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Maxwell School Professor Named to National Postal Service Reform Panel
Walter D. Broadnax, Distinguished Professor at the Maxwell School, has been appointed to a panel leading an independent review of a plan to breathe new life into the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) through public-private partnership. The review was commissioned by…
McDonald Receives NIH Grant to Study Intellectual Disability Research Ethics
Katherine McDonald, associate professor of public health in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics and faculty fellow in the Burton Blatt Institute, has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute…
Razor-Sharp Wit in ‘Top Girls’ Examines Costs of Success
A skeptical and comic look at the role of women in contemporary society, “Top Girls” flashes with Caryl Churchill’s razor-sharp wit and ingenious theatricality. Set in the early days of Margaret Thatcher’s England, the play follows two sisters: hard-nosed, successful…
Work of Latina Artist Favianna Rodriguez Will Open at La Casita Cultural Center
Last fall, celebrated printmaker and social activist Favianna Rodriguez joined forces with other California-based artists to create posters urging passage of Proposition 37, which would have required labeling of all food made from genetically engineered plants and animals. The proposition…
February and March 2013 Programming for UVP Everson Site Announced
Urban Video Project and Light Work have announced the exhibition of the video piece “in Court (Basketball)” by Yvonne Buchanan at UVP Everson from Feb. 14-March 31. This exhibition is presented in collaboration with the Everson Museum of Art, which…
Video: SU’s Snow Fighters
Syracuse is famous for its snow, but maybe not as famous for the men and women who clear it away. On the SU campus, Physical Plant employees take on the task of plowing, shoveling and sweeping 14 miles of roads and 20.5 miles of sidewalks. This video highlights their efforts, and the odd connection between Georgetown and snowfall.
WISE Seeks Nominations of CNY Women Entrepreneurs for Prestigious Ann Michel Distinguished Entrepreneur Awards
Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (WISE) is currently accepting nominations for the Ann Michel Distinguished Entrepreneur Awards, which recognize entrepreneurial spirit, economic impact and community service. The application deadline is March 1. Winners will be selected by the WISE…
Parking Services Ratifies Contract
Syracuse University and the union representing SU Parking and Transit Services workers have reached an agreement on a new three-year contract. SU employees who are members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union Local 317 ratified the contract in a…
Female Veterans with Entrepreneurial Passion: Registration Deadline for V-WISE Chicago is March 27
Early registration discount available for those who register before March 1 Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE), operated by the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University, will offer its sixth conference in Chicago May 3-5….
Bandier Program to Present Talk by Cornerstone Co-CEO Jon Cohen ’90 on Feb. 5
Jon Cohen ’90, co-CEO of Cornerstone and co-founder of The FADER, Inc., and FADER Label, will present a lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 5, at 6:30 p.m. in the Lender Auditorium, located on the concourse level of the Martin J. Whitman…