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Business & Economy

#IDEAchat to Launch During Global Entrepreneurship Week

Thursday, November 14, 2013, By News Staff

This year, Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is Nov. 18-24 and IDEA is prepped and ready to keep Syracuse on the GEW map. #IDEAchat is a weekly web show with entrepreneurs, investors, students, faculty and community leaders about topics that matter….

Health & Society

Thwarting a Devastating Disease

Thursday, November 14, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

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.

Arts & Culture

Setnor Faculty Trio to Present Recital Nov. 17

Thursday, November 14, 2013, By Erica Blust

Three faculty members in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music will present a recital on Sunday, Nov. 17, at 8 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor…

Campus & Community

Retired Philosphy Professor Edward McClennen Dies

Wednesday, November 13, 2013, By News Staff

Edward McClennen, 77, who retired earlier this year from Syracuse University as professor of philosophy and political science after teaching at the University since 2003, died Saturday, Nov. 2. Ben Bradley, chair of the Department of Philosophy in The College…

Health & Society

Williams-Forson to Speak on ‘Don’t Yuck My Yum’

Wednesday, November 13, 2013, By Renée K. Gadoua

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…

Campus & Community

Littlejohn Honored With ‘Be the Change You Wish to See’ Award

Wednesday, November 13, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Linda Littlejohn, associate vice president for academic affairs at SU and director of the South Side Initiative (SSI), received the Student African American Society’s “Be the Change You Wish to See” award at the organization’s annual banquet on Nov. 10….

Campus & Community

Open Enrollment Ends Friday

Wednesday, November 13, 2013, By News Staff

Open Enrollment—the annual period for Syracuse University employees to enroll for benefits or update their current choices for the coming year—ends this Friday. Today, Thursday and Friday are the last days for faculty, staff, graduate assistants and fellows, and part-time…

Media, Law & Policy

Reimagining the Best Environment for a Legal Education

Tuesday, November 12, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

As Dineen Hall rises on West Campus, the College of Law prepares for the opportunities that will soon be realized in its new centered and connected home.

Arts & Culture

SU Brass Ensemble Returns to Little Falls for Benefit Concert

Tuesday, November 12, 2013, By Rob Enslin

The Syracuse University Brass Ensemble (SUBE), directed by James T. Spencer, continues its 2013-14 season with a benefit performance in Little Falls, N.Y. The concert is Sunday, Nov. 17, at 3 p.m. in the Holy Family Parish (763 E. Main…

Media, Law & Policy

Judy Smith: ‘The Real Olivia Pope’

Tuesday, November 12, 2013, By News Staff

The National Association of Black Journalists, Syracuse University Chapter (NABJ-SU), is hosting “The Real Olivia Pope,” featuring author, television producer and celebrity crisis manager Judy Smith, at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Monday, Nov. 18, at 6:30…