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Award-winning novelist Zadie Smith to talk about writing in the 21st century in March 20 University Lectures presentation

Wednesday, March 14, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Award-winning novelist Zadie Smith will speak about the point of writing in the 21st century—especially given social media and other influences—in the next University Lectures presentation at Syracuse University on Tuesday, March 20. Smith’s presentation, “Why Write?” will begin at…

Award-winning screenwriter, producer, playwright Aaron Sorkin ’83 to deliver 2012 Commencement address

Thursday, March 8, 2012, By News Staff

Aaron Sorkin ’83, award-winning screenwriter for films such as “A Few Good Men,” “The American President,” “The Social Network” and “Moneyball,” as well as TV shows including “Sports Night,” “The West Wing,” “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip” and HBO’s…

Religion, environment, activist nuns topic of discussion

Tuesday, March 6, 2012, By News Staff

“Religion and the Environment” is the focus of a lunch conversation, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday, March 19, in 504 Hall of Languages. Guest speaker Sarah McFarland Taylor, associate professor of religious studies at Northwestern University’s Weinberg College of Arts and…

PearlTrees chief evangelist, social activist Oliver Starr will visit Newhouse March 21

Tuesday, March 6, 2012, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Oliver Starr, chief evangelist with PearlTrees, will visit Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Wednesday, March 21, as a guest of the Newhouse Global Leaders in Digital and Social Media Speaker Series. He will speak on “The…

Learn about other religions at Better Together Speed Faithing event

Wednesday, February 29, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Interfaith Student Council, as part of the Better Together interfaith initiative and in conjunction with Israel Week, will host a Speed Faithing event on Monday, March 5, starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Winnick Hillel Center, 102 Walnut Place….

Veterans

IVMF’s Schmeling and Toenniessen to present at fourth annual Veteran Symposium for Higher Education Feb. 21 in Louisville

Tuesday, February 14, 2012, By News Staff

James Schmeling, managing director, and Raymond Toenniessen, director of operations and development, will present on Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) as part of the fourth annual Veteran Symposium for Higher Education Feb. 20-21 in Louisville, Ky….

Sheraton Syracuse University hotelier wins statewide achievement award

Thursday, February 2, 2012, By News Staff

David Heymann, general manager of the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center in Syracuse, is the recipient of the New York State Hospitality & Tourism Association’s (NYSH&TA) 2012 Outstanding General Manager of the Year award (151 Rooms or More)….

STEM

Research by LCS professor expected to help utility companies predict service life of pipeline infrastructure

Friday, January 20, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Regression models presented in the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Journal of Infrastructure Systems by researchers at Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science are expected to help utility companies predict the service life of wastewater pipeline…

Health & Society

Affordable nutrition counseling available for campus, local community

Thursday, January 19, 2012, By Michele Barrett

The Department of Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition in Syracuse University’s David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics wants to help SU and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry students, faculty and staff, and members of…

Maxwell School’s Broadnax to deliver Richardson Lecture at 2012 ASPA Annual Conference

Thursday, January 19, 2012, By News Staff

Walter Broadnax, Distinguished Professor of Public Administration at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has been named the Elliot Richardson Lecturer for the 2012 American Society for Public Administration’s (ASPA) annual conference in March. Broadnax is a distinguished…