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Mary Karr headlines next Raymond Carver Reading Series presentation Nov. 7
Critically acclaimed, best-selling memoirist Mary Karr will present the next installment of the Fall 2012 Raymond Carver Reading Series, Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 5:30 p.m. in Gifford Auditorium in Huntington Beard Crouse (HBC) Hall. The reading will be preceded by a question-and-answer…
SU faculty, alumni recognized at CNY Book Awards Nov. 29
More than a dozen Syracuse University professors and alumni are among the nominees for the first CNY Book Awards, sponsored by the Downtown Writers Center (DWC) of the Arts Branch of the YMCA of Greater Syracuse. Winners will be announced…
SU in the News: Wednesday, October 24
SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE A Time magazine and Carnegie Corporation poll report on higher education notes a recommendation from Syracuse University Chancellor Cantor on public and private colleges and universities sharing services and facilities. The S.I. Newhouse School of…
War and drugs: Addressing substance abuse in the military
A recent report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) points out some troubling statistics about substance abuse in the military, calling the situation a “public health crisis” and urging the Department of Defense to improve prevention and treatment care for service members.
Q&A with Patricia Demyan, director of the Faculty/Staff Assistance Program
Patricia Demyan answers questions about Depression Screening Month (October). A brief online depression screening can be completed on the FSAP website. A more comprehensive screening is available in person at the FSAP office located at 111 Waverly Ave., Suite 215…
SU Honorary Trustee, VPA alumna Dorothea Ilgen Shaffer dies at 101
Dorothea Ilgen Shaffer ’33 H’90, an honorary member of Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees and an alumna of the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), died Wednesday, Oct. 17, in Lewisberry, Pa. She was 101. Born in 1911 in…
SU, Cornell mount landmark conference devoted to philosopher Walter Benjamin Oct. 31-Nov. 2
Syracuse Symposium continues its theme of “Memory-Media-Archive” with a two-day conference on the impact of the 20th-century German philosopher and social critic Walter Benjamin. Titled “Memoryscapes and Imageworlds: Archive, Architecture and Media after Walter Benjamin,” the program runs Oct. 31-Nov….
Dynamics of Water Droplets seminar
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Seminar Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY Dynamics of Water Droplets Date and Time: Friday, Oct. 26, 2:15-3:10 p.m., Watson Theatre, Watson Hall by Professor Chang Kyoung Choi Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics Michigan Technological University Contact Person:…
University marks loss of former Vice Chancellor and Provost John James Prucha
Former SU Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs John James Prucha died Monday, Oct. 22, at the age of 88 in Syracuse. Prucha also served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and twice as chair of earth sciences….
Roland, Haddock to present Setnor School of Music faculty recital Oct. 28
Soprano Kathleen Roland and pianist Kathleen Haddock, both faculty members in the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, will present a recital on Sunday, Oct. 28, at 8…