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Campus & Community

Invisible Children to present the documentary ‘Tony’ about 25-year Central African conflict

Tuesday, October 25, 2011, By Jennifer Russo

Invisible Children, a media-based nonprofit dedicated to ending Africa’s longest-running war, will screen its latest documentary, ‘Tony,’ on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 6:30 p.m. in Watson Theater. Following the 50-minute documentary, Grace, a native of Uganda and an ambassador for…

Campus & Community

SU’s ‘Greek or Treat’ engages Syracuse area youth

Tuesday, October 25, 2011, By News Staff

On Friday, Oct. 28, the Syracuse University Greek community will be hosting its seventh annual Greek or Treat event from 3-5:30 p.m. This annual event welcomes Syracuse youth into the fraternity and sorority houses located on Walnut Avenue and Walnut…

STEM

Attacking cancer cells with nanoparticles

Monday, October 24, 2011, By News Staff

Syracuse University chemists develop novel way to get cancer drugs to tumors About every three days, Colleen Alexander, a chemistry graduate student, feeds cells that cause a deadly type of brain cancer. It’s a ritual that involves assessing the health…

STEM

Syracuse University scientists discover new way to determine when water was present on Mars and Earth

Wednesday, October 19, 2011, By News Staff

Record of past may be locked inside mineral common to both planets The discovery of the mineral jarosite in rocks analyzed by the Mars Rover, Opportunity, on the Martian surface had special meaning for a team of Syracuse University scientists…

Campus & Community

Manley North lot to close for Sunday morning’s race

Wednesday, October 19, 2011, By News Staff

On Sunday, Oct. 23, from 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the Manley North lot will be used for the start and finish line for the Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund “Race for their Life.”

Business & Economy

Whitman supply chain management programs ranked in industry study

Tuesday, October 18, 2011, By News Staff

The Whitman School of Management’s supply chain management programs were ranked in a recent Gartner study on how leading universities are educating supply chain management professionals to contend with a rapidly changing field. Whitman’s graduate program was ranked sixth in…

Family Weekend 2011 welcomes more than 1,500 families to campus

Tuesday, October 18, 2011, By News Staff

Parents and family members of Syracuse University students will be energizing the campus this weekend, from Oct. 21-23, for Family Weekend 2011. This year, more than 5,000 people and 1,500 families will be attending, representing more than 36 states, including…

Media, Law & Policy

Hon. Joanne Alper ’72, Charles Gardner Geyh to discuss judicial independence during Orange Central

Monday, October 17, 2011, By News Staff

Would America’s judges better serve the cause of judicial independence if they openly aired their personal views? This question and other issues of judicial impartiality will be explored when the Hon. Joanne F. Alper ’72, circuit court judge of the…

Campus & Community

Women scientists to discuss ‘State of the Earth’ in Oct. 26 University Lecture

Friday, October 14, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Four eminent women scientists will discuss how individuals can work to reconcile the needs of people and the planet in the 21st century in the next University Lectures presentation on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in Syracuse University’s Hendricks…

Arts & Culture

SU students participate in West African Dance Residency with master teacher

Friday, October 14, 2011, By News Staff

On Oct. 4, a select group of SU students who are either members of a multicultural student dance organization, or just dance lovers at heart, began a six-week artist-in-residence program learning traditional West African dance from master teacher Biboti Ouikahilo….