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Cellular Protein Provides Insight to Malaria Treatment’s Side Effects

Tuesday, February 9, 2016, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Malaria is a worldwide menace. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 500,000 individuals died from malaria in 2013 alone. While treatments for the disease exist, cures can also take a hefty physical toll. Professor of chemistry…

Health & Society

Sport Management Club Raises $40,470 during 11th Charity Sports Auction

Tuesday, February 2, 2016, By Michele Barrett

The Sport Management (SPM) Club raised $40,470 for The Salvation Army at its 11th Annual Charity Sports Auction. During the SU Men’s Basketball game on Dec. 2, supporters placed bids on hundreds of items, including sports memorabilia, electronics and tickets…

Arts & Culture

Caribbean Cinematic Festival Explores Film, Culture of Caribbean Diaspora

Thursday, January 28, 2016, By News Staff

Community Folk Art Center’s annual Caribbean Cinematic Festival (CCF), to be held Feb. 4-7, will showcase films and performances capturing the spirit and cultural richness of the Caribbean. The four-day festival will highlight cultural contributions as well as address polarizing…

Arts & Culture

University Singers to Compete in Bulgaria, Perform in New York City

Wednesday, January 27, 2016, By Erica Blust

The Syracuse University Singers, the most select choral ensemble at the University, will travel to Varna, Bulgaria, May 12-15 to compete in the European Grand Prix, a prestigious international choral competition. Only six choirs in the world are invited to…

STEM

Lankes Receives ALA’s Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship

Friday, January 22, 2016, By J.D. Ross

R. David Lankes, professor and Dean’s Scholar for the New Librarianship at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) has been selected to receive the 2016 American Library Association (ALA) Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship.  This honor is given annually…

A World of Change Created by Paris Climate Talks

Tuesday, December 15, 2015, By Keith Kobland

Two College of Engineering and Computer Science faculty members with expertise in climate change and environmental engineering are applauding the recent agreement on a global climate deal reached in Paris, but for separate reasons. President Obama hailed the agreement as…

WAER To Host Roundtable Discussion About Paris Climate Conference

Monday, December 14, 2015, By News Staff

What does the 2015 Paris Climate Conference mean for Central New York? WAER, the Syracuse University radio station, will host a roundtable discussion and public meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 15, at 6:30 p.m. to discuss implications of the outcomes of…

Campus & Community

Annual Ten Tons of Love Charity Drive

Thursday, December 10, 2015, By Gerard McTigue

Through Friday, Dec. 18, donations and volunteers are needed for this year’s Ten Tons of Love winter collection, organized by the Office of Off-Campus and Commuter Services (OCCS). Each winter and spring, OCCS, part of the Division of Student Affairs,…

Janet Pease Appointed Head of Collections for University Libraries

Wednesday, December 9, 2015, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Librarian Janet Pease has been appointed head of collections in Syracuse University Libraries, a position she has held in an interim capacity for more than two years. Her prior positions include unit manager within the Department of Research and Scholarship…

Scott Warren Selected for Association of Research Libraries Leadership Program

Tuesday, December 1, 2015, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Scott Warren has been selected to participate in the 2016-2017 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Leadership Fellows Program. Warren, associate dean for research and scholarship at Syracuse University Libraries, will join 27 other professionals in this executive leadership program that…