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Business & Economy

‘Is the United States headed for a catastrophic budget failure?’ at May 5 Institute for Retired Professionals

Monday, May 2, 2011, By News Staff

Leonard Burman, professor of practice in public administration and economics at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, will speak at the Thursday, May 5, program of University College’s Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP). IRP, which takes place…

Veterans

SBA deputy administrator keynotes inaugural V-WISE entrepreneurship training program for women veterans in San Antonio May 5-7

Friday, April 29, 2011, By News Staff

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), will hold its inaugural Veterans as Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE) program in San Antonio, May 5-7 at the…

Arts & Culture

Winners of 2011 Young Playwrights Festival announced

Wednesday, April 27, 2011, By News Staff

Works performed May 9 by SU drama students Eight area high school students have been chosen as the winners of the 13th annual Young Playwrights Festival at Syracuse Stage. The winning works will be performed by students from the Department…

Barkun evaluates terrorism threat in ‘Chasing Phantoms’

Wednesday, April 27, 2011, By News Staff

In his 11th book, “Chasing Phantoms: Reality, Imagination, and Homeland Security Since 9/11” (UNC Press, 2011), Professor Michael Barkun examines the huge gap that exists between the realities of the terrorism threat facing the United States and the everyday discourse about that threat among government officials and the general public.

Scholarship in Action En Route

Tuesday, April 26, 2011, By News Staff

Dear Members of the SU Community: As we approach the conclusion of another successful academic year, we’re not only reaching the end of 2010-11, but marking a decade of work at Syracuse University to build on the 2001 Academic Plan…

Campus & Community

Sociologist explores impact of Sullivan-Clinton Campaign on Native American, New York history

Monday, April 25, 2011, By Rob Enslin

The Sullivan-Clinton Campaign, the largest military offensive ever against the Haudenosaunee (“People of the Longhouse”), is the subject of a multimedia presentation by Robert Spiegelman in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Spiegelman will discuss “New York’s Missing Link:…

STEM

Nunan Research Day lecture addresses water challenge

Friday, April 15, 2011, By News Staff

On April 8, Professor Sotira Yiacoumi G’87, ‘92, spoke at Syracuse University about innovative methods to remove ionic pollutants from aqueous solutions. These methods, driven by the formation of an electrical double layer, are part of research aiming to address the…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Wednesday, April 13

Wednesday, April 13, 2011, By News Staff

Launch of Joining Forces initiative, EBV grant from Walmart Foundation covered by regional media

Campus & Community

VPA graduate student to present guitar recital April 17

Tuesday, April 12, 2011, By News Staff

Steve Brew, a graduate guitar performance student in the Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, will present a recital on Sunday, April 17, at 5 p.m.

Veterans

EBV represented at White House launch of national military families initiative Joining Forces; receives $1 million from Walmart and Sam’s Club’s Military Family Promise

Tuesday, April 12, 2011, By News Staff

In recognition of its longstanding support of our nation’s veterans, the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV), a program founded in 2007 at the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, was represented at the White House during today’s…