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SU’s Bruce Smith a finalist for LA Times Book Prize
Bruce Smith, professor of English in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. The critically acclaimed poet was nominated on the merit of his latest book, “Devotions” (University…
Latin America and community is focus for La Casita event
La Casita Cultural Center will present “Latin American Understandings of Community,” a roundtable discussion with Paulina Ochoa, a political theorist from Yale University, at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 6, at the center, 109 Otisco St., Syracuse. The event is free…
O’Hanlon to speak on armed forces
Michael O’Hanlon, senior fellow in foreign policy at the Brookings Institution and author of the “Wounded Giant: America’s Armed Forces in an Age of Austerity” (Penguin Press HC, 2011), will give a public talk on Monday, Feb. 20
Newhouse School launches ‘Student Startup Madness’ to support student entrepreneurs
Tournament-style competition for student startups will debut with launch event at SXSW in March The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications announces the creation of Student Startup Madness (SSM), an exciting tournament-style competition for college student startups in association with…
Sustainable Enterprise Partnership announces 2012 Fetner Sustainable Enterprise Fellow
Michael Lenox will be on campus April 9-12 to speak about business strategy, innovation and sustainability The Sustainable Enterprise Partnership (SEP) announces that Michael Lenox, Samuel L. Slover Professor of Business at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business…
Chili cook-off submissions
With the temperatures hitting freezing this week, now is a great time to heat things up and perfect your chili recipe!
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…
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…
Great Jewish Writers Series continues on Feb. 28 with lecture on Leah Goldberg and Else Lasker-Schueler
The Judaic Studies Program in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences and the Jewish Federation of Central New York continue their Great Jewish Writers lecture series with a special program on poets Leah Goldberg and Else Lasker-Schueler, on Feb….
City of Syracuse featured in new PBS special
The city of Syracuse is featured prominently in a national PBS special “Designing Healthy Communities,” airing Sundays in February at 8 p.m. on WCNY. Host Richard Jackson looks at the impact our built environment has on key public health indices…