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Kronos Quartet performs in weeklong residency at SU Nov. 7-13

Thursday, November 3, 2011, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Arts.Engage welcomes the Kronos Quartet for a weeklong residency, Nov. 7-13. The residency will include workshops, film screenings, talkbacks and a concert. The residency coincides with the Music Critics Association of North America (MCANA) Institute, Nov. 6-9, at…

Veterans

Veterans Day Ceremony luncheon registration due Monday, Nov. 7

Tuesday, November 1, 2011, By News Staff

National security expert and former NASA administrator Sean O’Keefe G’78 will be the keynote speaker at Syracuse University’s Veterans Day Ceremony on Friday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. at Hendricks Chapel. All veterans—past and present—will be honored for their service and…

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…

Business & Economy

Jeffrey Harris, Dean’s Professor of Finance at Whitman and former chief economist at U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to speak

Wednesday, October 26, 2011, By News Staff

Jeffrey Harris, Dean’s Professor of Finance in the Whitman School of Management, will deliver a lecture, “Finance in a Dodd-Frank World,” on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Harris recently served as chief economist at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The lecture…

Arents Awards honor four distinguished alumni Nov. 12 as part of Orange Central

Tuesday, October 25, 2011, By News Staff

Four distinguished Syracuse University alumni representing excellence in the areas of law, sustainability innovation, social and environmental activism, and public service will be honored with George Arents Awards during the University’s 2011 Orange Central celebration. At the Arents Award luncheon…

Media, Law & Policy

Sean O’Keefe G’78 is keynote speaker at SU Veterans Day Ceremony Nov. 11

Monday, October 24, 2011, By News Staff

National security expert and former NASA administrator Sean O’Keefe G’78 will be the keynote speaker at Syracuse University’s second annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Friday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. at Hendricks Chapel. All veterans, past and present, will be honored…

Arts & Culture

Sixth annual ‘Bird After Dark’ to take place Nov. 4

Monday, October 24, 2011, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Syracuse University Library and the Office of Residence Life in the Division of Student Affairs will host the sixth annual “Bird After Dark” on Friday, Nov. 4, from 9:45 p.m.-1 a.m. in Bird Library. Students interested in participating should register…

Media, Law & Policy

National security expert Sean O’Keefe G’78 and CBS News journalist Jeff Glor ‘97 to take part in one-on-one conversation as part of Orange Central

Monday, October 24, 2011, By News Staff

In a special one-on-one interview event, national security expert and former NASA administrator Sean O’Keefe G’78 will speak with CBS News journalist Jeff Glor ’97 about O’Keefe’s unique experiences in both the public and private sectors. O’Keefe is CEO of EADS…

STEM

Syracuse University scientists discover new way to determine when water was present on Mars and Earth

Wednesday, October 19, 2011, By News Staff

Record of past may be locked inside mineral common to both planets The discovery of the mineral jarosite in rocks analyzed by the Mars Rover, Opportunity, on the Martian surface had special meaning for a team of Syracuse University scientists…

Family Weekend 2011 welcomes more than 1,500 families to campus

Tuesday, October 18, 2011, By News Staff

Parents and family members of Syracuse University students will be energizing the campus this weekend, from Oct. 21-23, for Family Weekend 2011. This year, more than 5,000 people and 1,500 families will be attending, representing more than 36 states, including…