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Arts & Culture

Syracuse Symposium, Urban Video Project to Present ‘Haunted Ethnography’ Screening, Artist Q&A March 9

Friday, March 3, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong look at “Place” with an evening of video and experimental film. Urban Video Project (UVP) will present a program titled “Haunted Ethnography: new experimental documentary” on Thursday, March 9, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in Hosmer Auditorium…

Campus & Community

Student Applications Sought for Deloitte Consulting Apprenticeship Program

Thursday, March 2, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

The application period is now open for Deloitte Consulting’s Apprenticeship Program, to be held on campus on March 24 and 25. Deloitte’s program teaches high-performing freshmen and sophomores about opportunities at the intersection of business and technology. Participating students will be immersed in discussions surrounding technology…

Campus & Community

Deadline March 6 for Peer Mentor Applications for Dimensions Mentoring Program

Thursday, March 2, 2017, By Neema Amadala

The Dimensions Mentoring Program began in 2002. At the time, many of the student leaders on campus were primarily male. Young women on campus wanted to have their voices heard. Dimensions was created to help facilitate a space where self-identified…

Campus & Community

Longtime Religion Department Chair, Former Interim Dean of Hendricks Chapel Mourned

Thursday, March 2, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

A few days after Samuel Clemence was named co-chair of the committee charged with conducting a comprehensive review of Hendricks Chapel, former Department of Religion chair James B. Wiggins called him. “He offered me a copy of his report from…

Arts & Culture

Research Is Her Cup of Tea

Wednesday, March 1, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

Romita Ray’s background is steeped in India’s place in the history of tea production. She grew up in Kolkata (also known as Calcutta), a descendent of one of the pioneering Indian tea planter families in Bengal. Her expertise as an…

STEM

Undergrads Team Up to Publish Bacteria Research

Wednesday, March 1, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

Bacteria may be small, but the effect they have on us is anything but minor. Bacteria are often associated with illness and disease, but in reality most  do us more good than harm. Although certain bacteria can wreak havoc on…

STEM

Syracuse Hosts International Masterclass on Particle Physics, March 13, 17

Wednesday, March 1, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Dozens of local high school students and their teachers will get to be scientists for a day, thanks to the International Masterclass on Particle Physics at Syracuse University. Students have the option to participate in a daylong masterclass on Monday,…

Campus & Community

Two Syracuse University Teams Advance to Hult Prize Regional Finals

Tuesday, February 28, 2017, By News Staff

On March 4, two teams of student entrepreneurs from Syracuse University will compete in the regional finals for the $1 million Hult Prize. The teams—Thrive Projects and on PARR—will be competing in Boston and San Francisco. The Hult Prize is…

Campus & Community

Libraries Offers Workshops on Qualtrics Online Survey Software

Monday, February 27, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Research Data Services of Syracuse University Libraries will offer a series of workshops on using the Qualtrics online survey software, which is available to Syracuse University faculty, staff and students. Qualtrics enables users to create and distribute complex surveys and…

Campus & Community

Spring Safer People, Safer Spaces Training Scheduled for March 3

Monday, February 27, 2017, By Shannon Andre

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center is holding a Safer People, Safer Spaces training on Friday, March 3, from 2 to 5 p.m. This training is free and open to all students, faculty and staff. The Safer…