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Campus & Community

Alumni, friends welcomed back to campus Nov. 8-11 for annual Orange Central celebration

Friday, November 2, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

After a week of student activities to pump up the Orange spirit, Syracuse University’s annual Orange Central celebration will culminate in an expanded Homecoming + Reunion for alumni and friends Nov. 8-11.

Campus & Community

Scholarship opportunities for STEM majors

Thursday, November 1, 2012, By News Staff

Through the Natinoal Science Foundatinos’s Robert Noyce Program and joint efforts between the College of Arts and Sciences and School of Education, significant funding is available for qualified undergraduates in STEM majors. Undergraduate scholarship of up to $10,000 per year…

Campus & Community

College Republicans bring Steve Forbes to speak Monday, Nov. 5

Thursday, November 1, 2012, By News Staff

The College Republicans will bring Steve Forbes to speak on Monday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. in Grant Auditorium. His lecture is titled “How Capitalism Will Save Us.” Under his leadership at Forbes Inc., Forbes Magazine has grown into the…

Campus & Community

‘Unsteady Vortex Formation of Low-Aspects-Ratio, Bio-Inspired Propulsors’

Wednesday, October 31, 2012, By News Staff

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Seminar Friday, Nov. 2, 2:15-3:10 p.m., Watson Theatre, Watson Hall Dr. Matthew Ringuette Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering The State University of New York at Buffalo In recent years substantial effort has been…

Campus & Community

Open Enrollment for 2013 SU benefits Oct. 29-Nov. 9

Monday, October 29, 2012, By News Staff

The annual period for Syracuse University employees to enroll for benefits or update their current choices—known as Open Enrollment—begins Monday, Oct. 29, and continues through Nov. 9. This is the one time each year when faculty and staff may make…

Campus & Community

SUstainable CommuNitY Film Series screening ‘Strange Days on Planet Earth’ on Nov. 1

Friday, October 26, 2012, By News Staff

Can dust storms in Africa be linked to an asthma epidemic in the Caribbean? How can crumbling houses in New Orleans be related to voracious creatures from southern China? Come see how seemingly unrelated events happening on different continents can…

Campus & Community

True Colors workshop will help students understand themselves and others

Thursday, October 25, 2012, By News Staff

Syracuse University Career Services, within the Division of Student Affairs, will host a special True Colors workshop for juniors and seniors in Hall of Languages, Room 102, on Friday, Nov. 2, from noon–3 p.m. This hands-on, interactive workshop will help students…

Arts & Culture

Compelling, versatile Duo Diorama to perform in Setnor Auditorium Oct. 31

Thursday, October 25, 2012, By Erica Blust

The compelling and versatile Duo Diorama, comprised of Chinese violinist MingHuan Xu and Canadian pianist Winston Choi, will perform a recital of new and 20th-century music on Wednesday, Oct. 31, at 8 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor…

Campus & Community

Preserving the legacies of 270 lives

Thursday, October 25, 2012, By Kathleen Haley

Everyday items have become extraordinary reminders of the lives lost on Dec. 21, 1988, in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am 103.

Veterans

War and drugs: Addressing substance abuse in the military

Wednesday, October 24, 2012, By Kathleen Haley

A recent report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) points out some troubling statistics about substance abuse in the military, calling the situation a “public health crisis” and urging the Department of Defense to improve prevention and treatment care for service members.