Search Results for: ,ucT
Award-winning novelist concludes Fall 2012 Raymond Carver Reading Series
Adam Levin G’04, author of the breakthrough novel “The Instructions” (McSweeney’s, 2010), will present the final installment of the fall 2012 Raymond Carver Reading Series on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 5:30 p.m. in Gifford Auditorium. The reading will be preceded…
Flame Studies of Alternative Fuels for Power Generation, Transport and Industrial Safety Applications Seminar
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…
BBI receives MarCom Awards for 2012 magazine, new website
The 2012 issue of Snapshots of Impact, the annual magazine of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, has received a Platinum Award in the MarCom Awards competition. The Platinum Award recognizes the magazine as one of the most…
President Obama appoints Suzanne Thorin to National Institute of Museum and Library Services board
Suzanne E. Thorin, Dean of Libraries and University Librarian at Syracuse University, has been appointed by President Barack Obama to the National Museum and Library Services Board.
Tools and tips for analyzing social media using the So.cl research dataset
Analyzing social media may be a daunting task, given its overwhelming size and messy, unstructured nature. Further, for those new to analyzing social behavior in online systems, there are any number of pitfalls that make it challenging to find the…
SU Brass Ensemble rings in the holiday season
The Syracuse University Brass Ensemble (SUBE), housed in The College of Arts and Sciences and conducted by James T. Spencer, continues its 2012-13 season with three holiday concerts. Performances are Sunday, Nov. 25, at 7 p.m. at Saints Peter and…
Syracuse veteran-owned Iron Art partners with IVMF, Warrior Salute/CDS Monarch, Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
Nov. 23 benefit slated A pair of Syracuse “vetrepreneurs”—U.S. Army National Guardsmen Specialist Brian Kennedy and 1st Lt. Jason Uhlig, veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom most recently deployed to Afghanistan with the Syracuse-based 2nd Battalion 108th Infantry Regiment, 27th Brigade—are…
From atoms to satellites
Alumnus Alfred U. Mac Rae receives Distinguished Alumni Award While those who attended SU during the late 1950s may not have known his name, many recall the Ghost of Archbold Stadium, a.k.a. Alfred U. Mac Rae ’54, G’57, Ph.D. ’60….
Syracuse leaders recognized with U.S. Green Building Council award
As the not-so-great philosopher Kermit (the frog) once opined, it’s not easy being green. Regardless of that mindset, a growing number of communities are realizing the quality-of-life benefits of “going green.” The Central New York community and Syracuse University are leading the charge and receiving recognition as a result.
Paperback writers (and hardcover ones too): SU’s creative writing program turns 50
Raymond Carver said that the secret of good writing wasn’t talent—there’s plenty of that around, he added—but a person’s ability to put his signature on everything he does.