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Health & Society

Engelhardt to study impact of Vietnam-era military service on Social Security

Thursday, October 13, 2011, By News Staff

Gary Engelhardt, professor of economics in the Maxwell School, received an $89,160 grant to assess the overall impact of Vietnam-era military service on Social Security’s Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits and retirement income. The project, “The Impact of…

WERW presents Class Actress, Guards, Mouth’s Cradle for first fall concert

Wednesday, October 12, 2011, By News Staff

WERW, Syracuse University’s student-run, free-format Internet radio station, is hosting its first fall concert in the Schine Underground on Thursday, Oct. 13, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will feature Brooklyn pop‐electro artist Class Actress, lo-fi garage rock band Guards and…

Arts & Culture

Wabash professor explores photography’s impact on Pompeii excavation Oct. 5

Friday, September 30, 2011, By Rob Enslin

The excavation of an ancient street in Pompeii is the subject of an upcoming lecture at Syracuse University. Jeremy Hartnett, assistant professor of classics at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Ind., will present “Excavation Photographs and the Rediscovery of the Via…

Campus & Community

SU part-time faculty approve three-year union contract

Friday, September 23, 2011, By News Staff

Syracuse University part-time faculty members on Friday approved a three-year collective bargaining agreement between the University and Adjuncts United, a labor union affiliated with the New York State United Teachers Union (AU/NYSUT).  Voting for the more than 400 members of…

Campus & Community

Queer writer, activist Sarah Schulman to give public lecture

Thursday, September 22, 2011, By News Staff

Sarah Schulman, acclaimed writer, activist and Distinguished Professor of Humanities at the City University of New York, College of Staten Island, will present a free public lecture, titled “Solidarity Visit: Israel/Palestine and the Queer International” on Monday, Oct. 3, at…

Campus & Community

Shaw Center 2009-2011 Impact Report

Friday, September 16, 2011, By News Staff

The 2009-2011 Shaw Center Impact Report is now available online.

Arts & Culture

VPA industrial and interaction design 360 Competition Exhibition to showcase current entries, past winners

Thursday, September 15, 2011, By Erica Blust

The industrial and interaction design (IID) program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Department of Design will present the IID 360 Competition Exhibition, a showcase of the competition’s current entries and past winners, Sept. 29-Oct. 6 at…

Campus & Community

Seasonal bat activity on campus

Wednesday, September 14, 2011, By News Staff

During the late summer and early fall months, there is a seasonal increase in bat activity in and around Central New York, including the Syracuse University campus.

STEM

Addressing the challenge of persister cells in bacterial infections

Tuesday, September 13, 2011, By News Staff

How antimicrobial peptides may offer an answer to challenging problem Dacheng Ren, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering in Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS) and member of the Syracuse Biomaterials…

Arts & Culture

Point of Contact Gallery presents ‘EDIFICE’

Monday, September 12, 2011, By Teresita Paniagua

Mexican-born, New York City-based artists Gabriela Alva C. and Natalia Porter present their collaborative project, EDIFICE, at the Point of Contact Gallery. Curated by Pedro Cuperman, the show features Alva and Porter in response to the work of Boston artist…