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Sunday Morning Race May Affect Traffic

Friday, October 24, 2014, By Keith Kobland

On Sunday, Oct. 26, from 6 a.m.-1 p.m., the Manley North parking lot will be used for the start and finish line for the Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund’s “A Run for Their Life” races. The races use…

South Asia Center Receives $1.3 Million ED Grant

Friday, October 24, 2014, By Rob Enslin

The South Asia Center has been awarded a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The grant renews the center’s designation as a National Resource Center and provides funding for graduate and undergraduate students, course development, Hindi…

Campus & Community

Soft Matter Program Public Lecture

Thursday, October 23, 2014, By News Staff

“The Sound of Disorder” Featuring: Lisa Manning, assistant professor at Syracuse University URL: http://syrsoftmatter.syr.edu/events/upcoming-events/ Contact: Michelle Lissner Physics – Soft Matter Program 443-3467 melissne@syr.edu

Syracuse University Libraries Receive Delmas Foundation Grant

Thursday, October 23, 2014, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Syracuse University Libraries have received a $10,400 grant from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation to support the preservation of historic sound recordings carried out at the Belfer Audio Archive, a component of the Special Collections Research Center. The grant…

Engagement Scholar Program Seeking Candidates

Thursday, October 23, 2014, By News Staff

Undergraduate students graduating in December 2014 or May 2015 can apply to be Entrepreneurship Engagement Scholars or Imagining America Engagement Scholars. The yearlong program supports recent graduates with a strong academic record to become civic-minded professionals or entrepreneurs in Central New…

Verbal Blend Hosts Spoken Word Poetry Institute Oct. 23 and 25

Wednesday, October 22, 2014, By Shannon Andre

Verbal Blend, a spoken-word poetry program coordinated by the Office of Multicultural Affairs within the Division of Student Affairs, will host its secpnd annual Spoken Word Poetry Institute on Oct. 23 and 25. Toni Blackman, creator of Freestyle Union, will…

STEM

Jeffrey Karson’s Latest Trip to Iceland Was One of Seismic Proportions

Wednesday, October 22, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Iceland is once again erupting onto the world stage, thanks to a spectacular volcanic system that has been spewing lava since early September. Jeffrey Karson, a Syracuse University geologist, recently traveled to Iceland to monitor the early stages of the eruption.

Spectacular Tectonics in Iceland

Wednesday, October 22, 2014, By Roxanna Carpenter

Structural geology and tectonics expert Jeffrey Karson, co-founder of the Syracuse University Lava Project with sculptor Bob Wysocki, recently traveled to Iceland to monitor early stages of the Holuhraun lava field eruption, a volcanic system that has been spewing lava…

Campus & Community

United Way Bake Sale at The Warehouse Nov. 4

Wednesday, October 22, 2014, By News Staff

The VPA School of Design will be hosting an election day bake sale to benefit the United Way in the lobby of The Warehouse on Tuesday, Nov. 4, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Contact: Linda Ferguson School of Design 443-2455 lifergus@syr.edu

NYS Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame to be Installed at Newhouse Oct. 29

Wednesday, October 22, 2014, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The New York State Broadcasters Association (NYSBA) will celebrate the installation of its Hall of Fame at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications with a panel discussion and special ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 29. The panel discussion, “Careers in…