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Health & Society

Marion Wilson’s ‘Artists and Social Profit’ class trades art for social good in traveling exhibit

Wednesday, November 28, 2012, By Jennifer Russo

In time for the holiday season, a weeklong community art show will explore the value of creativity and culture as a commodity, versus the value of commercial gifts of exchange. The MLAB (Mobile Literacy Arts Bus) and 601 Tully, in…

Campus & Community

NAACP Chairman Roslyn Brock to keynote 2013 Martin Luther King Jr. celebration

Wednesday, November 28, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Roslyn M. Brock, chairman of the national board of directors for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), will be the keynote speaker for Syracuse University’s 28th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, “Yesterday’s Dream, Tomorrow’s Promise,” on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, in the Carrier Dome.

Veterans

IVMF partners with Hiring Our Heroes, Hire Heroes USA to launch Google+-powered career resource VetNet

Wednesday, November 28, 2012, By News Staff

Transitioning from military to civilian life presents a unique set of challenges. To make things easier and provide structure, the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF) and leading organizations Hire Heroes USA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Hiring Our Heroes initiative have combined forces to create VetNet.

Campus & Community

SU continues to assist those affected by Hurricane Sandy

Wednesday, November 28, 2012, By Kathleen Haley

In the weeks since the devastating impact of Hurricane Sandy, the steps to recovery and the needs of those communities in the Tri-State area have become more fully realized.

Campus & Community

Info session to explore exchange program in Denmark

Wednesday, November 28, 2012, By News Staff

Syracuse University students have the opportunity this Friday to learn about an IT-focused study abroad program, now in exploratory stages, that is proposed between the School of Information Studies (iSchool) at Syracuse and Denmark’s leading IT university, ITU in Copenhagen….

Media, Law & Policy

Visionary leaders to gather Nov. 28-30 to foster sustainable future

Tuesday, November 27, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Nearly 50 visionary leaders, representing diverse ideologies and disciplines, will gather at Syracuse University Nov. 28-30 to engage in a dialogue, tell the stories of our civilization and search for a shared narrative to promote sustainability and move beyond conflict….

Campus & Community

Lunchtime Lecture: Jeff Davies

Tuesday, November 27, 2012, By News Staff

Join David Prince, Associate Director of the SU Art Galleries for a lunchtime lecture on the exhibition “Jeff Davies: Straight From the Heart” at 12:15 pm on Wednesday, Nov. 28. This lecture is free and open to the public. Website:…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law wins National Civil Trial Competition

Tuesday, November 27, 2012, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Syracuse University College of Law was named the champion of Loyola Law School, Los Angeles’ 11th Annual National Civil Trial Competition (NCTC) on Nov. 18, at an awards banquet held at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa Monica,…

Campus & Community

Flame Studies of Alternative Fuels for Power Generation, Transport and Industrial Safety Applications Seminar

Monday, November 26, 2012, By News Staff

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Seminar Friday, Nov. 30, 2:15-3:10 p.m., Watson Theatre, Watson Hall by Jeffrey Bergthorson, associate professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal The Alternative Fuels Laboratory at McGill University uses state-of-the-art laser diagnostic and…

Arts & Culture

$1 million gift to Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies makes Sims Hall renovations a reality

Monday, November 26, 2012, By Erica Blust

A walk down the hallways of the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies (CRS) on the first floor of Sims Hall reveals the unmistakable sights and smells of a freshly completed makeover: crisp paint, new carpeting and a lighter, brighter…