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Campus & Community

Acts of Kindness Weekend to be held Sept. 9-11

Thursday, September 8, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Last year, the interfaith group Women Transcending Boundaries (WTB) galvanized hundreds of people to come together for two days of service to make Central New York a better place. Central New Yorkers will come together again Sept. 9-11 for the…

STEM

Patent awarded for ‘method and system of controlling airfoil actuators’

Wednesday, September 7, 2011, By News Staff

Syracuse University has been awarded a patent for the development of a “Method and System of Controlling Airfoil Actuators.” This research will lead to greater maneuverability options for wing design on airplanes and is being considered for applications to wind…

Campus & Community

Field hockey team looking for practice players

Wednesday, August 31, 2011, By News Staff

The Syracuse women’s field hockey team is looking for male or female practice players with field hockey experience to practice a few days per week with the team.

Arts & Culture

Industrial and interaction design students explore board games in ‘Game On!’ at Design Gallery

Monday, August 29, 2011, By Erica Blust

Most of us remember playing board games as young children. We not only mastered strategy and spatial recognition—if we were lucky, we learned diplomacy, teamwork and how to be a gracious winner and a good loser. Early games date back…

University will mark 9/11 anniversary through series of activities

Friday, August 26, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Service, exhibition, service project, panel discussions

Campus & Community

Rylaxing LLC team returns to SU to put scholarship into action

Monday, August 22, 2011, By News Staff

As incoming freshmen take their first steps on campus this August, four Syracuse University graduates return for an extra year of school as part of the Kauffman Entrepreneurship Engagement Fellowship (KEEF) program. Fellows participate in local projects or ventures that…

Veterans

Institute for Veterans and Military Families announces Clinton Global Initiative Commitment to Action

Tuesday, August 2, 2011, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University has announced a “Commitment to Action” stemming from its participation in the 2011 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). The CGI was established in 2005 by President Bill Clinton to inspire,…

STEM

University, Henry Luce Foundation announce support for U.S.-DPRK Scientific Engagement Consortium activities

Wednesday, July 27, 2011, By News Staff

On behalf of the U.S.-DPRK Scientific Engagement Consortium, CRDF Global and Syracuse University have announced a three-year grant of $350,000 from the Henry Luce Foundation in support of an interrelated program of initiatives to promote and advance scientific cooperation and…

Arts & Culture

SU’s Janklow Arts Leadership Program appoints founding director, professor of practice

Friday, July 8, 2011, By Rob Enslin

The Department of Art and Music Histories in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences has announced the appointment of Mark Nerenhausen as founding director and professor of practice of the new Janklow Arts Leadership Program. Nerenhausen brings more than…

Campus & Community

SU students invited to be reporters of Scholarship in Action

Tuesday, June 28, 2011, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Division of Student Affairs has launched OrangeReport—student-driven news told through video or blog about Scholarship in Action. OrangeReport invites SU students to share with the campus community, and beyond, how they are spending their summer vacation as it…