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Media, Law & Policy

Syracuse Law Wins Regional Competition, Advances to Nationals

Friday, November 22, 2013, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

The College of Law‘s National Appellate team placed first in the National Appellate Moot Court Regional Competition in Boston on Nov. 17. The team advances to the national final rounds in New York City in February 2014. Matthew Kranzthor L’14 won best…

Media, Law & Policy

Modern Mythology: Fifty Years Later, JFK Still Resonates

Friday, November 22, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

It was sunny that day in June of 1957 when John F. Kennedy came to Syracuse University. He was the junior senator from Massachusetts, but he was already eying the presidency, and already testing the rhetoric—a call to public service, an appeal to young people—that would later mark his administration.

Media, Law & Policy

A Video in Courage

Friday, November 22, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Kevin Gendron ’17 has given a voice to the most vulnerable of victims in society—as part of a project that doesn’t say a word.

STEM

Climate Change Garden Mixes the Future with the Present

Thursday, November 21, 2013, By News Staff

Scientists expect Central New York’s climate to more closely resemble that of South Carolina by the end of this century, and ecologists have long warned that our local forests of sugar maple and basswood may gradually change to the drier oak-hickory forests of the U.S. South and Midwest.

Business & Economy

‘Grow Your Business’ to Educate Small Business Owners

Thursday, November 21, 2013, By Lindsay Wickham

The South Side Innovation Center (SSIC) will host the Grow Your Business Boot Camp and Business Expo, funded by Sam’s Club Giving Program. The event will take place Dec. 7 from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at the SSIC. The Grow Your Business…

Arts & Culture

Seniors Can Apply to Be Engagement Scholars

Wednesday, November 20, 2013, By Jamie Haft

Undergraduate students graduating in December 2013 or May 2014 can apply to be Imagining America Engagement Scholars or Entrepreneurship Engagement Scholars. The yearlong program supports recent graduates with a strong academic record to become civic-minded professionals or entrepreneurs in Central New…

STEM

Leadership and Culture Course, Book in Classroom Field-Testing

Wednesday, November 20, 2013, By Diane Stirling

Good grades, a polished resume and the requisite degree aren’t the only things students need to land a great job after college. However, many college students don’t recognize until too late that employers also require demonstrated leadership qualities in those…

Campus & Community

Freeman Hrabowski Named 2014 MLK Keynote Speaker

Tuesday, November 19, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Freeman A. Hrabowski III, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), will be the keynote speaker for Syracuse University’s 29th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, “Pursuing the Dream: Above All Odds”  on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, in…

Campus & Community

Registration Open for Spring Art Workshops for Young People

Tuesday, November 19, 2013, By Erica Blust

The art education program at SU is now accepting reservations for its spring 2014 Art Workshops for Young People. The workshops, which are for children ages 5-15, offer a variety of experiences planned in the University’s art education classes. The…

STEM

A&S Professor’s Neuroimaging Work Featured in Nature Article

Friday, November 15, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Leave it to Corey White, assistant professor of psychology in The College of Arts and Sciences, to get a head start on the competition. White is the focus of a Nov. 6 article in the journal Nature about young scientists…