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Rubinstein co-authors article for Anthropology Today
Robert A. Rubinstein, professor of anthropology and international relations in the Maxwell School, recently co-authored the article “‘Material Support’ U.S. anti-terrorism law threatens human rights and academic freedom,” which was published in Anthropology Today in February. The federal law prohibiting…
A look at abolitionist, suffragist Lucretia Mott at next session of IRP
At the Feb. 16 session of the Institute for Retired People (IRP), Carol Faulkner, associate professor and chair of the Department of History at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School, will discuss Lucretia Mott and the Seneca Falls Convention. Mott, a Quaker…
SU helps Jewish Center of Norwich celebrate restoration efforts Feb. 16
The Jewish Center of Norwich—which made headlines in 2008, when it was vandalized by local youths—is the subject of a forthcoming event involving Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences and its Judaic studies program. SU friends and alumni, as…
IVMF partners with Veterans Green Jobs
The Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University has partnered with Veterans Green Jobs, a national Denver-based nonprofit organization focused exclusively on putting veterans to work in the green jobs sector. Veterans Green Jobs recently launched Veterans Green…
Newhouse School symposium to examine media coverage of sports scandals
The daylong event will be held on campus Feb. 23 Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will host a daylong symposium examining the media’s role in covering allegations of misconduct in college athletic programs. “When Games Turn Grim:…
Chauncey D. Holmes Lecture and Award Ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 16
Twelve Syracuse University undergraduate students will be recognized for excellence in introductory Earth science during the annual Chauncey D. Holmes Lecture and Award Ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 16.
Designer Suzanne Tick to speak Feb. 14
Suzanne Tick, principal of Suzanne Tick Inc., which specializes in material development for commercial and residential interiors, will present a lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 5 p.m. in Slocum Auditorium. The free, public talk is sponsored by the School…
SU’s Jaklin Kornfilt co-edits prestigious linguistics journal
Jaklin Kornfilt, professor of linguistics in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, believes learning has no boundaries. Witness her recent involvement with Lingua (Elsevier, 2011), an international journal devoted to problems of general linguistics. A majority of the editorial…
New study links whale stress to ship noise
Data collected around 9/11 terrorist attacks by SU biologist plays key role in study Hunted almost to extinction, North Atlantic Right Whales are among the most endangered in the world, with fewer than 500 alive today. Syracuse University biologist Susan…
Feb. 14 event to celebrate Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center earning LEED certification
Syracuse University’s Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center has earned LEED® certification, established by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI), for its green design and construction. The SU community will celebrate this…