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Arts & Culture

SU Humanities Center, YMCA explore ‘Identity’ with readings at new Downtown Writer’s Center Oct. 27

Wednesday, October 19, 2011, By Rob Enslin

The Syracuse University Humanities Center is helping the YMCA Arts Branch mark the 10th anniversary of its Downtown Writer’s Center with a special event in the DWC’s new facility. The celebration, part of the Humanities Center’s fall exploration of “Identity,”…

Media, Law & Policy

Ondrich researching connection between housing values, retirement

Thursday, October 13, 2011, By News Staff

Jan Ondrich, professor of economics in the Maxwell School, will conduct research into how housing values affect retirement decisions, particularly in the context of the Great Recession.

SU professor uncovers potential issues with apps built for Android systems

Wednesday, October 12, 2011, By News Staff

Wenliang Du, professor of computer science in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS), has had his paper accepted to be presented at the 27th Annual Computer Security Applications Conference, on potential issues with mobile applications (commonly…

Go guerrilla and spend marketing dollars smarter

Wednesday, October 12, 2011, By Lindsay Wickham

This fall, the WISE (Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship) Women’s Business Center, an entrepreneurship product of the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, unveils a modern marketing workshop for business leaders and entrepreneurs. WISE High Altitude Marketing (WHAM)…

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…

Mercury pollution in Great Lakes Region is nearly forgotten, but not gone

Tuesday, October 11, 2011, By News Staff

The scope and intensity of mercury pollution in the Great Lakes region is much greater than previously reported, but additional mercury controls should bring needed improvement, according to a new summary of scientific research on the subject. Despite general declines…

Arts & Culture

SU Women’s Choir to present festival concert featuring CNY choirs Oct. 15

Friday, September 30, 2011, By Erica Blust

The Syracuse University Women’s Choir, under the direction of Barbara M. Tagg, faculty member in the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), will hold its ninth…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Thursday, September 29

Thursday, September 29, 2011, By News Staff

International Business Times quotes Whitman School’s Jeffrey Harris on U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair Gary Gensler

Business & Economy

Syracuse University receives designation as Economic Development Administration University Center

Friday, September 23, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University has received a $500,000 award from the U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) and the designation as an EDA University Center. The award is aimed at igniting innovation and accelerating entrepreneurship, and launching student ventures throughout upstate…

Business & Economy

Whitman School welcomes new faculty members

Thursday, September 22, 2011, By News Staff

The Whitman School of Management welcomes four new faculty members this fall: Jeffrey Harris (finance), D. Craig Nichols (accounting), Alexandra Kostakis ’91 (entrepreneurial practice) and Peter Scott (entrepreneurial practice). “We are delighted to welcome Jeff, Craig, Alex and Peter to the…