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2013-14 Remembrance Scholars to be Honored

Thursday, October 10, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The 2013-14 Convocation for Remembrance Scholars, honoring 35 outstanding Syracuse University students from this year’s senior class, will be held Friday, Oct. 11, at 3 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The Remembrance Scholarships, among the most prestigious scholarships awarded by the…

Campus & Community

K. Douglas Nelson Lecture Series, this week featuring Hope Jahren

Wednesday, October 9, 2013, By News Staff

The Department of Earth Sciences is pleased to announce a lecture by Hope Jahren, from the School of Ocean and Earth Science at the University of Hawai’i: “The Effect of Elevated pCO2 on C3 Plants through Geologic Time,” Thursday, Oct….

Arts & Culture

‘Terrain’ Features Work of Jackie Nickerson

Tuesday, October 8, 2013, By News Staff

Light Work will display the exhibition “Terrain,” featuring the work of Jackie Nickerson.  It debuts in the Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery on Nov. 5, and runs until Dec. 20. A reception and gallery talk will take place Dec. 5 from…

Arts & Culture

Light Work to Present Cummer’s ‘Dawn Light’

Tuesday, October 8, 2013, By News Staff

Light Work and Community Darkrooms will present the work of Willson Cummer in an exhibition titled “Dawn Light.” The exhibition will open Nov. 5, and run until March 7, 2014. A reception will be held Dec. 5. “In late July…

Campus & Community

Deadline extended to Oct. 18 for Nutrition Consultation Program Sign Ups

Tuesday, October 8, 2013, By News Staff

The Department of Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition in the Falk College wants to help SU and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry students, faculty and staff, and members of the community at large, improve eating habits and…

Campus & Community

Nominations Sought for Unsung Heroes Award

Tuesday, October 8, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Syracuse University Martin Luther King Jr. 2014 Celebration Committee is seeking nominations for the Unsung Heroes Awards, which will be presented during the 2014 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in the Carrier Dome on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. The…

Arts & Culture

University Honored with Prestigious Civic Engagement Award

Monday, October 7, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University is among just five colleges and universities in the nation, chosen from more than 100 nominations, to share in the 2013 Higher Education Civic Engagement Awards presented by The Washington Center and the New York Life Foundation.

Campus & Community

Challenge Course Opens on South Campus

Friday, October 4, 2013, By News Staff

The challenge course is not only open to SU students, faculty, and staff, but to the surrounding community as well. It was designed to support groups, as well as individuals, in working together at accomplishing the various challenges presented in the course.

Health & Society

Brooks Gump Named Falk Family Endowed Professor of Public Health

Friday, October 4, 2013, By Michele Barrett

Brooks B. Gump, Ph.D., M.P.H., has been named the Falk Family Endowed Professor of Public Health in the Falk College at Syracuse University. Gump joined the Falk College faculty in 2010 and is currently a professor in the Department of Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition, where he also serves as the graduate program director for public health.

Arts & Culture

Symposium Explores Use of Digital Games by Human Rights Activists

Thursday, October 3, 2013, By News Staff

The Digital Witness Symposium invites cutting-edge mediamakers, programmers and scholars to discuss how the changing digital ecology is opening up new opportunities for human rights media. This year’s symposium explores how human rights activism is increasingly turning to digital games and interactive media as a strategy for engaging new audiences.