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Environmentalist Bill McKibben kicks off 2012-13 University Lectures series Oct. 10

Monday, October 8, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Bill McKibben, one of America’s best known environmentalists, will kick off the 2012-13 http://lectures.syr.edu”>University Lectures season on Wednesday, Oct. 10. McKibben will speak on “350: The Most Important Number in the World” at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The lecture,…

SU Wind Ensemble concert to feature trumpet soloists Vincent and Gabriel DiMartino

Friday, October 5, 2012, By Erica Blust

The Syracuse University Wind Ensemble will present a concert featuring world-class father-and-son trumpet soloists Vincent and Gabriel DiMartino on Saturday, Oct. 13, at 2 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College. The concert is free and…

Remembering Bassel

Thursday, October 4, 2012, By Kathleen Haley

Shortly before his death in his homeland of Syria last May, graduate film student Bassel Shahade was thinking of his friends back at SU. “The last e-mail I have from him was on May 21st,” says College of Visual and Performing Arts film professor Owen Shapiro. “He wrote ‘Say hi to everyone there. I will try to stay alive. Hoping to see you soon.’”

Final ticket opportunity for Common Ground for Peace symposium on Oct. 8

Thursday, October 4, 2012, By News Staff

Public invited to submit questions online for panel discussions moderated by NBC national and international news correspondent Ann Curry.

Head of DreamWorks Animation to visit SU’s Newhouse School Oct. 17

Wednesday, October 3, 2012, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO, co-founder and director of DreamWorks Animation SKG, will visit Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Wednesday, Oct. 17, as part of the USA TODAY CEO Forum. A public interview with USA TODAY technology reporter…

Study on self-healing curved crystals published in ‘Nature Materials’

Wednesday, October 3, 2012, By News Staff

In a paper just published in Nature Materials, a team of researchers including Syracuse University physicist Mark Bowick has succeeded in creating a defect in the structure of a single-layer crystal by inserting an extra particle, and then watching as the crystal “heals” itself.

Head of DreamWorks Animation to visit SU

Wednesday, October 3, 2012, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO, co-founder and director of DreamWorks Animation SKG, will visit Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Wednesday, Oct. 17, as part of the USA TODAY CEO Forum. A public interview with USA TODAY technology reporter…

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Billboard.biz editor, Big Hassle Media co-founder to speak Oct. 4

Wednesday, October 3, 2012, By Erica Blust

Jem Aswad ’85, editor of Billboard.biz, and Ken Weinstein, co-founder of Big Hassle Media, will present a joint lecture on Thursday, Oct. 4, at 6:45 p.m. in the Lender Auditorium, located on the concourse level of the Martin J. Whitman…

Ad executive Lisa Unsworth ’84 to speak at Newhouse

Tuesday, October 2, 2012, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Lisa Unsworth ’84, managing partner and chief marketing officer with Arnold Worldwide, will visit the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Friday, Oct. 5. She will speak at 10:30 a.m. in Room 251, Newhouse 3. She is a guest…

SUstainable CommuNitY Film Series presents ‘Blue Gold’ on Oct. 4

Tuesday, October 2, 2012, By News Staff

The world’s fresh water supply is becoming scarce as we pollute and waste one of our most precious and limited resources. This scary and intriguing scene sets the stage for the second movie in the SUstainable CommuNitY Film Series. The…