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Campus & Community

Surveying Faculty and Staff for a Healthier Campus

Wednesday, January 23, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Susan Furtney, who heads the University Wellness Initiative, wants faculty and staff members to envision what a dynamic, accessible network of health and wellness programs on campus would look like. Healthy cooking classes, a South Campus trail system and access to onsite cholesterol checks—or other possibilities to be suggested by the campus community—are some options to think about.

Arts & Culture

SU Humanities Center mounts ambitious spring symposia

Wednesday, January 23, 2013, By Rob Enslin

The Syracuse University Humanities Center (HC), housed in The College of Arts and Sciences, celebrates its fifth anniversary by presenting its most ambitious spring symposia to date. Events include the HC Faculty Fellow Symposia, the HC Dissertation Fellow Symposia, the…

Campus & Community

BE Wise campaign educates students about alcohol poisoning

Wednesday, January 23, 2013, By News Staff

Over the past several years, alcohol poisoning has been a growing problem among students. As a way to address this issue, the Division of Student Affairs is kicking off a new campaign, “BE Wise,”  this semester to help educate students…

STEM

From proteins to biosensors

Tuesday, January 22, 2013, By News Staff

Beckman Scholars gain real-world research experience Korrie Mack’s first experience in a research lab involved unpacking boxes, organizing benches, assembling equipment and labeling countless drawers to help a new faculty member set up his laboratory during the fall of 2011….

Campus & Community

The Monstrous, the Marginalized, and Transgressive Forms of ‘Humanity’ due Feb. 1

Friday, January 18, 2013, By News Staff

The Religion Graduate Organization at the Religion Department of Syracuse University seeks submissions for its graduate student conference: “The Monstrous, the Marginalized, and Transgressive Forms of ‘Humanity,’ April 5 and 6. Monsters, angels, demons, vampires and cyborgs challenge conventional notions…

STEM

iSchool to host NASA Space Apps Challenge event

Wednesday, January 16, 2013, By J.D. Ross

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) has been selected to host an event as part of the International Space Apps Challenege, sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The Space Apps Challenge, entering its second year, will take place…

Campus & Community

Center for European Studies call for proposals

Wednesday, January 16, 2013, By News Staff

Proposal deadline: Monday, Feb. 18 Center for European Studies Graduate Summer Research Grants 2013 Maxwell Graduate and Doctoral Students The Center for European Studies of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs, in the Maxwell School of Syracuse University,…

Campus & Community

PLACA Summer Research Grants call for proposals

Wednesday, January 16, 2013, By News Staff

Proposal deadline: Monday, Feb. 18 PLACA Summer Research Grants Syracuse University Graduate Students Attention Graduate and Doctoral Students: This year the Program on Latin America and the Caribbean (PLACA) will grant awards to graduate students of up to $1,500 to…

Arts & Culture

Ray Smith Symposium explores issues of Latina/o ‘citizenship’ Jan. 31-Feb. 1

Wednesday, January 16, 2013, By Rob Enslin

In response to the United States’ growing Hispanic population, the College of Arts and Sciences is presenting several events on the theme of “citizenship,” Jan. 31-Feb. 1. The events are part of the yearlong Ray Smith Symposium titled “Moving Borders:…

Media, Law & Policy

Getting to Know: Cultural anthropologist Cecilia Van Hollen

Tuesday, January 15, 2013, By News Staff

While studying the lives of women living with HIV in South Asia, Maxwell School associate professor Cecilia Van Hollen recalls speaking with a young mother in Tamil Nadu, the southeastern state in India. “When neighbors ask me why I am…