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iSchool welcomes new assistant dean for advancement

Tuesday, November 29, 2011, By J.D. Ross

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) has announced that Scott A. Barrett will join the iSchool as the assistant dean for advancement beginning Dec. 5. Barrett joins the iSchool from Loretto, the largest provider of eldercare services in Central New…

Nominations sought for Syracuse University Martin Luther King Jr. Unsung Heroes Awards

Tuesday, November 29, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Syracuse University Martin Luther King Jr. 2012 Celebration Committee is seeking nominations for the Unsung Heroes Awards, which will be presented during the 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in the Carrier Dome on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. The…

Arts & Culture

Children’s touring production ‘New Kid’ to have additional public performances Dec. 3 and 10 at Syracuse Stage

Tuesday, November 29, 2011, By News Staff

Public performances of this year’s Bank of America Children’s Tour “New Kid,” produced by Syracuse Stage and the Department of Drama in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), will be held at noon on Dec. 3 and…

SU veteran entrepreneurship programs cited in Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development report

Monday, November 28, 2011, By News Staff

As more than 1 million servicemen and women prepare to return home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan over the next five years, the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development, created by President Obama, has issued a…

SU’s Bruce Smith named a 2011 National Book Award finalist

Friday, November 18, 2011, By Rob Enslin

An English professor in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences has been named a finalist for the 2011 National Book Award (NBA) in poetry. Bruce Smith, who also teaches in the college’s creative writing program, was nominated for the prestigious…

Ray Smith Symposium continues ‘Sex and Power’ theme with visits by Baroque musicologist, Medieval historian

Friday, November 18, 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 mini-residencies by two eminent scholars. Wendy Heller, professor of music and director…

STEM

SU forensics graduate student invited to teach seminar in Guatemala law school

Friday, November 18, 2011, By News Staff

Anita Zannin, a student in the Forensic Science Professional Master’s Program in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, was recently invited to teach a seminar on “Crime Scene/Homicide Investigation” to law students at the University of Francisco Marroquin in…

Aging Studies Institute established at SU

Friday, November 18, 2011, By News Staff

Interdisciplinary research institute will consolidate research, training on age-related issues Syracuse University has announced the formation of the Aging Studies Institute (ASI), a collaborative initiative of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the David B. Falk College…

Rabbi Brad Hirschfield to speak on religion, politics on Nov. 28

Thursday, November 17, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Carnegie Religion and Media Program in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will host a public conversation on “Religion and Politics: How Much is Too Much” with Rabbi Brad Hirschfield on Monday, Nov. 28, at 10:35 a.m. in…

Brand Yourself, a Student Sandbox Company, receives White House recognition

Thursday, November 17, 2011, By J.D. Ross

Brand Yourself, the Syracuse Student Sandbox business started by School of Information Studies (iSchool) students Pete Kistler ’10 and RJ Sherman ’09, G’11, is being honored at the White House for their placement on the Empact 100 list. The Empact…