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Syracuse University student spreads seeds of knowledge to Dominican Republic

Wednesday, October 12, 2011, By News Staff

Alaina Mallette presented her work during 2011 Geological Society of America annual meeting It’s an honor for undergraduate students to present posters during the annual meetings of the Geological Society of America (GSA)—a mecca for geologists and earth scientists. Even…

University celebrates new institute with keynote, panel on science, forensics, national security

Wednesday, October 12, 2011, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences will celebrate and dedicate its new Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute with presentations by some of the nation’s foremost experts in the field beginning at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 25, in SU’s…

Students to document life in Liverpool as part of annual multimedia workshop sponsored by Newhouse School

Tuesday, October 11, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Some 50 multimedia (photography, video, audio and writing) students from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will turn their attention to the local town of Liverpool, N.Y. this month, spending the weekend of Oct. 13-16 getting to know the community…

Syracuse University graduate and NFL owner Al Davis passes away

Sunday, October 9, 2011, By News Staff

Syracuse University graduate and legendary Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis ’50 died on Saturday morning at his home. He was 82. To read more from SU Athletics, visit: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2011/10/8/FB_1008114431.aspx.

Campus & Community

BBI chairman to keynote Universal Design conference

Friday, October 7, 2011, By News Staff

At a global conference Oct. 24-26 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, University Professor Peter Blanck, chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, and key partners will highlight how the Global Universal Design Commission (GUDC) is leading an unprecedented…

Arts & Culture

Fall 2011 Raymond Carver Reading Series presents award-winning poet, alumnus

Thursday, October 6, 2011, By News Staff

The Fall 2011 Raymond Carver Reading Series will continue with a reading by Cave Canem Poetry Prize winner Iain Haley Pollock G’07, a graduate of the creative writing program in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences. The reading will…

Business & Economy

Whitman’s Harris to deliver keynote address at World Commodities Week in London

Thursday, October 6, 2011, By News Staff

Jeffrey Harris, Dean’s Professor of Finance in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, will speak at the seventh annual World Commodities Week, Oct. 25-27 in London. The conference examines commodities investment, commodity trading and alternative investment strategies. Harris,…

Campus & Community

Persons named associate vice president of government and community relations

Thursday, October 6, 2011, By News Staff

Eric Persons has been named associate vice president of government and community relations at Syracuse University. The appointment, made by Kevin Quinn, senior vice president for public affairs, was effective Sept. 26.  Persons will be responsible for developing and implementing the…

Arts & Culture

Universal Republic Records executive vice president to speak Oct. 6

Wednesday, October 5, 2011, By Erica Blust

Joel Klaiman, executive vice president of promotion and artist development at Universal Republic, a division of Universal Music Group, will present a lecture on Thursday, Oct. 6, at 6:45 p.m. in the Lender Auditorium, located on the concourse level of…

Arts & Culture

Urban ‘improvisationist’ Walter Hood to deliver Werner Seligmann lecture at Syracuse Architecture

Wednesday, October 5, 2011, By Elaine Wackerow

Walter Hood, professor and former chair of the University of California, Berkeley Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design Department, will deliver the Werner Seligmann lecture at the Syracuse University School of Architecture on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 4:30 p.m. in Slocum…