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Award-winning novelist concludes Fall 2012 Raymond Carver Reading Series
Adam Levin G’04, author of the breakthrough novel “The Instructions” (McSweeney’s, 2010), will present the final installment of the fall 2012 Raymond Carver Reading Series on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 5:30 p.m. in Gifford Auditorium. The reading will be preceded…
Four alumni to be honored with George Arents Award at Orange Central celebration
Four distinguished Syracuse University alumni—leaders in the fields of social media, design, athletics, philanthropy and community service—will be honored with the George Arents Award at a celebration dinner in the Goldstein Auditorium on Thursday, Nov. 8, during the University’s 2012 Orange Central celebration.
One Million Bones workshop to demonstrate cost of genocide
Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) is collaborating with Students Rebuild, Syracuse University Arts Engage and the Congolese community of Syracuse to host a One Million Bones workshop, a social arts initiative that brings awareness to genocide by educating and engaging communities.
Healthy volunteers sought for research study on auditory effects of concussion/head injury
Individuals with normal hearing and NO history of concussion/head injury are needed to participate in a research study investigating effects of traumatic brain injury on the brain and auditory system’s ability to process speech information. Participants must be native English…
Shall we play a game?: Merging citizen science and video games
In the mysterious online world of “Forgotten Island,” you’ll investigate the destruction of a biology lab, encounter domineering robots and solve puzzles to find your way out of the conundrum. You’ll also be helping real-life scientists better understand the creatures of the natural world.
For sperm, faster isn’t always better
New study by Syracuse University scientists uncovers a reproduction conundrum When it comes to sperm meeting eggs in sexual reproduction, conventional wisdom holds that the fastest swimming sperm are most likely to succeed in their quest to fertilize eggs. That…
Project Advance 2012 Teachers of the Year ignite passion in the classroom
What qualities should a Teacher of the Year have? Should he or she be memorable, or well-liked, or have students who regularly achieve outstanding test scores? Certainly, all these are necessary to be an effective teacher, says Maria Zeitlin Trinkle….
Ceramic artist Margie Hughto to give preview of Centro Transit Hub light sculpture April 25
Margie Hughto, an internationally renowned ceramic artist and professor of ceramics in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts, will offer the public a preview of the light sculpture she designed and created specifically for the new Centro Transit…
SU ballroom/swing dance social to be held April 7
The SU Ballroom Dance Organization and the SU Swing Club are jointly presenting their first ever on-campus social dance this Saturday, April 7.
Colgate University’s Marlowe to lecture on archaeological origins in Roman antiquities collecting
Elizabeth Marlowe, assistant professor of art & art history at Colgate University, will present the lecture “False Friends: Context, Connoisseurship and the History of Roman Art” on Thursday, April 19, at 5 p.m. in Slocum Auditorium (second floor). The event, which…