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‘America’s First Sport’ Symposium, Documentary Premiere to Be Held April 22
Film explores America’s oldest and fastest-growing sport and its role in CNY culture Onondaga Nation Faithkeeper and former SU Lacrosse goalie Oren Lyons ’58 will join current and past SU lacrosse coaches Roy Simmons Jr. ’59 and Gary Gait ’90;…
Philanthropy Week Highlights Importance of Giving Back to SU
Howie Phanstiel ’70, G’71 will talk about his personal philanthropic journey on Friday during Phanstiel Lecture The third annual Philanthropy Week is now under way, with special events planned throughout the week to raise awareness about the vital role philanthropy…
Five Candidates to Receive Honorary Degrees at 159th Commencement Exercises
The five 2013 honorary degree candidates are: Alan Gerry, Judith S. Kaye, Commencement speaker Nicholas Kristof, Wangarai Muta Maathai (posthumously), and Charles Payne ’70.
Newhouse School Announces Finalists in 2013 Mirror Awards Competition
The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications today announced the finalists in the 2013 Mirror Awards competition honoring excellence in media industry reporting. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on June 5 in New York City. The finalists,…
Students Organize Cardboard Campout, Donation Drive April 18 on SU Quad
In the past year, an average of 235 people who might otherwise have been homeless stayed at the Rescue Mission shelter nightly. On April 18, 26 students enrolled in SPM 101, “Personal and Social Responsibility,”will sleep in cardboard boxes overnight…
Master the Art of Kokedama
Monday April 8th, noon, in the General Book Department of the University Bookstore Carol Watson Hickes, owner of Carol Watson Greenhouse and Landscaping, will teach a class on the art of creating Kokedama moss balls. Kokedama (translation “moss ball”) is…
SU Holds First in Series of International Meetings about ‘Biopolitical Futures’ April 5-6
Participants hail from as far away as Australia, Sweden and United Kingdom The inaugural meeting of the Society for the Study of Biopolitical Futures will take place at Syracuse University April 5-6. Composed of scholars from SU, Cornell University, the…
IVMF Report Cites Decrease in Unemployment Rates for All Vets and Post-9/11 Generation for 2012
The Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF) released its Annual Employment Situation of Veterans for 2012. This report details and deconstructs the employment situation of veterans based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) annual…
Science on Mars Time: Roving the Red Planet with Curiosity
The Mars rover Curiosity is a roaming science lab on the Red Planet that is continually sending information to scientists on Earth. One of those scientists is Laurie Leshin, dean of the School of Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI),…
University Lectures to Screen Award-Winning Documentary ‘Chasing Ice’
Over a seven-year period—through millions and millions of camera clicks made in some of the Earth’s harshest conditions—renowned environmental photographer James Balog captured undeniable evidence of our changing planet.