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STEM

Physics Professor Lisa Manning Named Sloan Research Fellow

Tuesday, February 18, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

M. Lisa Manning, assistant professor of physics in The College of Arts and Sciences, studies the mechanics of how biological cells move and grow, and how granular materials fail. As an early career scientist, she is being recognized for her…

Campus & Community

East Asia Program Call for Proposals

Monday, February 17, 2014, By News Staff

Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs CALL FOR PROPOSALS Proposal deadline: Thursday, Feb. 27 East Asia Program Graduate Student Summer Research Grants This year, the East Asia Program will grant awards to graduate students of up to $1,500 to support field…

Campus & Community

University Lectures’ Spring Semester Kicks Off Feb. 25 with Chris Hayes

Monday, February 17, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

MSNBC host Chris Hayes will speak about the crisis of authority in American life in the first University Lectures event of the spring 2014 season on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Hayes is the first guest…

Media, Law & Policy

Authority on Mexico-U.S. Relations to Join Maxwell School Faculty

Friday, February 14, 2014, By News Staff

A noted Latin American scholar, policy maker, teacher, diplomat and journalist has been named the inaugural Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Rafael Fernández de Castro, founder and chair of the…

Arts & Culture

‘Speed-the-Plow’ Examines Loyalty and Ambition Feb. 21-March 2

Friday, February 14, 2014, By News Staff

Tony Award-nominated “Speed-the-Plow” is a biting satire of Hollywood. Charlie Fox has a terrific vehicle for a currently hot client. Bringing the script to his friend Bobby Gould, the newly appointed head of production at a major studio, both see…

Arts & Culture

Filmmaker Kiarostami to Hold Residency in VPA

Wednesday, February 12, 2014, By Erica Blust

Iranian filmmaker, photographer, video artist and poet Abbas Kiarostami will be in residence at SU for two weeks this spring as the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) 2014 Sandra Kahn Alpert Visiting Artist. In late March, Kiarostami will…

Health & Society

Getting to Know: Kevin Heffernan

Wednesday, February 12, 2014, By News Staff

Kevin Heffernan has always been excited about exercise. In high school and college he was active in many sports, and his sports training led to a love of weight lifting. His earliest research focused on weight training and the health…

Arts & Culture

SALTQuarters to Feature Exhibition by Fowler High School Students

Tuesday, February 11, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

An exhibition of artwork by students from Fowler High School will open at SALTQuarters, 115 Otisco St., on Thursday, Feb. 13. The public is invited to an opening event from 4-6 p.m. The works were created during this current school year…

Campus & Community

Tap, Filtered or Bottled: Testing Your Water Preference

Tuesday, February 11, 2014, By News Staff

Tap, filtered or bottled. The Sustainability Division wants to know what members of the campus community prefer in terms of their drinking water by offering a blind sample of water tests around campus this month. Starting last week in Bird…

Health & Society

Best-Selling Author, Eating Behaviors Expert Brian Wansink to Lecture Feb. 26

Tuesday, February 11, 2014, By Michele Barrett

The Nutrition Education Promotion Association (NEPA) in the Falk College’s Department of Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition will host Brian Wansink, Feb. 26 in 001 Life Sciences Building at 7 p.m. The community is invited to attend this free…