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Arts & Culture

La Casita presents free workshop on theater and social change

Tuesday, January 10, 2012, By News Staff

The La Casita Cultural Center, 109 Otisco St., Syracuse, will present an introductory workshop on the use of theater as a means for social change on Saturday, Jan. 21, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The workshop is free and open to…

SyrFilmFest, Red House present ‘Science and Magic in Film’ series

Monday, January 9, 2012, By KC Duggan

SYRFILM INC. and The Red House Arts Center continue their collaboration on the series “Science and Magic in Film.” This four-part series takes place at the Red House Arts Center beginning this month, on the fourth Tuesday of each month….

SyrFilmFest presents SyrFilmFest’11 Best of Fest

Monday, January 9, 2012, By KC Duggan

The SYRFILM organization that brings year-round programming to Central New York, in collaboration with Art Rage Gallery will present a five-part series showcasing films from the 8th Annual Syracuse International Film Festival. The series continues on Jan. 21 with a…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Monday, January 9

Monday, January 9, 2012, By News Staff

“Ahead of the Bell” report notes EBV participants and graduates ring Closing Bell on NYSE

Syracuse University recognized as partner in federal program to increase summer employment opportunities for 180,000 youth nationwide

Thursday, January 5, 2012, By News Staff

SU officials attend Jan. 5 White House announcement of Summer Jobs+ program The White House has announced Summer Jobs+, a new call to action for businesses, nonprofits and government to work together to provide pathways to employment for low-income and…

STEM

Fishing for an agreement on mercury

Monday, January 2, 2012, By Keith Kobland

Charley Driscoll says he’s not trying to scare anyone. But this story may have you looking a little differently at that tuna fish sandwich you have in your brown bag for lunch.

Paris Noir’s ‘jazz moment’

Monday, December 19, 2011, By Rob Enslin

Popular study abroad program enters second decade In “Shadow and Act,” a collection of essays about the black experience, Ralph Ellison describes jazz as the “art of assertion within and against the group.” Each jazz moment, he writes, springs from…

Burton Blatt Institute develops Employer Resources for incorporating people with disabilities into the workplace

Monday, December 19, 2011, By News Staff

Employer Resources, developed by the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University under its Employer Demand Project, are now available online. The Employer Demand briefs and toolkit are designed to provide employers with resources on incorporating people with disabilities into…

Media, Law & Policy

NewsPro Top Journalism Schools poll ranks Newhouse School No. 1 in the country

Friday, December 16, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications is the top journalism school in the country, according to a recent survey conducted by NewsPro, the magazine for news professionals.  Newhouse “easily claimed the top spot,” according to an article published…

It’s a queer world: Chancellor’s Leadership Project unites LGBT scholars, activists, artists from around the world

Thursday, December 15, 2011, By Rob Enslin

When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently announced at the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva, Switzerland, that the United States would consider gay rights when making future aid and asylum decisions, she acknowledged what scholars and activists have…