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Bestselling Author Lisa See to Speak at Bird Library

Friday, March 22, 2013, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

As part of Syracuse University’s Asian Pacific American (APA) Heritage Month celebration, New York Times bestselling author Lisa See will hold a question-and-answer session on Monday, April 1, at 2:30 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons on the first…

Campus & Community

Participants Needed for Research Project on Alcohol Use among African American College Students

Thursday, March 21, 2013, By News Staff

We invite you to participate in the research project “Alcohol Use among African American College Students.” This study was designed to better understand determinants of alcohol use behavior in college students of African descent. College students of African descent have…

Student’s Venture One of Inc. Magazine’s ‘Coolest College Startups’

Thursday, March 21, 2013, By Diane Stirling

Celeste Currie might be a lot like many of the information management and technology students at Syracuse University. Then again, she might not. A junior at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), she’s enrolled in the same range of coursework…

Veterans

Nicholas J. Armstrong Named IVMF Fellow

Thursday, March 21, 2013, By News Staff

Further building on its commitment to leverage the resources of higher education in service to those who have served, the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF) has appointed Nicholas J. Armstrong, a research fellow at the…

VPA Seniors Present Fifth-Year Thesis Work at XL Projects

Thursday, March 21, 2013, By Erica Blust

The industrial and interaction design (IID) program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Design is presenting the degree-culminating thesis work of 17 fifth-year seniors through March 24 at XL Projects, 307-313 S. Clinton St., Syracuse. The…

Media, Law & Policy

‘Politics of the Middle East and Media Bias’

Wednesday, March 20, 2013, By News Staff

A panel discussion featuring Beirut Daily Star columnist Rami Khouri ’70, G’98 The misunderstanding of current events in the Middle East created by media coverage that may be biased will be the topic of a panel discussion sponsored by the…

Campus & Community

Library E-Reserves Moves to Blackboard

Wednesday, March 20, 2013, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

In recent years, use of Syracuse University Library’s electronic course reserve service, commonly known as e-reserves, has dropped dramatically: total requests have decreased by 54 percent, and the number of faculty using e-reserves has decreased by 35 percent. The library’s…

Michael A. Speaks Named Dean of School of Architecture

Tuesday, March 19, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina today announced the appointment of Michael A. Speaks to the position of dean of the School of Architecture. Speaks is the current dean of the College of Design at the University of Kentucky, where he is also a professor of architecture.

Civil Rights Advocate and Ivy League Educator Keynotes APA Month

Tuesday, March 19, 2013, By News Staff

The Office of Multicultural Affairs, within the Division of Student Affairs, has announced Kenji Yoshino as this year’s commemorative speaker for Asian Pacific Heritage Month (APA). Noted as the face and voice of the new civil rights, Yoshino will speak…

SU Hosts Nationally Renowned Champion for Environmental Justice

Tuesday, March 19, 2013, By News Staff

African American Studies Spring 2013 Colloquium presents Vernice Miller-Travis</strong> Vernice Miller-Travis, advisor to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and longtime environmental activist, will present “Environmental Justice and the legacy of Racial Inequality in the 21st Century” at 5 p.m. March…