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‘Emilio Sanchez: No Way Home’ at SUArt Galleries

Monday, November 28, 2011, By Syracuse University Art Museum

The exhibition will feature 24 works by the Cuban American artist.

Chew gum, lose weight

Monday, November 21, 2011, By News Staff

What if the process of losing weight could be aided by simply chewing a stick of gum after meals?

SU’s Bruce Smith named a 2011 National Book Award finalist

Friday, November 18, 2011, By Rob Enslin

An English professor in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences has been named a finalist for the 2011 National Book Award (NBA) in poetry. Bruce Smith, who also teaches in the college’s creative writing program, was nominated for the prestigious…

Alumnus’s $100,000 gift to BBI will support next generation of disability leaders

Tuesday, November 15, 2011, By News Staff

In support of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, Howard D. Olinsky, L’85, a disability law attorney representing clients across the country, has announced a commitment of $100,000 to BBI, one of the institute’s most generous private donations….

Media, Law & Policy

Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research receives National Science Foundation grant

Friday, November 11, 2011, By News Staff

The Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research (IQMR) is beginning its 11th year—and its fourth at the Maxwell School—with a new grant of $150,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Associate Professor of Political Science Colin Elman is principal investigator…

Health & Society

McPeak receives grant for West African agricultural research project

Friday, November 11, 2011, By News Staff

The Livestock-Climate Change Collaborative Research Support Program (LCC CRSP) has awarded more than $1.3 million to Syracuse University and South Dakota State University for scientific research projects to improve the lives of livestock producers and increase the resilience of livestock…

Expert storyteller Thaler Pekar ’85 will visit Newhouse Nov. 14

Friday, November 11, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will host alumna Thaler Pekar ’85, an expert in the field of organizational narrative, on Monday, Nov. 14. She will speak on “Why Story Matters” at 7 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Thursday, November 10

Thursday, November 10, 2011, By News Staff

Whitman School’s EBV, job creation and business training are highlighted in national and regional media

Nov. 11 event to celebrate Near Westside ‘From the Ground Up’ homes earning LEED certifications

Thursday, November 10, 2011, By News Staff

Just about two years ago, three vacant infill sites on Syracuse’s Near Westside remarkably represented a new vision for one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods. These once-forgotten residential lots would become the sites for three new sustainable homes as part…

Live webstreaming and Twitter feeds complement Orange Central

Thursday, November 10, 2011, By News Staff

During Orange Central 2011, Nov. 10-13, you can follow along with many of the events via Twitter, and also tune into your computer to view live webstreaming of two Orange Central Showcase events.  The general Twitter hashtag that can be…