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SU Press publishes ‘Off the Beaten Path,’ stories of people around the world from ProLiteracy’s Ruth Colvin

Wednesday, January 11, 2012, By News Staff

From the Sunshine Coast of South Africa to a remote ashram in India, Ruth Colvin and her husband have traveled around the world, visiting 62 countries and providing literacy training in 26 developing countries. The founder of Literacy Volunteers of…

Media, Law & Policy

New endowed chair will support journalism innovation in Newhouse School

Wednesday, January 11, 2012, By Wendy S. Loughlin

A new endowed chair in Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will help lead the school’s continued efforts toward expanding teaching and innovation in digital and new media. The Peter A. Horvitz Endowed Chair in Journalism Innovation will…

Ray Smith Symposium continues ‘Sex and Power’ theme with visit by medieval hagiographer Jan. 19-20

Wednesday, January 11, 2012, 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 renowned hagiographer John Kitchen. Associate professor of history and…

SU biologist named fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science

Tuesday, January 10, 2012, By News Staff

Biologist William T. Starmer believes one can usually tell what people do by looking at their bookshelves. The volumes lining the wall of Starmer’s office in Syracuse University’s Life Sciences Complex summarize a career focused on mathematical approaches to understanding…

La Casita to feature work of Guatemala-born photographer

Tuesday, January 10, 2012, By News Staff

“The Photographer as Child: Memories of Guatemala”

EBV, IVMF visit NYSE and ring closing bell

Tuesday, January 10, 2012, By News Staff

On Monday, Jan. 9, representatives from Syracuse University’s Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) and the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), the EBV Foundation and EBV corporate sponsors PepsiCo, Walmart and Humana visited the New York Stock…

National a cappella sensation The Backbeats to perform at SU on Feb. 4

Tuesday, January 10, 2012, By News Staff

The Backbeats are one of the newest groups to hit the a cappella scene.

Media, Law & Policy

Nominations being accepted for Mirror Awards for excellence in media industry reporting

Monday, January 9, 2012, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications is accepting online nominations for the sixth annual Mirror Awards competition for excellence in media industry reporting. Enter now at http://mirrorawards.com. Deadline for entering is Feb. 10. Anyone can nominate, and there is no…

Th3 events scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 19

Monday, January 9, 2012, By Syracuse University Art Museum

Th3 (The Third Thursday), a consortium of 21 Syracuse arts venues that coordinate free visual arts events from 5-8 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month, will feature the following exhibitions on Jan. 19: For more information, visit: http://www.th3syracuse.com or…

Dave Bing to keynote 27th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration on Jan. 21

Monday, January 9, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University will hold its 27th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Saturday, Jan. 21, in the Carrier Dome. This year’s theme is “A Living Legacy: The Fierce Urgency of Now.” Dave Bing ’66, H’06, mayor of Detroit, will…