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David B. Falk ’72, Rhonda S. Falk ’74 make $15 million gift to Syracuse University

Thursday, March 24, 2011, By Kevin C. Quinn

SU announces David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics Syracuse University alumni David B. Falk and Rhonda S. Falk have committed $15 million to SU—one of the largest-ever single gifts to the University. In honor of the Falks’…

Leading communication, identity scholar to speak on what contemporary films teach about race, African American culture

Wednesday, March 23, 2011, By Erica Blust

Ronald L. Jackson II, head of the University of Illinois’ Department of African American Studies and a professor of media and cinema studies, will present the talk “What Do Contemporary Films Teach Us about Race and African American Culture?” on…

SU College of Law Impunity Watch journal welcomes United Nations Peacekeeper for symposium on child soldiers

Tuesday, March 22, 2011, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

The Impunity Watch Law Journal of Syracuse University College of Law will host its annual symposium, “Humans as Commodities: Child Soldiers,” on Friday, April 8, at 10 a.m. in Grant Auditorium. The event addresses the use of child soldiers in…

Campus & Community

Faculty and staff invited to display personal art in On My Own Time

Tuesday, March 22, 2011, By News Staff

All full or part-time employees are eligible to submit artwork for the annual On My Own Time (OMOT) program.

Health & Society

Listening devices help preserve confidentiality in hospitals for hearing-impaired patients

Tuesday, March 22, 2011, By News Staff

It’s against the law to share a person’s medical information with others without written consent. However, it’s almost impossible to prevent outsiders from overhearing private conversations in hospital rooms between doctors and hearing-impaired patients. It’s an all-too-common situation that a…

Global Panel Foundation, Prague Society host roundtable with Maxwell School

Tuesday, March 22, 2011, By News Staff

Global Panel Foundation and the Prague Society, in partnership with the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, are hosting a public policy roundtable and global panel board meeting in Syracuse. This is a continuation of the Transatlantic Drift Debates,…

SU celebrates National Orange Day March 24

Monday, March 21, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University will be celebrating on Thursday, March 24, as the University and SU alumni clubs around the country mark National Orange Day. This year is the 141st anniversary of SU’s founding on March 24, 1870. “On National Orange Day,…

School of Education announces next installment in Landscape of Urban Education series, March 31

Monday, March 21, 2011, By Jennifer Russo

The Syracuse University School of Education will continue its Landscape of Urban Education lecture series with a talk by Mariana Souto-Manning, associate professor of early childhood education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her lecture, “Culture Circles as a Framework for…

Newly wrapped buses debut on Connective Corridor route

Monday, March 21, 2011, By News Staff

The buses link the University Hill with downtown Syracuse.

U.S. Senator Scott Brown to hold SU Bookstore book signing March 26

Monday, March 21, 2011, By News Staff

Syracuse University Bookstore will host U.S. Senator Scott Brown for a book signing on Saturday, March 26, from 1-2 p.m. Brown will sign copies of his new memoir “Against All Odds: My Life of Hardship, Fast Breaks and Second Chances”…