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Health & Society

Thwarting a Devastating Disease

Thursday, November 14, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Assistant Professor David Larsen saw the damaging effects of the lack of health care and clean water in the favelas of Belem, Brazil, while working among the people ten years ago. Impacted by the work, he now conducts research to halt the impact of deadly—yet preventable—infectious diseases.

Campus & Community

Drawing Marathon to be Held Nov. 16

Wednesday, November 13, 2013, By Erica Blust

The Department of Foundation in the College of Visual and Performing Arts will host a drawing marathon on Saturday, Nov. 16, from noon-6 p.m. on the second floor of Smith Hall. The event is free and open to the public….

Health & Society

Williams-Forson to Speak on ‘Don’t Yuck My Yum’

Wednesday, November 13, 2013, By Renée K. Gadoua

Food, culture and health are the themes that launch the 2013-14 Colloquium Series of the Department of African American Studies in The College of Arts and Sciences. The opening event will feature foodways scholar Psyche Williams-Forson, who will present “Don’t…

Arts & Culture

Cocktail Dresses from Genet Collection to Be Exhibited at OHA

Friday, November 8, 2013, By Erica Blust

Cocktail dresses from the Sue Ann Genet Costume Collection in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), as well as the work of junior fashion design students in VPA’s Department of Design, will be featured in the historic costume…

Campus & Community

Multicultural Performances Celebrate International Education Week

Friday, November 8, 2013, By News Staff

The annual “Music Beyond Borders: Music Festival and Buffet Dinner” is scheduled to present a rich display of local and cultural artists at the Schine Underground on Tuesday, Nov. 12, from 6-8 p.m. Coordinated by the Slutzker Center for International…

Campus & Community

We Need You for Holiday Sharing!

Tuesday, November 5, 2013, By News Staff

The Holiday Sharing Program began in 1991 and connects SU schools and colleges, departments, offices, organizations and individuals with local families in need during the holiday season. This year, families were carefully identified through seven Syracuse city schools, the Veterans’…

Campus & Community

Sen. George J. Mitchell to Discuss Pan Am 103, Global Peace in Nov. 12 University Lecture

Monday, November 4, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

American statesman Sen. George J. Mitchell will return to Syracuse University on Tuesday, Nov. 12, to discuss prospects for global peace and how (or if) the world has changed in the 25 years since the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of…

STEM

Disrupting Traditional Gender Roles

Monday, November 4, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Both partners in today’s modern couple may each have professional lives outside the home but two careers still equals three jobs—two professions, plus managing a home. And for women, oftentimes, that third job still remains their role. A recent SU Advance speaker pointed out ways to correct that imbalance.

Campus & Community

What’s Your Good News? The LivingSU Team Asked Students

Thursday, October 31, 2013, By News Staff

Students from the LivingSU social media team came together once again, walking around campus with a crafty television frame and trays of smoothies, capturing students’ good news. Through the “Good News Broadcast” event, students shared their good news for the…

Arts & Culture

November, December 2013 programming for UVP-Everson

Tuesday, October 29, 2013, By News Staff

Urban Video Project and Light Work have announced the exhibition of “Still Raining, Still Dreaming” by experimental filmmaker Phil Solomon at UVP Everson from Nov. 7-Dec. 21. “Still Raining, Still Dreaming” is part of Solomon’s acclaimed “Grand Theft Auto” series,…