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Novelist Ruth Ozeki Closes Out Semester’s Carver Reading Series

Monday, December 1, 2014, By Renée K. Gadoua

Novelist Ruth Ozeki will conclude Syracuse University’s Fall 2014 Raymond Carver Reading Series with a reading Wednesday, Dec. 3, in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session is from 3:45-4:30 p.m., followed by the reading. The event is free and open to…

Faculty, Alumni to Be Recognized at CNY Book Awards Dec. 4

Monday, December 1, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse University faculty and alumni are among the finalists for the 2014 CNY Book Awards, organized and presented by the Downtown Writers Center (DWC) of the YMCA Arts Branch. The annual event, which showcases regional poetry, fiction and nonfiction, returns…

Chemistry Swap Inspired by Fast Forward Initiative

Monday, December 1, 2014, By Keith Kobland

Three drawers filled with glass tubes, which are no longer used in courses, just sit in storage. Gary Bonomo believes those old tubes can have a new life, along with other pieces of lab equipment that are in storage or classroom drawers.

STEM

Does Your Smartphone Know the Real You?

Monday, November 24, 2014, By Matt Wheeler

Ask someone what they use their smartphone for and they will likely provide examples of how they use it to connect with friends, family and work, take photos, listen to music, play games or get directions. Beneath it all, there…

Arts & Culture

‘Hairspray’ Starts Thanksgiving Weekend at Syracuse Stage

Friday, November 21, 2014, By News Staff

Bubbling with joy and ’60s-era music and dance, “Hairspray” is the Tony Award-winning hit Broadway musical piled bouffant high with laughter, romance and deliriously tuneful songs.

One University Events Brings Faculty, Staff Together

Friday, November 21, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

During the past two months, more than 1,000 faculty and staff have come together at several One University events. The goal of the events, which have taken place at the University’s Chancellor’s House on Comstock Avenue, is to bring together…

Veterans

Research to Assess How Tech May Aid Refugees, Veterans in Transitions

Thursday, November 20, 2014, By Diane Stirling

How do people get back to normal life when adjusting their perspectives, social relationships, identities and other everyday facets after experiencing major cultural and environmental disruptions? Could specific technologies be designed to help them? Those are questions School of Information…

Whitman ‘Team Dream’ Seeks Votes in Price Waterhouse Coopers Challenge

Wednesday, November 19, 2014, By Keith Kobland

They call themselves Team Dream, a formidable group of four students from the Whitman School of Management who have accepted the challenge. It’s a challenge that tests their communication and critical thinking skills. They’re quite capable. But they could use…

Student Affairs Announces Student Advisory Board

Tuesday, November 18, 2014, By Shannon Andre

After several months of discussion and planning, the Division of Student Affairs has announced the creation of the Student Affairs Advisory Board, which will officially commence in the spring semester. The advisory board will serve as a volunteer council to…

New Exhibition Combines Two Series to Give New Look at New Orleans

Tuesday, November 18, 2014, By Erica Blust

“Elysian Fields,” a two-person show featuring the work of Tammy Mercure and Courtney Asztalos G’17, is now on exhibit at the J&J Smith Gallery, located on the first floor of Smith Hall, through Wednesday, Dec. 10. The show combines photographs…