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Campus & Community

Preserving the legacies of 270 lives

Thursday, October 25, 2012, By Kathleen Haley

Everyday items have become extraordinary reminders of the lives lost on Dec. 21, 1988, in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am 103.

Veterans

War and drugs: Addressing substance abuse in the military

Wednesday, October 24, 2012, By Kathleen Haley

A recent report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) points out some troubling statistics about substance abuse in the military, calling the situation a “public health crisis” and urging the Department of Defense to improve prevention and treatment care for service members.

Campus & Community

Q&A with Patricia Demyan, director of the Faculty/Staff Assistance Program

Wednesday, October 24, 2012, By Cyndi Moritz

Patricia Demyan answers questions about Depression Screening Month (October). A brief online depression screening can be completed on the FSAP website. A more comprehensive screening is available in person at the FSAP office located at 111 Waverly Ave., Suite 215…

Campus & Community

‘Capturing Identity: Selections from the Light Work Collection’

Wednesday, October 24, 2012, By News Staff

Light Work presents “Capturing Identity: Selections from the Light Work Collection” in the Robert B. Menschel Photography Gallery through Dec. 14. This exhibition, curated from the Light Work Collection by museum studies candidate Lindsay Erhardt, features work by Barry Anderson,…

Business & Economy

Getting to Know: Risk Management Director David Pajak

Wednesday, October 24, 2012, By Kathleen Haley

As the director of risk management and chief emergency management officer at SU, David Pajak looks at the details with an eye on the big picture. In their shared mission and vision, the Risk Management Department, Environmental Health and Safety…

Arts & Culture

SU, Cornell mount landmark conference devoted to philosopher Walter Benjamin Oct. 31-Nov. 2

Tuesday, October 23, 2012, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its theme of “Memory-Media-Archive” with a two-day conference on the impact of the 20th-century German philosopher and social critic Walter Benjamin. Titled “Memoryscapes and Imageworlds: Archive, Architecture and Media after Walter Benjamin,” the program runs Oct. 31-Nov….

Arts & Culture

College of Visual and Performing Arts renames gallery to honor Genet family legacy at SU

Tuesday, October 23, 2012, By Erica Blust

The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has announced that its Design Gallery at The Warehouse will be renamed the Sue & Leon Genet Gallery in honor of the Genet family legacy at Syracuse University.

Health & Society

Deborah Appleman to receive Tolley Medal for leadership in lifelong learning, speak about teaching

Tuesday, October 23, 2012, By Jennifer Russo

The School of Education will present the William Pearson Tolley Medal for leadership in lifelong learning to Deborah Appleman of Carleton College on Thursday, Oct. 25. The presentation of the Tolley Medal will take place as part of the School…

Media, Law & Policy

Hill Communications honored with ‘PRServing America’ award

Tuesday, October 23, 2012, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Hill Communications, the Newhouse School’s student-run public relations firm, was honored as part of the inaugural PRServing America awards, sponsored by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). The awards program recognizes and rewards PRSA members for their pro bono…

Campus & Community

University marks loss of former Vice Chancellor and Provost John James Prucha

Tuesday, October 23, 2012, By Kathleen Haley

Former SU Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs John James Prucha died Monday, Oct. 22, at the age of 88 in Syracuse. Prucha also served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and twice as chair of earth sciences….