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Veterans

Capt. Matt Zeller, SU Alum, Author, Army Veteran to Speak Feb. 6

Thursday, January 31, 2013, By News Staff

Career Services and the Office of Alumni Relations are bringing Capt. Matt Zeller, a 2006 graduate of the Maxwell School’s MPA/IR program, to campus on Wednesday, Feb. 6, as part of the Alumni Speaker Series. Zeller will speak about his…

Media, Law & Policy

Singleton to Receive Archaeology Award

Thursday, January 31, 2013, By News Staff

Theresa Singleton, associate professor of anthropology in the Maxwell School, has been selected to receive the 2014 J.C. Harrington Award from the Society for Historical Archaeology.  The award, established in 1981, is the highest honor that the organization bestows and…

Arts & Culture

Author Chris Stedman Will Share Quest to Bridge Gap Between Religious and Atheists

Thursday, January 31, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Chris Stedman, assistant Humanist Chaplain at Harvard University, will share his experience as an Evangelical Christian turned Atheist—one who is searching for ways to engage religious diversity—with the Syracuse University community on Tuesday, Feb. 5. “Faithiest: How an Athiest Found…

Campus & Community

Refugee Resettlement at Next Session of IRP

Wednesday, January 30, 2013, By Eileen Jevis

The Feb. 7 session of the Institute for Retired People (IRP) will feature Helen Malina from the InterFaith Works Center for New Americans. Malina will discuss how the refugee resettlement program handles the task of creating new homes for families…

Media, Law & Policy

Actress, Producer Gina Belafonte to Headline Newhouse School’s 12th Annual Conversation on Race and Entertainment Media

Wednesday, January 30, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

A screening of her documentary film, “Sing Your Song,” will be held Feb. 12 Actress and producer Gina Belafonte will visit the Newhouse School on Wednesday, Feb. 13, as a guest of the school’s 12th Annual Conversation on Race and…

Veterans

EBV-Families at SU Accepting Applications through Feb. 6

Wednesday, January 30, 2013, By News Staff

Applications are being accepted through Wednesday, Feb. 6, for the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans’ Families (EBV-F) program at Syracuse University, taking place March 8-15. Modeled after the national Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV), EBV-F is an education and…

Campus & Community

Faculty and Staff Assistance Program Series Session: “Talk About Tweens & Teens” on Feb. 12

Wednesday, January 30, 2013, By News Staff

“Talk about Tweens & Teens,” the next presentation in the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) WorkLife series, will be held at noon Tuesday, Feb. 12, in the Student Health Center at 111 Waverly Ave., in conference room 001.  …

Health & Society

Understanding Effects of Exercise on Alzheimer’s

Wednesday, January 30, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Exercise has been shown to help control weight, improve mood and reduce the risk of certain diseases. Stefan Keslacy, assistant professor of exercise science in the School of Education, is taking the research further with Alzheimer’s disease.

STEM

War Zones Topic of Daylong Symposium

Tuesday, January 29, 2013, By News Staff

War zones, both physical and metaphorical, will be explored in a daylong symposium, “Dialogue on Deconstructing War Zones,” Saturday, Feb. 2, from 8:30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. in Lender Auditorium, located in Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management building, Room…

Campus & Community

In Class: SPM 199 (video)

Tuesday, January 29, 2013, By Keith Kobland

The biggest sports spectacle on earth goes under the microscope in SPM 199, The Super Bowl and Society with Professor Dennis Deninger.