is hoped to be an annual series of disability-themed…

Ocean rower Roz Savage added to University Lectures 2012-13 season

Monday, October 1, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Ocean rower, adventurer and environmental campaigner Roz Savage has been added to the schedule of distinguished guests who will share their diverse global experiences and perspectives with the Syracuse University and Central New York communities as part of the 2012-13…

Syracuse University to host series of graduate studies informational expos

Wednesday, September 26, 2012, By News Staff

Syracuse University will host its first-ever series of three Graduate Studies Informational Expos in Syracuse, New York City and Washington, D.C., this fall. Each expo will include representatives from SU’s nine schools and colleges, highlighting the university’s more than 200…

Fall 2012 Raymond Carver Reading Series welcomes award-winning poet Ira Sadoff

Wednesday, September 26, 2012, By News Staff

The Fall 2012 Raymond Carver Reading Series continues with award-winning poet Ira Sadoff, hailed by critics as a “master of language, concentration, vision, irony.” Sadoff will read from his works beginning at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 10, in Gifford Auditorium….

Health & Society

Nutrition consultation program offers close-up look at diet, overall health

Wednesday, September 26, 2012, By Michele Barrett

It’s common to walk down the grocery aisle and see shoppers reading nutrition labels on everyday items. For many, these little labels can cause enormous headaches because they are often confusing and hard to understand. But they don’t have to…