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Campus & Community

Panel Explores Pan Am 103 Legacy at SU

Wednesday, October 2, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

On Dec. 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up en route from London’s Heathrow Airport to New York’s JFK. Among the 270 killed were 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University. The effects of this tragedy were felt…

Arts & Culture

Etgar Keret Presents Raymond Carver Lecture Oct. 9

Monday, September 30, 2013, By Renée K. Gadoua

Etgar Keret, the popular Israeli writer and filmmaker, will present this semester’s second Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session will precede the reading from 3:45-4:30 p.m. The event is free…

Veterans

Alumni Welcomed Back to Campus for Orange Central

Monday, September 30, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University students will get the celebration going early in the week, and alumni from around the world will be welcomed back to campus Oct. 3-6 for Orange Central 2013.

Campus & Community

Academic and Administrative Buildings’ Evacuation Drill Schedule Fall 2013

Friday, September 27, 2013, By News Staff

The Environmental Health and Safety Services Office (EHSS) will conduct the fall 2013 evacuation drills in academic and administrative buildings from Oct. 7-11 (Fire Prevention Week).  The building drills will be conducted in the morning between 9:30 -11:30 a.m. or…

STEM

Biologists Confirm Role of Sperm Competition in Formation of New Species

Thursday, September 26, 2013, By Rob Enslin

‘Current Biology’ article marks culmination of six years of research Biologists in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences have confirmed that reproductive isolation, a critical step in the formation of new species, can arise from diversifying sperm competition. Their…

Arts & Culture

Carrie Mae Weems Named MacArthur Fellow

Wednesday, September 25, 2013, By News Staff

Carrie Mae Weems, a two-time SU artist-in-residence (1988 Light Work Gallery and 2005-06 VPA), instructor and ongoing collaborator in SU engagement projects, has been named one of 24 MacArthur fellows for 2013. The fellowships “recognize 24 exceptionally creative individuals with…

Arts & Culture

Five Distinguished Alumni to Receive George Arents Award during Orange Central

Wednesday, September 25, 2013, By News Staff

Five distinguished Syracuse University alumni, representing excellence in the areas of the performing arts; art; fashion design; advertising, wellness and philanthropy; and literature will be honored with the George Arents Award during the University’s 2013 Orange Central celebration. Those who…

Campus & Community

SU Professor on CNY Filmmakers Panel

Tuesday, September 24, 2013, By News Staff

The Syracuse International Film Festival, along with Eric Mower + Associates and the Onondaga County Film Commission, will hold a seminar on the advantages of filmmaking in Onondaga County and the Central New York region. This seminar is free and…

Carrie Mae Weems among Honorees of Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

Friday, September 20, 2013, By News Staff

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc. (CBCF) and the Congressional Black Caucus Spouses recognized the contributions of visual artist Carrie Mae Weems on Sept. 18, during the 17th Annual Celebration of Leadership in the Fine Arts at the National Museum…

Campus & Community

Orange Smiles Highlight Students’ Common Bond at SU

Thursday, September 19, 2013, By News Staff

On Sept. 4, the LivingSU student team kicked off the new academic year by hosting the event “Have a Slice Day,” to highlight the one thing we all have in common at SU—we are all Orange! In partnership with SU…