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Arts & Culture

Endowment to Support Symposium: A Quarterly Journal in Modern Literatures

Monday, February 3, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

When he arrived on the Syracuse University campus in 1988, he was chair of the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL). Today, Harold G. Jones is an emeritus professor of Spanish, a philanthropist and, most recently, the man responsible…

Campus & Community

Can It!: Bring Donations to Feb. 15 Men’s Basketball Game

Monday, February 3, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Fans will not only get an opportunity to watch an exciting men’s basketball game between the Syracuse Orange and the North Carolina State Wolfpack on Saturday, Feb. 15, in the Carrier Dome. They will also have the chance to help…

New York Times

The Betting Side of the NFL

Saturday, February 1, 2014, By Sawyer Kamman

The National Football League, home to touchdowns and big hits, fuels many industries, including, for better or worse, the gambling industry. Bets from across the globe are placed every Sunday on every games, helped by crazed fans looking for return…

STEM

Hougland Awarded Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Award

Friday, January 31, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Advocates fighting to combat Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), a rare genetic disorder that affects between one in 25,000 and one in 10,000 live births, now have a Syracuse University (SU) chemist in their corner. James Hougland, assistant professor of chemistry in…

STEM

Four Professors Receive Prestigious CAREER Awards from National Science Foundation

Friday, January 31, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Four professors in The College of Arts and Sciences have received Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards—the highest honor given by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in support of early-career development activities of teacher-scholars. The recipients are Arindam “Ari” Chakraborty…

Campus & Community

Kimberly Blackwell ’92, Reinaldo Pascual ’85 to Chair CBT 2014

Friday, January 31, 2014, By News Staff

Brand strategist Kimberly Blackwell ’92 and corporate attorney Reinaldo Pascual ’85 will lend their time and talents as co-chairs of Coming Back Together (CBT) 2014. The triennial reunion for SU African American and Latino alumni, a unique combination of social events,…

Media, Law & Policy

ESPN Guests Headline Three Newhouse Sports Media Center Events This Weekend

Wednesday, January 29, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

The Newhouse Sports Media Center will present three events this weekend: “ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’—What They Do and How They Do It” will be held on Friday, Jan. 31, at 1:30 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3. Guests…

Campus & Community

Undergraduate Conference on Religion and Culture: Call for Papers

Tuesday, January 28, 2014, By News Staff

The Religion Graduate Organization at Syracuse University is hosting the first annual “Undergraduate Conference on Religion and Culture”!  Undergraduates inspired by the theme of Religion and Culture are invited to apply. Travel stipends available. We welcome undergraduate student term papers,…

Arts & Culture

Lennon Kicks Off Spring Raymond Carver Lecture Series

Monday, January 27, 2014, By Renée K. Gadoua

Fiction writer J. Robert Lennon kicks off the spring 2014 Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session will precede the reading from 3:45-4:30 p.m. The event is free and open to…

Campus & Community

Bonnie Dunay Dies; Fought Long Battle with Brain Cancer

Monday, January 27, 2014, By News Staff

Bonnie Ann Dunay, 51, of Cicero passed away on Friday, Jan. 24, after an eight-year battle with brain cancer. She was a manager in Information Technology and Services. She was born in Kingston, Pa., on June 23, 1962, to Sandra…