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Syracuse Scholar: Fergus Barrie

Monday, October 20, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Fergus Barrie of Lockerbie, Scotland, came to Syracuse University in 2011 as a Lockerbie Scholar, part of the unique yearlong educational and cultural exchange that developed after the Pan Am 103 bombing. After that year, Barrie chose to continue his…

Media, Law & Policy

Professors Launch Online Piano Tutorial ‘Entrada Piano’

Monday, October 20, 2014, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Two Syracuse University professors have launched “Entrada Piano Technique,” an online resource for teachers and students of the piano. Richard Breyer, professor of television, radio and film in the Newhouse School, and Fred Karpoff, professor of music in the Rose,…

New SU NetID Password Change Requirement starts Nov. 3

Monday, October 20, 2014, By Christopher C. Finkle

Starting Nov. 3, anyone with a SU NetID password will be required to change their password at least once a year. Password management is a fundamental security practice. At Syracuse University, this starts when someone becomes a member of the…

Campus & Community

Bookstore Features Children’s Book Week

Monday, October 20, 2014, By News Staff

The University Bookstore in Schine Student Center will hold a special celebration of Children’s Books Oct. 20 -24. The celebration encourages young people and their caregivers to discover the joy of the world through books and stories with special appearances…

Colloquium to Address Feminist Perspectives on Intersectionality, Transnationalism, Decoloniality

Monday, October 20, 2014, By Renée K. Gadoua

Three experts will speak Friday, Oct. 24, at the Syracuse Symposium™ colloquium “Negotiating Feminist Perspectives: Intersectionality, Transnationalism and Decoloniality.” The free, public event is 12:45-5:15 p.m. in 304ABC, Schine Student Center. There will be light refreshments to start, and CART…

New 24/7 Study Space Opens in Haven Hall

Thursday, October 16, 2014, By News Staff

Haven Hall has a fresh new space suitable for hitting the books and cramming for midterms.

Dance Classes Offered for People with Parkinson’s

Wednesday, October 15, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Neuroscientists Donna Korol and Tumay Tunur in the Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences are partnering with the Syracuse University Aging Studies Institute, the Dance Theater of Syracuse and Cynthia Stevenson, director of caregiver services at…

Taishoff Center Presents ‘Disabled and Proud: Dare to Dream’

Wednesday, October 15, 2014, By Jennifer Russo

The Lawrence B. Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education at Syracuse University will present “Disabled and Proud: Dare to Dream,” a two-day conference event on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 18 and 19. The conference, which is free to current and…

Campus & Community

Purser Wins Award for New Book about On-Demand Labor

Tuesday, October 14, 2014, By News Staff

Gretchen Purser, assistant professor of sociology in the Maxwell School, has won the 2014 International Book Award from the California Series in Public Anthropology (University of California Press) for her manuscript “Labor On Demand: Dispatching the Urban Poor.” Each year…

New TRAC Service Tracks Performance of Federal Court Judges

Tuesday, October 14, 2014, By News Staff

Researchers at Syracuse University have developed a data tool (http://tracfed.syr.edu/judges/interp/) that provides strategic intelligence on more than 900 federal district court judges. For the first time, the public can learn which judges handle the most civil court cases, and how…