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Thinking through Foucault

Wednesday, March 20, 2013, By News Staff

Sunday, April 14, Peter Graham Room, Bird Library, 1-5 p.m. Ellen Armour (Vanderbilt University), “Regarding Photographs of Others: Abu Ghraib and Bio-Disciplinary Power” Nitzan Lebovic (Lehigh University), “Biopolitics on the Threshold: Living between German-Jewish Critique and Israeli Politics” Saeed Khan…

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Onondaga County’s Sustainability Plan at Next IRP Session

Wednesday, March 20, 2013, By Eileen Jevis

The March 21 session of the Institute for Retired People (IRP) will feature Matt Millea, deputy county executive for Onondaga County, and Megan Costa from the Syracuse-Onondaga County Planning Agency. The pair will discuss how good land use planning helps…

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Open Doors Presents the 2013 Reel Queer Film Festival Screenings

Wednesday, March 20, 2013, By News Staff

A long tradition in the making, this annual spring cinema group hosts screenings of popular and independent and LGBT/diversity-related films, including features, narratives, shorts, and documentaries. This year, two screening dates on March 28th and 29th will see five films…

Celebrate Orange Spirit through National Orange Day Activities

Tuesday, March 19, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Traditions Commission will hand out cake in Schine Atrium Thursday at 11 a.m. Syracuse University and SU alumni clubs around the nation will be celebrating Orange spirit on Sunday, March 24—National Orange Day. This year is the 143rd anniversary of…

Michael A. Speaks Named Dean of School of Architecture

Tuesday, March 19, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina today announced the appointment of Michael A. Speaks to the position of dean of the School of Architecture. Speaks is the current dean of the College of Design at the University of Kentucky, where he is also a professor of architecture.

Science and Dalai Lama Focus of 2013 Kameshwar C. Wali Lecture

Tuesday, March 19, 2013, By News Staff

Physicist Arthur Zajonc, president of the Mind and Life Institute in Hadley, Mass., will present “Conversing with the Dalai Lama: 25 Years of Dialogue with Science” at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, in Gifford Auditorium. The lecture is free and…

SU Hosts Nationally Renowned Champion for Environmental Justice

Tuesday, March 19, 2013, By News Staff

African American Studies Spring 2013 Colloquium presents Vernice Miller-Travis</strong> Vernice Miller-Travis, advisor to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and longtime environmental activist, will present “Environmental Justice and the legacy of Racial Inequality in the 21st Century” at 5 p.m. March…

Symposium Explores Jewish Sexuality, Psychoanalysis and Translation

Monday, March 18, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Scholars Naomi Sheindel Seidman, Ken Frieden participate in keynote lecture, HC Mini-Seminar Jewish sexuality, psychoanalysis and translation are the foci of a two-day program at Syracuse University. On Thursday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m., renowned Jewish scholar Naomi Sheindel Seidman…

Creative Writing Alumni Participate in SU Panel Discussion March 21

Monday, March 18, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Event to explore ‘success, significance and authenticity’ in literature Is there life after the M.F.A.? Fifteen alumni of Syracuse University’s Creative Writing Program think so and are taking up the question at a panel discussion on Thursday, March 21, from…

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University Wellness Initiative Announces Free Healthy Cooking Class for Faculty and Staff

Monday, March 18, 2013, By News Staff

Looking for helpful tips on how to cook healthy and tasty appetizers for your family and friends?  Interested in being more mindful with your menu choices and preparation?  Join Chef Mary Kiernan on Monday, April 15, for a mindful cooking…