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Transcript of “The Rise of Democracy in the Middle East” Panel (PDF)
ROUGH DRAFT NOT VERBATIM >> Please welcome to the stage, the voices of Afghanistan. [ Applause ] [ Applause ] >> Thank you, everyone. On behalf of voices of Afghanistan I would like to thank Sam Nappi and also university…
Vincent Vater, former director of endowments and special programs, dies
Vincent J.Vater, 80, of Pittsford, N.Y., formerly of Horseheads and Syracuse, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 3, at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. He retired from Syracuse University as director of endowments and special programs. Vater was born Sept. 1,…
Environmentalist Bill McKibben kicks off 2012-13 University Lectures series Oct. 10
Bill McKibben, one of America’s best known environmentalists, will kick off the 2012-13 http://lectures.syr.edu”>University Lectures season on Wednesday, Oct. 10. McKibben will speak on “350: The Most Important Number in the World” at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The lecture,…
Multiple venues showcase ‘TONY 2012’ for Oct. 18 Th3
Several venues will showcase artists who are part of “The Other New York” multiple-gallery exhibition during the Third Thursday (Th3) event on Oct. 18. Th3 is a consortium of 22 Syracuse arts venues that coordinate free monthly visual arts events…
Remembering Bassel
Shortly before his death in his homeland of Syria last May, graduate film student Bassel Shahade was thinking of his friends back at SU. “The last e-mail I have from him was on May 21st,” says College of Visual and Performing Arts film professor Owen Shapiro. “He wrote ‘Say hi to everyone there. I will try to stay alive. Hoping to see you soon.’”
Final ticket opportunity for Common Ground for Peace symposium on Oct. 8
Public invited to submit questions online for panel discussions moderated by NBC national and international news correspondent Ann Curry.
Study on self-healing curved crystals published in ‘Nature Materials’
In a paper just published in Nature Materials, a team of researchers including Syracuse University physicist Mark Bowick has succeeded in creating a defect in the structure of a single-layer crystal by inserting an extra particle, and then watching as the crystal “heals” itself.
Call for programs:Third Annual Values Academy for Culturally Based Fraternities and Sororities
The third annual Values Academy conference, hosted by Syracuse University’s Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs will take place Nov. 16-17 on the campus of Syracuse University. This one-and-a-half day event will offer specific training and education for students and…
Without Walls: Four Events with the Rev. Kirk VanGilder
Without Walls: Do Religions Need Institutions? Sunday, Oct. 28 Protestant Service, Main Chapel Hendricks Chapel, SU Campus 11 a.m.-noon As mainline denominations enter the 21st century, heated debates about declining institutional membership raise important questions about the shape of religious…
Revitalization of Lincoln Supply warehouse earns LEED® platinum rating
The revitalization of the former Lincoln Supply warehouse in Syracuse’s Near Westside neighborhood to create apartments and offices has earned a platinum rating in a new version of the LEED® system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The…