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Campus & Community

Burton Blatt Institute to co-host conference on genetic discrimination

Thursday, November 10, 2011, By News Staff

The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University will co-host a conference on “Genetic Discrimination – Transatlantic Perspectives on the Case for a European-Level Legal Response.” Sponsored in partnership with the Centre for Disability Law and Policy at the National…

Health & Society

Student ambulance corps hosting College EMS Week events

Monday, November 7, 2011, By News Staff

Syracuse University Ambulance (SUA), the primary emergency medical response organization for the University area, will be hosting College EMS Week activities through Nov. 12 to raise public awareness. The events are designed to educate the campus and community about the…

‘Blue Gold’ documentary screening to be held Nov. 10

Friday, November 4, 2011, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Sustainability Division will host a “zero-waste” showing of the award-winning documentary film “Blue Gold: World Water Wars,” on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. in Watson Theater in the Menschel Media Center. Admission is free and open…

Arents Awards honor four distinguished alumni Nov. 12 as part of Orange Central

Tuesday, October 25, 2011, By News Staff

Four distinguished Syracuse University alumni representing excellence in the areas of law, sustainability innovation, social and environmental activism, and public service will be honored with George Arents Awards during the University’s 2011 Orange Central celebration. At the Arents Award luncheon…

STEM

Attacking cancer cells with nanoparticles

Monday, October 24, 2011, By News Staff

Syracuse University chemists develop novel way to get cancer drugs to tumors About every three days, Colleen Alexander, a chemistry graduate student, feeds cells that cause a deadly type of brain cancer. It’s a ritual that involves assessing the health…

Media, Law & Policy

Disney’s Hyperion Books vice president Mindy Stockfield ’93 to visit SU

Friday, October 21, 2011, By News Staff

The Alumni Speaker Series will welcome Mindy Stockfield ’93 to campus on Friday, Oct. 28. Stockfield is the vice president of marketing and digital media for Disney’s Hyperion Books. She will speak about how she has used her advertising degree from…

STEM

Syracuse University scientists discover new way to determine when water was present on Mars and Earth

Wednesday, October 19, 2011, By News Staff

Record of past may be locked inside mineral common to both planets The discovery of the mineral jarosite in rocks analyzed by the Mars Rover, Opportunity, on the Martian surface had special meaning for a team of Syracuse University scientists…

Media, Law & Policy

New York Times media reporter Brian Stelter to visit Newhouse School

Wednesday, October 19, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

New York Times media reporter Brian Stelter will visit the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Tuesday, Oct. 25. He will attend a screening of the documentary “Page One: Inside the New York Times” beginning at 6 p.m. in…

Business & Economy

Whitman supply chain management programs ranked in industry study

Tuesday, October 18, 2011, By News Staff

The Whitman School of Management’s supply chain management programs were ranked in a recent Gartner study on how leading universities are educating supply chain management professionals to contend with a rapidly changing field. Whitman’s graduate program was ranked sixth in…

SU professor uncovers potential issues with apps built for Android systems

Wednesday, October 12, 2011, By News Staff

Wenliang Du, professor of computer science in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS), has had his paper accepted to be presented at the 27th Annual Computer Security Applications Conference, on potential issues with mobile applications (commonly…