Search Results for: ,uIR

STEM

SU Chemist Gets ‘Best Idea Grant’

Wednesday, November 6, 2013, By News Staff

Top-notch ideas drive today’s knowledge-based world. James Hougland has one, and he has been awarded a “Best Idea Grant (BIG)” from the Foundation for Prader-Willi Research (FPWR) to support his research. Hougland, an assistant professor of chemistry in The College…

Campus & Community

Documents on I-81 Project Available in Bird Library

Tuesday, November 5, 2013, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Syracuse University Libraries have agreed to be a repository for public documents related to the I-81 Viaduct Project in Syracuse. Environmental Design and Research, a local company involved in the I-81 project, is required by the New York State…

Arts & Culture

‘Paul Strand: The Mexican Portfolio’ Opens Nov. 7

Thursday, October 31, 2013, By Syracuse University Art Museum

The Syracuse University Art Galleries presents “Paul Strand: The Mexican Portfolio,” an exhibition of 20 original photogravures recently acquired by the University Art Collection. Curated by SUArt Galleries Collection and Exhibition Coordinator Emily Dittman, this exhibition presents the complete Mexican…

Arts & Culture

Setnor School of Music’s Gilbert Week Offers NYC Immersion Experience

Wednesday, October 30, 2013, By Erica Blust

The Gilbert Week: NYC Seminar for Music Professions is a one-week field trip that allows sophomore music majors to meet with arts professionals, visit performing arts institutions and learn about a wide variety of career opportunities in music.

Health & Society

BE Wise Campaign Wins First Place in National SAMHSA Challenge

Tuesday, October 29, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s BE Wise campaign, sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs, won first place and a prize of $60,000 in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Challenge. SAMHSA opened the challenge this past May to help…

Media, Law & Policy

Copyright Expert Speaks at Law School Nov. 1

Monday, October 28, 2013, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

As part of its Convocation Lecture Series, Syracuse University College of Law welcomes its second speaker, David Nimmer, who is of counsel to Irell & Manella LLP in Los Angeles and professor from practice, UCLA School of Law. His lecture,…

Campus & Community

Critical Connections Lecture on Archigram by Dennis Crompton

Monday, October 28, 2013, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Dennis Crompton will present the L.C. Dillenbeck lecture, “Roots: It’s All the Same,” at the School of Architecture on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 5 p.m. in Slocum Auditorium. His talk is the third in this year’s Critical Connections Lecture Series…

Campus & Community

Career Services, LGBT Resource Center Collaborate for Out at Work Panel

Friday, October 25, 2013, By News Staff

On Monday, Oct. 28, Syracuse University Career Services and the LGBT Resource Center will host the inaugural Out at Work panel and reception.  A panel of LGBTQ executives and SU community members will discuss navigating LGBTQ identities and the job…

Campus & Community

Veterans Day Events at SU

Friday, October 25, 2013, By Eileen Jevis

The annual Veterans Day Ceremony will be held on Nov. 11 at Hendricks Chapel. This year’s ceremony will feature Richard Thompson, chairman of SU’s Board of Trustees and Vietnam veteran. The University Singers and the 198th Army Reserve Band will…

Arts & Culture

Common Differences

Thursday, October 17, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Professor Chandra Talpade Mohanty was a graduate student at the University of Illinois in 1983 when she and her colleague, Ann Russo, developed the idea for an international women’s conference on feminist perspectives from the Global South and North. It marked the start of her scholarly life in social justice.