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New Director of Native American Studies Program Named

Thursday, February 20, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

The Native American Studies Program in The College of Arts and Sciences has a new director. Formerly a visiting faculty member at the University of Notre Dame, Scott Manning Stevens will lead the college’s rapidly growing interdisciplinary program in Native…

Campus & Community

Mideast Peace Talks, Syrian Refugees and SU Connection

Tuesday, February 18, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

The Feb. 20 session of TMR will feature Charles Benjamin, president of the Near East Foundation, who will discuss the Mideast Peace Talks, Syrian refugees and the connection these issues have with Syracuse University. Benjamin has more than 20 years…

STEM

Physics Professor Lisa Manning Named Sloan Research Fellow

Tuesday, February 18, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

M. Lisa Manning, assistant professor of physics in The College of Arts and Sciences, studies the mechanics of how biological cells move and grow, and how granular materials fail. As an early career scientist, she is being recognized for her…

SU Alumna Creates New U.S. Postage Stamp

Friday, February 14, 2014, By Keith Kobland

When it comes to matters of the heart, artist Q. Cassetti G’07 knows her stuff. Her M.F.A. thesis focused on valentines, and as part of that she created more than 300 images of hearts. Those images were posted on her…

Health & Society

Ingredients for a Successful Recipe

Friday, February 7, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Start with oats. Mix in some dates and whole wheat cereal and a good dose of experimentation and curiosity. For four Falk College and Whitman School students and a group of high school students, the recipe to develop a healthy snack is about more than just the raw ingredients.

Arts & Culture

SU’s Mandarins to Host Quarterfinals of International Championship of A Cappella

Friday, February 7, 2014, By News Staff

The Mandarins, the University’s premier all-female a cappella group, will play host at one of the 2014 Mid-Atlantic Quarterfinals for the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA). The competition will be on Saturday, March 1, at 7 p.m. in…

Arts & Culture

Art Historian Reaps National Awards

Thursday, February 6, 2014, By Rob Enslin

A professor in The College of Arts and Sciences has been recognized by the College Art Association (CAA) and the Wyeth Foundation for American Art. Sascha Scott, a specialist in 19th- and 20th-century American and American Indian art, has been…

Arts & Culture

Humanities Center Offers Spring Symposia

Tuesday, February 4, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Humanities Center will bring several renowned scholars to campus this semester to explore a wide range of contemporary issues. “This year’s HC Spring Symposia bring people and ideas into dialog with one another, not only across the humanist disciplines…

Campus & Community

‘New Faces on the CNY Art Scene’ at Feb. 6 Thursday Morning Roundtable

Tuesday, February 4, 2014, By Eileen Jevis

The Feb. 6 session of the Thursday Morning Roundtable will feature Tom Kazmierczak, executive director of the Landmark Theater; Lisa Smith, managing director of Syracuse Opera; and Catherine Underhill, managing director of Symphoria.  The directors, all new to Central New…

Campus & Community

Theta Xi Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Hosts Dome Concert with J. Cole and Elle Varner

Tuesday, February 4, 2014, By News Staff

The Theta Xi chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity presents “Friday Night Lights: Culture for Service Benefit Concert,” featuring Grammy award- nominated artists J. Cole & Elle Varner in the Carrier Dome Friday, March 21,  at 7:30 p.m. Doors open…