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Stage of Nations Blue Rain ECOfest Highlights Protecting Natural Resources

Thursday, July 25, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Celebrating the region’s growing reputation for environmental stewardship, the Stage of Nations Blue Rain ECOfest returns to downtown Syracuse’s Hanover Square this year during Syracuse Artsweek, Friday, July 26, and Saturday, July 27. The event, sponsored by the Onondaga Nation,…

Taking the Lead

Wednesday, July 24, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

The Setnor School of Music welcomed a group of young women this month for a unique new program. The Girls Leadership Academy for Music is helping to build up their potential and counteract the negative statistics of women in leadership roles.

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SU Signs Asset Transfer Agreement with SRC’s Bioforensics Group

Wednesday, July 24, 2013, By Rob Enslin

The Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute (FNSSI) in The College of Arts and Sciences has signed an asset transfer agreement with SRC Inc., a nationally recognized independent, not-for-profit research company. The agreement calls for the transfer of the SRC…

Oratorio Society to Hold Auditions for 2013-14 Season

Tuesday, July 23, 2013, By Erica Blust

The Syracuse University Oratorio Society, a mixed vocal ensemble composed of SU students and community members, will hold auditions for its 2013-14 performance season on Monday, Aug. 12, and Tuesday, Aug. 13, from 5-8 p.m. in Crouse College. The Oratorio…

‘Boeheimian Rhapsody’ Parody Earns National Award for Student Group

Tuesday, July 23, 2013, By News Staff

The Syracuse University student production group Humor Whore won first place in the Original Short Film or Music Video category of the Association of Higher Education Campus Television Administrators (AHECTA) Student Production Awards competition for their piece “Boeheimian Rhapsody.” “Boeheimian…

TEDCenter Helps Retrain Individuals to Compete in Job Market

Thursday, July 18, 2013, By Eileen Jevis

Stephanie Mayne is the human resource manager at M.S. Kennedy, a Liverpool company that has been designing and producing high-performance analog microelectronics for 40 years. She receives a flood of resumes for every job opening. It’s easy for Mayne to…

Imagining America Completes First Round in New Activists Web Series

Thursday, July 18, 2013, By Jamie Haft

The latest in the series “The New Activists: Students in the Community” features Afua Boahene, a doctoral student in the School of Education, and her work with the Image Initiative, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering young women of color in the City of Syracuse to surmount obstacles impeding their academic success.

University to Host 28 Veterans for 2013 EBV Program

Thursday, July 18, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University and the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) is hosting a new class of post-9/11 veterans for the seventh annual Barnes Family Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) program. The program, which is always offered at…

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NEXIS Lab Receives Microsoft Research Grant

Wednesday, July 17, 2013, By J.D. Ross

The New Explorations in Information and Science (NEXIS) laboratory at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) has received a $24,000 grant from Microsoft’s research division to support the lab’s research and educational efforts. NEXIS is a unique exploratorium focused on emerging technologies, new connections and…

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Small Named Co-Editor of School Library Research Journal

Wednesday, July 17, 2013, By J.D. Ross

Ruth Small, a Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), has been named co-editor of the American Association of School Librarians’ peer-reviewed online journal, School Library Research (SLR). Small will share editing duties with…