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Health & Society

Sport Management Club holds online auction in collaboration with Steiner Sports to benefit Special Olympics New York

Tuesday, December 4, 2012, By Michele Barrett

The Sport Management Club at SU, in collaboration with Steiner Sports Memorabilia, is holding an online auction of more than 25 premium items at http://bit.ly/TC9Whl now through Dec. 16. Just in time for the holidays, this online auction is part…

STEM

Winners named in first Student App Competition

Monday, December 3, 2012, By Diane Stirling

Eleven student teams from several Syracuse University schools showcased their big ideas for web and mobile apps Nov. 28 at the inaugural SU Student App Competition. This was a different type of entrepreneurship competition, according to event founder Keisuke Inoue,…

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell’s Henry Lambright penning history of Mars exploration program for NASA

Saturday, December 1, 2012, By Carol Boll

As a graduate student at Columbia University in the early 1960s, Henry Lambright immersed himself in government and political science studies only to discover that his true passion lay a bit farther afield—in outer space.

Campus & Community

New place for e-waste

Wednesday, November 28, 2012, By Keith Kobland

It’s a fact of life in the digital age. As our smart phones, laptops, printers and other electronic devices reach the end of usefulness, we need a place for disposal. If you are a friend of the environment, you should…

Campus & Community

SU continues to assist those affected by Hurricane Sandy

Wednesday, November 28, 2012, By Kathleen Haley

In the weeks since the devastating impact of Hurricane Sandy, the steps to recovery and the needs of those communities in the Tri-State area have become more fully realized.

Arts & Culture

Award-winning novelist concludes Fall 2012 Raymond Carver Reading Series

Tuesday, November 27, 2012, By News Staff

Adam Levin G’04, author of the breakthrough novel “The Instructions” (McSweeney’s, 2010), will present the final installment of the fall 2012 Raymond Carver Reading Series on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 5:30 p.m. in Gifford Auditorium. The reading will be preceded…

Arts & Culture

$1 million gift to Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies makes Sims Hall renovations a reality

Monday, November 26, 2012, By Erica Blust

A walk down the hallways of the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies (CRS) on the first floor of Sims Hall reveals the unmistakable sights and smells of a freshly completed makeover: crisp paint, new carpeting and a lighter, brighter…

Arts & Culture

Paperback writers (and hardcover ones too): SU’s creative writing program turns 50

Thursday, November 15, 2012, By Rob Enslin

Raymond Carver said that the secret of good writing wasn’t talent—there’s plenty of that around, he added—but a person’s ability to put his signature on everything he does.

Media, Law & Policy

‘The Elections: What Happened? What Now?’ at next session of IRP

Wednesday, November 14, 2012, By Eileen Jevis

The Nov. 15 session of the Institute for Retired People (IRP) will feature Robert McClure, a political science and public affairs professor and Chapple Family Professor of Citizenship and Democracy Emeritus at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School. The session is open…

Campus & Community

Citizen students making an impact

Wednesday, November 14, 2012, By Kathleen Haley

About 100 students spread out into the community over the past week to make an impact—and see the city beyond the campus. They cooked dinner at the Ronald McDonald House, spent time with children at the Salvation Army, collected toiletries…