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Resolving Conflict and Rebuilding Lives in Darfur

Monday, February 18, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

A region scarred by civil violence and a resulting humanitarian crisis over the past decade, Darfur in western Sudan still struggles to reach peace between the government and rebel factions. Its citizens, however, are not waiting to start rebuilding their lives and communities.

Chicana Novelist Helena María Viramontes to Give Public Reading Feb. 20

Friday, February 15, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Cornell author known for gritty portrayal of Latina/o culture Helena María Viramontes, professor of English at Cornell University, will read from her acclaimed novel, “Their Dogs Came with Them” (Atria Books, 2007), Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 1 p.m. in Heroy…

LGBT Rights Director for Human Rights Watch to Speak at SU Feb. 25

Thursday, February 14, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Graeme Reid will address U.N. Human Rights Council’s controversial “traditional values” resolution The controversial resolution on “traditional values,” adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council last fall, will be the focus of a major discussion in the College of…

Blue Cross Blue Shield VP to Discuss Digital Media in Healthcare

Thursday, February 14, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

R. Andrew Hetzel ’90, vice president of corporate communications with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, will visit the Newhouse School on Wednesday, Feb. 27, as a guest of the Newhouse Global Leaders in Digital and Social Media Speaker Series…

STEM

PRIDE Coordinates Playful Challenges for National Engineers Week

Thursday, February 14, 2013, By News Staff

Programs Rooted in Developing Excellence (PRIDE) in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS) coordinates an annual celebration of National Engineers Week, which brings the members of the college together and introduces the campus community to the field…

Career Services Presents Business Smarts for Sciences & Arts

Wednesday, February 13, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University Career Services, within the Division of Student Affairs, will host its second workshop, “Service: A Work of Heart,” on Thursday, Feb. 14, at 228B Schine Student Center, as part of the semester-long series Business Smarts for Sciences &…

Health & Society

McDonald Receives NIH Grant to Study Intellectual Disability Research Ethics

Tuesday, February 12, 2013, By Michele Barrett

Katherine McDonald, associate professor of public health in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics and faculty fellow in the Burton Blatt Institute, has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute…

Campus & Community

Participants Needed for Research Project on Alcohol Use among African American College Students

Monday, February 11, 2013, By News Staff

We invite you for participation in the research project “Alcohol Use among African American College Students.” This study was designed to better understand determinants of alcohol use behavior in college students of African descent. College students of African descent have…

Community-Campus Musical Performance and Dialogue Will Address Issues of Syracuse Seniors

Wednesday, February 6, 2013, By Jamie Haft

The D.R.E.A.M. Freedom Revival (DFR), a Syracuse-based grassroots theater company that uses music and theater to spark conversations about freedom and democracy, will perform with senior citizens on Saturday, Feb. 16, at 3 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church (819 Madison Ave).

Syracuse University and SUNY-ESF Reaffirm Long-Standing Commitment to Allowing Students Access to Course Offerings at Both Institutions

Wednesday, February 6, 2013, By News Staff

In a move that continues a long-standing, 100-plus-year relationship between neighboring institutions, leaders of Syracuse University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) on Tuesday, Feb. 5, announced terms of a new agreement that will ensure students…