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Arts & Culture

Two A&S Professors Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Tuesday, April 29, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Two professors in the College of Arts and Sciences have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies. M. Cristina Marchetti, the William R. Kenan Professor of Physics and associate…

Arts & Culture

WCNY TV To Air Documentary on American Master George Saunders

Tuesday, April 29, 2014, By Keith Kobland

“The Book of Saunders,” an up close and personal look at American short story master George Saunders, will air Friday, May 16, at 9:30 p.m. on WCNY TV. Saunders, one of the world’s best short story writers, reflects on life,…

Campus & Community

Hendricks Chapel Choir’s Spring Concert Is April 27

Tuesday, April 22, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Hendricks Chapel Choir, under the direction of Peppie Calvar, will present “Finzi, Friends and Fragments,” a concert of an all English-language choral repertoire on Sunday, April 27, at 2 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The concert is the choir’s spring…

Campus & Community

Mayfest Parking Restrictions

Monday, April 21, 2014, By Keith Kobland

On Friday, April 25, Syracuse University will be holding its annual Mayfest event in Walnut Park. Walnut Place and Walnut Avenue will be closed to all parking on that day. There will also be limited parking available on Wednesday, April…

Media, Law & Policy

New Biography of Bill Clinton Brings Historical Perspective to Career

Thursday, April 17, 2014, By News Staff

David Bennett, professor emeritus of history at the Maxwell School, has authored “Bill Clinton: Building a Bridge to the New Millennium” (Routledge), a fascinating and meticulously researched new biography of the 42nd U.S. president. The book traces the path of…

Health & Society

Grad Student Aims to Find Research Answers on Alcohol for African Americans

Tuesday, April 15, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

It turns out that blacks don’t use alcohol that much compared to other groups. Previous research shows that they start drinking later, and then don’t drink as much as whites, for example.

Campus & Community

Sundance-Acclaimed Documentary ‘American Promise’ Screening Tuesday

Tuesday, April 15, 2014, By News Staff

The National Association of Black Journalists Syracuse University will be screening the Sundance-acclaimed documentary “American Promise.” It will be held April 15 at 7 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium. “American Promise” spans 13 years as Joe Brewster and Michèle…

Campus & Community

Student and Staff Tickets Available for Chancellor Syverud’s Inauguration Ceremony in Hendricks Chapel

Friday, April 4, 2014, By News Staff

A limited number of tickets for Chancellor Syverud’s inauguration ceremony on Friday, April 11, at 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel are available for students and staff. The ceremony begins with a procession at 3:30 p.m. and will include greetings from…

Campus & Community

Participants Needed for Research Project on Health Behaviors Among African-American College Students

Wednesday, April 2, 2014, By News Staff

We invite you for participation in the research project “Health Behaviors among African American College Students.” This study was designed to better understand determinants of health behaviors in college students of African descent. College students of African descent have not…

Health & Society

Goode’s Book on Modern Historical Thought Reissued in Paperback

Monday, March 31, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Syracuse University Associate Professor of English Mike Goode challenges the conventional accounts of the development of modern historical thought in his book “Sentimental Masculinity and the Rise of History, 1790-1890” (Cambridge University Press, 2009), which was reissued as a paperback…