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Video: Muslim Student Association Prayer Room Renovations

Tuesday, March 26, 2013, By Keith Kobland

Syracuse University recently undertook renovation work inside the Muslim Student Association prayer room at Hendricks Chapel. A small ceremony was held to mark the opening of the newly renovated room. This video highlights some of the new features, including the…

Help SU Beat UConn, Save Lives in Annual Blood Drive Battle

Tuesday, March 26, 2013, By News Staff

Students, faculty and staff at Syracuse University and the University of Connecticut will compete in the annual “Are you up for the challenge?: Give Blood” competition during the month of April, which is also blood drive month for the American…

Arts & Culture

Stage Set for Promising Careers

Tuesday, March 26, 2013, By Keith Kobland

It’s 20 minutes before show time, a time when one would expect nerves to be at their peak. Rachel Slotky ’15 and Ethan Butler ’16 deal with it like a couple of seasoned professionals. “Oh, there are butterflies,” says Slotky. “I like them because it keeps me on my toes.” It’s all part of the learning experience for the pair at Syracuse Stage.

Science on Mars Time: Roving the Red Planet with Curiosity

Friday, March 22, 2013, By News Staff

The Mars rover Curiosity is a roaming science lab on the Red Planet that is continually sending information to scientists on Earth. One of those scientists is Laurie Leshin, dean of the School of Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI),…

University Lectures to Screen Award-Winning Documentary ‘Chasing Ice’

Friday, March 22, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Over a seven-year period—through millions and millions of camera clicks made in some of the Earth’s harshest conditions—renowned environmental photographer James Balog captured undeniable evidence of our changing planet.

SUArt Galleries Opens ‘The eNTH Degree: MFA 2013’

Friday, March 22, 2013, By Syracuse University Art Museum

The Syracuse University Art Galleries has announced the opening of “The eNth Degree: MFA 2013.” The annual Syracuse University Masters of Fine Arts exhibition includes 21 artists working in a variety of media, including painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, film, site-specific installation and performance.

Nationally Acclaimed Poet Next Guest in Raymond Carver Reading Series

Friday, March 22, 2013, By News Staff

The Spring 2013 Raymond Carver Reading Series continues at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 3, with critically acclaimed poet Dean Young, the William S. Livingston Chair of Poetry at the University of Texas. The reading will take place in Gifford Auditorium…

Symposium to Explore Changing Landscape of Sport Event Industry

Friday, March 22, 2013, By Michele Barrett

Eight of the sport event industry’s leading executives and visionaries will offer valuable first-hand perspectives during the Syracuse University chapter of Women in Sports and Events’ (WISE) second annual symposium. “A Word to the WISE: Testing the Limits,” will take…

Bestselling Author Lisa See to Speak at Bird Library

Friday, March 22, 2013, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

As part of Syracuse University’s Asian Pacific American (APA) Heritage Month celebration, New York Times bestselling author Lisa See will hold a question-and-answer session on Monday, April 1, at 2:30 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons on the first…

Veterans

Nicholas J. Armstrong Named IVMF Fellow

Thursday, March 21, 2013, By News Staff

Further building on its commitment to leverage the resources of higher education in service to those who have served, the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF) has appointed Nicholas J. Armstrong, a research fellow at the…