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Getting to Know: Astrophysicist Jedidah Isler

Tuesday, March 25, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

Jedidah Isler was interested in the heavens from the time she was 11 or 12. She had a telescope as a kid, which her sister bought her for her birthday one year. But she didn’t get a chance to pursue…

Campus & Community

SU Affirms Commitment to Sustainable Science with ‘Green Chemistry’ Workshop

Tuesday, March 25, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Green chemistry was the focus of a recent teacher workshop in The College of Arts and Sciences. Nearly 30 teachers from 24 area high schools converged at the Life Sciences Complex to learn more about the benefits of sustainable science…

Campus & Community

Artist to Discuss Socially and Community Engaged Art Practice March 26

Tuesday, March 25, 2014, By Jennifer Russo

The School of Education will welcome Rick Lowe, an artist and member of the National Council on the Arts, to speak on Wednesday, March 26, at 4 p.m. in the Public Events Room at 220 Eggers Hall. Lowe’s lecture, “Art…

STEM

Faculty Member a Judge for IBM’s Master the Mainframe Competition

Tuesday, March 25, 2014, By Diane Stirling

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) will be involved in an innovative IBM academic initiative, as one of its faculty members participates as a judge for the technology firm’s “Master the Mainframe World Championship” programming competition for young innovators. One…

Campus & Community

‘Tomorrow Happens Here’: The Experience of SXSW

Tuesday, March 25, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive is the place to be to find out “what’s next” in creative content and digital technologies. “I always loved the old SXSW tagline: ‘Tomorrow Happens Here,’ and it still feels true,” says Sean Branagan, director…

SU Campus and Community Invited to Play Accessible Athletics March 30

Monday, March 24, 2014, By News Staff

Members of the campus and Central New York communities are invited to participate in Syracuse University’s third annual Accessible Athletics Expo, “OrangeAbility.” This student-led initiative, sponsored by the OrangeAbility committee of the SU Disability Cultural Center (DCC) and the community…

Campus & Community

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Session for Staff Scheduled

Monday, March 24, 2014, By News Staff

Faculty and staff are invited to a free, introductory session on Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) to be held from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Friday, March 28, in Room 500 of the Hall of Languages. Participants will have the…

Campus & Community

Managing Wicked Problems in the 21st Century

Friday, March 21, 2014, By News Staff

In the 21st century the boundaries of our cities and nations are becoming ever more porous. In many instances, it’s not clear where a national government’s authority begins and ends and where problems become international in nature. Environmental issues cross…

Join Chancellor Syverud for a Morning Run on Inauguration Day

Friday, March 21, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University students, faculty and staff are invited to join Chancellor Kent Syverud in kicking off his inauguration day, Friday, April 11, at 7 a.m. with fun run on the SU campus. The distance of the run, 1.2 miles, celebrates…

Conference Marking 50th Anniversary of Civil Rights Movement Takes Place This Weekend

Wednesday, March 19, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

“Looking Back, Moving Forward: 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the Civil Rights Movement 1964-2014,” a conference spearheaded by the Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) at the College of Law, will be held Friday, March 21, through Sunday, March 23, on the…