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STEM

Open course offers introduction to data science

Friday, January 25, 2013, By J.D. Ross

A new open online course planned for next month by the School of Information Studies (iSchool) will offer an introduction to the field of data science. The first open course offered at Syracuse University is currently accepting signups for enrollment…

Campus & Community

Campus community takes cold weather spell in stride

Thursday, January 24, 2013, By Keith Kobland

Cold weather and Central New York go together like milk and cookies, ham and eggs or sweatpants under jeans. That last one is how student Brendan Donovan is trying to stay warm.

Campus & Community

Award-winning performance poet to perform at Community Folk Art Center

Thursday, January 24, 2013, By News Staff

Award-winning Performance Poet Roger Bonair-Agard will perform at Community Folk Art Center on Friday, Feb. 8 at 6:30 p.m. Bonair-Agard will perform as a featured guest within Community Folk Art Center’s annual Caribbean Cinematic Festival, a five-day celebration of Caribbean…

Campus & Community

Career Services announces first virtual internship fair

Thursday, January 24, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University Career Services, within the Division of Student Affairs, will hold its first Virtual Internship Fair on Jan. 30 from 2-5 p.m. SU students of all majors interested in spring and summer internships will be able to participate in…

Arts & Culture

Glorious Storytelling in August Wilson’s Politically Potent, Humorous ‘Two Trains Running’

Thursday, January 24, 2013, By News Staff

In “Two Trains Running,” an optimistic ex-con enters the insular confines of Memphis Lee’s diner and awakens a cast of older and skeptical characters to the possibilities of a new era. Set in the turbulence of 1969, a time much like today, “Two Trains Running” is one of the most humorous and politically potent of Wilson’s 20th-Century Cycle plays.

Campus & Community

BE Wise campaign educates students about alcohol poisoning

Wednesday, January 23, 2013, By News Staff

Over the past several years, alcohol poisoning has been a growing problem among students. As a way to address this issue, the Division of Student Affairs is kicking off a new campaign, “BE Wise,”  this semester to help educate students…

Campus & Community

You’re Invited! MOOCs for the rest of us webinar

Friday, January 18, 2013, By News Staff

Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have become the talk of academe, with many colleges and universities debating whether they should start them or join one of the consortia offering the courses. But what of colleges that don’t plan to offer…

Campus & Community

Healthy volunteers sought for research study on auditory effects of concussion/head injury

Friday, January 18, 2013, By News Staff

Individuals with normal hearing and NO history of concussion/head injury are needed to participate in a research study investigating effects of traumatic brain injury on the brain and auditory system’s ability to process speech information. Participants must be native English…

Campus & Community

The Monstrous, the Marginalized, and Transgressive Forms of ‘Humanity’ due Feb. 1

Friday, January 18, 2013, By News Staff

The Religion Graduate Organization at the Religion Department of Syracuse University seeks submissions for its graduate student conference: “The Monstrous, the Marginalized, and Transgressive Forms of ‘Humanity,’ April 5 and 6. Monsters, angels, demons, vampires and cyborgs challenge conventional notions…

Campus & Community

Center for European Studies call for proposals

Wednesday, January 16, 2013, By News Staff

Proposal deadline: Monday, Feb. 18 Center for European Studies Graduate Summer Research Grants 2013 Maxwell Graduate and Doctoral Students The Center for European Studies of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs, in the Maxwell School of Syracuse University,…