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Renaissance art, theater expert headlines ‘Sex and Power’ program at SU Nov. 10-11

Monday, October 31, 2011, By Rob Enslin

The Ray Smith Symposium in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences continues its yearlong examination of “Sex and Power from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment” with a mini-residency by a gender and sexuality expert in art and theater….

Campus & Community

Next pick up of lab polystyrene boxes for recycling is Nov. 1

Thursday, October 27, 2011, By News Staff

Tuesday, Nov. 1, will be the next monthly pick up of empty cold-shipping polystyrene (Styrofoam) boxes for recycling from campus labs in Link Hall, Bowne Hall, Life Sciences, Sci-Tech and the Physics Building.

Arts & Culture

Poet Jennifer Grotz to present next installment of Raymond Carver Reading Series

Thursday, October 27, 2011, By News Staff

The Fall 2011 Raymond Carver Reading Series continues on Nov. 9 with poet Jennifer Grotz, a faculty member at the University of Rochester. Grotz will read from her latest work, “The Needle” (Houghton Mifflin, 2011), which explores both Polish and…

Arts & Culture

601 Tully announces inaugural multimedia exhibition ‘The Butterfly Effect’

Thursday, October 27, 2011, By Jennifer Russo

The gallery at 601 Tully, a center for engaged artistic practice located on the Near West Side of Syracuse, announces its inaugural multimedia exhibition, “The Butterfly Effect.” The show will run from Oct. 29-Dec. 9 at the gallery at 601…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Thursday, October 27

Thursday, October 27, 2011, By News Staff

National and regional media report on Whitman School Dean Stith’s appointment to the PhD Project Hall of Fame

Campus & Community

Exploring IBM’s Watson and the Jeopardy! Challenge

Wednesday, October 26, 2011, By Cyndi Moritz

Jim De Piante, IBM project manager on the Watson supercomputer project, will speak about the development of Watson and the Jeopardy! gameshow challenge on Nov. 3.

Business & Economy

Whitman Dean Melvin T. Stith is inaugural inductee to PhD Project Hall of Fame

Wednesday, October 26, 2011, By News Staff

Melvin T. Stith G’73 ,’77, dean of the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, is an inaugural inductee into the newly established PhD Project Hall of Fame. The PhD Project is an award-winning program that aims to increase diversity…

Campus & Community

Invisible Children to present the documentary ‘Tony’ about 25-year Central African conflict

Tuesday, October 25, 2011, By Jennifer Russo

Invisible Children, a media-based nonprofit dedicated to ending Africa’s longest-running war, will screen its latest documentary, ‘Tony,’ on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 6:30 p.m. in Watson Theater. Following the 50-minute documentary, Grace, a native of Uganda and an ambassador for…

Campus & Community

SU’s ‘Greek or Treat’ engages Syracuse area youth

Tuesday, October 25, 2011, By News Staff

On Friday, Oct. 28, the Syracuse University Greek community will be hosting its seventh annual Greek or Treat event from 3-5:30 p.m. This annual event welcomes Syracuse youth into the fraternity and sorority houses located on Walnut Avenue and Walnut…

Arts & Culture

Imagining America announces board developments, strategic directions

Monday, October 24, 2011, By Jamie Haft

A new chair, vice chair and three new members have been elected to the National Advisory Board of Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life (IA). The board is responsible for ensuring that IA realizes its potential to animate…