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‘Invention of Religion: Jews and Christians in the Ancient World’ to Be Presented March 26

Thursday, February 27, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

A renowned authority in Talmudic culture, Daniel Boyarin from the University of California at Berkeley will speak at the Judaic Studies Program’s B.G. Rudolph Lecture. He will present “Jewish and Christian Apologetics and the Inventions of Religion” on Wednesday, March…

Campus & Community

WorkLife Series Continues in March

Tuesday, February 25, 2014, By News Staff

The WorkLife Series presented by Syracuse University’s Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) continues in March with a two-part program on legal and financial issues in health care planning. The sessions are free, and all are welcome to attend. The…

Gillibrand: Over $1 Million for SU to Help Women Veteran Entrepreneurship

Monday, February 24, 2014, By News Staff

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Monday announced a federal grant worth $1.3 million for Syracuse University to strengthen entrepreneurship opportunities for women veterans. The federal investment will be used by the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University…

SU Redeems Campus Bottles and Cans to Benefit Rescue Mission

Monday, February 24, 2014, By News Staff

Syracuse University will now redeem all cans and bottles collected from the University’s academic and residential buildings through Mission Returns, the bottle and can redemption service owned by the Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse. Proceeds from Mission Returns support a…

Campus & Community

Jewish Law Symposium Explores Issue of Privacy and Prying Eyes

Friday, February 21, 2014, By Keith Kobland

The Jewish Law Students Association, along with Chabad House, present guest lecturer Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe on Monday, March 3. The topic of the discussion is “Privacy and Prying Eyes: Judaism on the Laws of Privacy in the Age of Prying…

Veterans

IVMF, SU Recognized at ‘Empowering Our Nation’s Warriors’ Summit

Wednesday, February 19, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The work of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) and Syracuse University was acknowledged Wednesday, Feb. 19, by President George W. Bush during “Empowering Our Nation’s Warriors,” a summit focusing on how we can more effectively support transitioning…

Arts & Culture

Students, Kronos Quartet Will Make Noise Into Music through Unique Collaboration

Monday, February 17, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Through a unique project fostered by SU’s Arts Engage, Zeke Leonard, an assistant professor of design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, is building intonarumori—noise-generating devices.

Campus & Community

HC Faculty Fellow Symposium Will Explore Experimental Philosophy

Tuesday, February 11, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The role that intuitions have played in philosophy will be the focus of a Syracuse University Humanities Center symposium this week. Edouard Machery, professor of history and philosophy of science at the University of Pittsburgh, will explore the implications of…

Health & Society

Ingredients for a Successful Recipe

Friday, February 7, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Start with oats. Mix in some dates and whole wheat cereal and a good dose of experimentation and curiosity. For four Falk College and Whitman School students and a group of high school students, the recipe to develop a healthy snack is about more than just the raw ingredients.

Arts & Culture

Humanities Center Offers Spring Symposia

Tuesday, February 4, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Humanities Center will bring several renowned scholars to campus this semester to explore a wide range of contemporary issues. “This year’s HC Spring Symposia bring people and ideas into dialog with one another, not only across the humanist disciplines…