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Palitz Gallery Hosts Wynn Newhouse Awards Exhibition through June 13

Wednesday, April 17, 2013, By Scott McDowell

Created to draw attention to the achievements of artists of excellence who have disabilities, the Wynn Newhouse Awards Exhibition at the Palitz Gallery runs through June 13 at SU’s Lubin House, located at 11 East 61st St., New York City….

La Casita Cultural Center to Dedicate New Bilingual Library to Near West Side Community

Monday, April 15, 2013, By News Staff

For the past several weeks, the sounds of drills and hammering and the smell of fresh paint have permeated La Casita Cultural Center, 109 Otisco St., as volunteers from Syracuse University and Syracuse’s Near West Side community gathered to build…

Initial MOOC Offering Results in Positive Participation Outcomes

Monday, April 8, 2013, By Diane Stirling

The first open online course offered at Syracuse University has concluded with positive outcomes for its host, the School of Information Studies (iSchool), and for its hundreds of student participants. In addition, the excitement generated by the February trial is…

BBI Receives $100,000 Gift to Technology Program for Children with Disabilities

Thursday, April 4, 2013, By News Staff

Barb and Greg G’91 Tresness have announced a commitment of $100,000 to the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University. The donation will fund the creation of Communication Hope through Assistive Technology (CHAT), a program to assist youth with disabilities…

SU Humanities Center Ends Semester with Back-to-Back Programming

Thursday, April 4, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Topics include transgenerational trauma, the Nuremberg Trial, Afro-Brazilian politics The Syracuse University Humanities Center concludes its spring schedule—and fifth anniversary—with a series of back-to-back events. They include a Humanities Faculty Fellow Lecture by Meera Lee titled “Transgenerational Trauma, Phantom Emotion”…

The Final Numbers: The Campaign for Syracuse University Releases Final Report

Monday, April 1, 2013, By News Staff

When The Campaign for Syracuse University kicked off in 2007, its goals were deemed “ambitious.” Some might have said impossible, in light of the financial crisis of 2007-2008. Today, as the campaign releases its final report, the numbers tell a…

Humanities Center Hosts Poet Jesse Nissim April 4

Thursday, March 28, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Nissim known for “innovative original language” The Faculty Fellow Series of The Syracuse University Humanities Center continues with a poetry reading by Jesse Nissim. A faculty fellow in the humanities, she will read original selections on Thursday, April 4, at…

University Lectures to Screen Award-Winning Documentary ‘Chasing Ice’

Friday, March 22, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Over a seven-year period—through millions and millions of camera clicks made in some of the Earth’s harshest conditions—renowned environmental photographer James Balog captured undeniable evidence of our changing planet.

Getting to Know: Sarah Walton

Friday, March 1, 2013, By News Staff

Discovering life over a cup of tea Forget “Lonely Planet” travel guides, scholarly advice, National Geographic and preconceived notions about a place. When Syracuse University student Sarah Walton studied abroad in India, one of the most important lessons she learned…

Ray Smith ‘Positions of Dissent’ Lecture by Laura Browder Will Be on Communist Party USA Leader

Tuesday, February 26, 2013, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Laura Browder, the Tyler and Alice Haynes Professor of American Studies at the University of Richmond, will present a lecture entitled “Hammer and Sickle, Stars and Stripes: The Odyssey of Earl Browder” on March 7 at 6 p.m. in the…