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Convergence of Thanksgiving, Hanukkah Celebrated
On Thursday, Nov. 28, Americans of the Jewish faith tradition will celebrate two holidays—Thanksgiving and the first day of Hanukkah.
SU Professor Organizes ‘Visual Literacy’ Institute to Strengthen Immigrant Voice
Using art to develop language and literacy was the theme of a recent two-day institute at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse. Among the organizers was Amanda Brown, assistant professor of linguistics in The College of Arts and Sciences….
Modern Mythology: Fifty Years Later, JFK Still Resonates
It was sunny that day in June of 1957 when John F. Kennedy came to Syracuse University. He was the junior senator from Massachusetts, but he was already eying the presidency, and already testing the rhetoric—a call to public service, an appeal to young people—that would later mark his administration.
Q&A: Kelly Lux Talks about Using Electronics on Planes
Kelly Lux, director of social media at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), answered some questions about the recent change in Federal Aviation Administration rules regarding the use of electronic devices by airplane passengers. Passengers are now allowed to use…
Seniors Can Apply to Be Engagement Scholars
Undergraduate students graduating in December 2013 or May 2014 can apply to be Imagining America Engagement Scholars or Entrepreneurship Engagement Scholars. The yearlong program supports recent graduates with a strong academic record to become civic-minded professionals or entrepreneurs in Central New…
Philip Kaplan ’97 to Speak at iSchool Convocation
The School of Information Studies (iSchool) announced that San Francisco entrepreneur Philip Kaplan, a 1997 graduate of the school’s information management and technology program, will deliver the convocation speech at the Class of 2014 ceremony in May. His selection was…
Traffic Heavy on Harrison Street; Motorists Should Seek Other Routes
Because of a construction project at Upstate Medical University, traffic will be heavier than usual on Harrison street heading to downtown Syracuse and the access ramps to routes 81 and 690 through Friday, Nov. 22. Motorists are asked to seek…
Q & A: David Van Slyke on Signing up for Affordable Care Act
David Van Slyke is the Louis A. Bantle Chair in Business and Government Policy in the Department of Public Administration and International Affairs in the Maxwell School. His latest book, “Complex Contracting: Government Purchasing in the Wake of the U.S….
Thwarting a Devastating Disease
Assistant Professor David Larsen saw the damaging effects of the lack of health care and clean water in the favelas of Belem, Brazil, while working among the people ten years ago. Impacted by the work, he now conducts research to halt the impact of deadly—yet preventable—infectious diseases.
Williams-Forson to Speak on ‘Don’t Yuck My Yum’
Food, culture and health are the themes that launch the 2013-14 Colloquium Series of the Department of African American Studies in The College of Arts and Sciences. The opening event will feature foodways scholar Psyche Williams-Forson, who will present “Don’t…