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Campus & Community

Middle Eastern Studies Program Summer Grants CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Wednesday, January 22, 2014, By News Staff

Middle Eastern Studies Program Summer Grants This year the Middle Eastern Studies Program will grant up to 10 awards (in the range of $1,000 each) to Maxwell Ph.D. and M.A. candidates as well as undergraduate students from any discipline to…

Campus & Community

PLACA Summer Research Grants: Call for Proposals

Wednesday, January 22, 2014, By News Staff

Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs CALL FOR PROPOSALS Proposal deadline: Thursday, Feb. 27 PLACA Summer Research Grants Syracuse University Graduate Students Attention Graduate and Doctoral Students: This year the Program on Latin America and the Caribbean (PLACA) will grant awards…

Arts & Culture

Ray Smith Symposium Focuses on Commodification, Aesthetics of South Asian Folk Art

Tuesday, January 21, 2014, By Rob Enslin

The commodification of South Asia folk art, including Mithila paintings by women from Northern India and parts of Nepal, is the focus of an upcoming Ray Smith Symposium.

Arts & Culture

Two Former Slaves, Confederate Soldier Untangle Past in ‘The Whipping Man’

Tuesday, January 21, 2014, By News Staff

Richmond, April, 1865. The Civil War has ended and Caleb DeLeon, a badly wounded Confederate soldier, stumbles into the ruin of what was once his home. His family has fled the city’s destruction, leaving two former slaves, Simon and John,…

Arts & Culture

A Change in Weather

Tuesday, January 21, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Artist and VPA Associate Professor Sam Van Aken was curious about the effects of weather on body and mind. So he is transforming the atmosphere inside the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute’s (MWPAI) Museum of Art in Utica—at least for a little while.

Campus & Community

First Winter in Syracuse a Chilling Experience

Tuesday, January 21, 2014, By Keith Kobland

College offers a variety of new experiences for young people—including winter. “It’s my first real winter of any kind,” according to Newhouse student Dominique Pineiro. “And it’s here in Central New York.” Pineiro is originally from San Diego (daytime highs…

Campus & Community

Transmedia Visiting Artist Jacqueline Goss to Speak

Friday, January 17, 2014, By News Staff

Transmedia visiting artist, Jacqueline Goss will give a talk Jan 21, at 2 p.m. in Shemin Auditrorium in the Shaffer Art Building. Goss likes stories about people who set out to objectively measure or chart something and then fail in…

Media, Law & Policy

The NewHouse wins Qatar 2022 Advertising Competition

Thursday, January 16, 2014, By Wendy S. Loughlin

A team of five students from The NewHouse, a student-run advertising agency based in the Newhouse School, won first place in the Qatar 2022 Women’s Soccer Challenge advertising competition, presented to the World Cup Supreme Committee in Doha, Qatar. The…

Media, Law & Policy

2014 Mirror Awards Seeking Entries

Wednesday, January 8, 2014, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse School is now accepting nominations for the eighth annual Mirror Awards honoring excellence in media industry reporting. Enter online; the application deadline is Feb. 14. Anyone may nominate, and there is no fee to enter. Award categories include:…

Campus & Community

Winter Skating School

Wednesday, January 8, 2014, By News Staff

SU Skating School at Tennity Ice Pavilion is holding a six-week winter session beginning on Saturday, Jan. 25. Open to affiliates only, classes begin at 10 a.m. and offerings are available for all ages and skill levels. Website: http://skate.syr.edu Contact…