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Onondaga Citizens League calls on community to determine next study topic
The Onondaga Citizens League (OCL), a nonpartisan civic organization focused on increasing understanding of issues facing Central New York, is soliciting suggestions for its 2013 study topic. OCL is a citizen-led group that studies a different community issue each year,…
Author to present ‘Project Brainwash: Why Reality TV Is Bad for Women’
Jennifer L. Pozner, author of “Reality Bites Back: The Troubling Truth about Guilty Pleasure TV” (Seal Press, 2010), will speak Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. in Watson Theater on “Project Brainwash: Why Reality TV Is Bad for Women.” A…
Project Brainwash: Why Reality TV Is Bad for Women
Project Brainwash: Why Reality TV Is Bad for Women (… and men, people of color, the economy, love, sex and sheer common sense!) Do you ever wonder… why reality TV frames humiliation of women as the “perfect fairy tale romance”?…
Limited tickets available for Common Ground for Peace symposium
Syracuse University announced on Monday, Sept. 24, the availability of a limited number of tickets for the “Common Ground for Peace” symposium on Monday, Oct. 8, featuring His Holiness the Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibet.
Shall we play a game?: Merging citizen science and video games
In the mysterious online world of “Forgotten Island,” you’ll investigate the destruction of a biology lab, encounter domineering robots and solve puzzles to find your way out of the conundrum. You’ll also be helping real-life scientists better understand the creatures of the natural world.
Ray Smith Symposium explores issues of displacement with ‘Moving Borders’
“Displacement” is the focus of one of this year’s Ray Smith Symposia, sponsored by The College of Arts and Sciences. Titled “Moving Borders: The Culture and Politics of Displacement in and from Latin America and the Caribbean,” the symposium kicks…
Q&A with financial literacy expert Rebecca Rose
Rebecca Rose, assistant director of financial literacy and education programs in the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarship Programs, gives some good advice, explains some of the work she and her colleagues do and describes one of the success stories….
Let it rain: Monitoring effectiveness of downtown green roof
Civil engineering professor Cliff Davidson had a breathtaking view of the City of Syracuse from a rooftop garden Thursday. But it’s the possibilities of that prime location that made the experience memorable.
“A Voice for Peace in the Congo: Part II”
SU Arts Engage will sponsor a talk by Kambale Musavuli on Friday, Sept. 14, at 2 p.m. at Syracuse Stage.
Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute announces faculty fellows
The Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute in the College of Arts and Sciences has appointed five Institute Faculty Fellows. The new fellows program is designed to strengthen the institute’s ability to address key issues in the field through interdisciplinary…