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Syracuse University to confer six honorary degrees May 10April 23, 2009Jaime Winne Alvarez jlwinne@syr.edu Syracuse University will award honorary degrees to six individuals of exceptional achievement at its 155th Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 10, in the Carrier Dome. The…

Depiction of disability in film is focus of Syracuse International Film Festival program April 28April 21, 2009Patrick Farrellpmfarrel@syr.edu This year’s Syracuse International Film Festival will focus attention on how people with disabilities are depicted in film through a special program…

SYRFILMFEST ’09 hosts legendary Italian filmmaker Gian Vittorio BaldiApril 17, 2009Christine Fawcett-Shapiroinfo@syrfilm.com Gian Vittorio Baldi, one of the most heralded and influential producers/directors in the history of Italian cinema, will be in Syracuse April 20-May 3 as a guest of…

Registration opens for Healthy Buildings 2009 April 14, 2009Martin Wallsmwalls@syracusecoe.org Registration is now open for the Ninth International Healthy Buildings Conference and Exhibition (HB2009), which will be held in Syracuse, N.Y., from Sept. 13-17. The event will include presentations by…

Syracuse University architecture professor develops interactive text-messaging project to encourage exploration of cityApril 14, 2009Mary Kate O’Brienmcobrien@syr.edu Syracuse residents can participate in an innovative project developed as a fun way to explore the city, as they receive installments of a…

SU Oratorio Society to remember eminent composer, educator Boatwright with ‘Canticle of the Sun’ performance April 26April 10, 2009Erica Blustesblust@syr.edu The Syracuse University Oratorio Society will remember eminent American composer, author, violinist, conductor and SU Professor Emeritus Howard Boatwright with…

Lecture by UC Davis professor kicks off series about German philosopher Walter Benjamin April 16 at Syracuse UniversityApril 07, 2009Rob Enslinrmenslin@syr.edu The relationship between Walter Benjamin and Theodor Adorno-two leading lights of the Frankfurt School of social thought-is the subject…

Renowned speaker, exhibition to help remember Syracuse’s 15th Ward April 16March 31, 2009Erica Blustesblust@syr.edu Renowned speaker Mindy Fullilove, author of “Root Shock: How Tearing Up City Neighborhoods Hurts America, and What We Can Do About It” (One World/Ballantine, 2004) will…

Fourth Annual Charity Sports Auction is Thursday, featuring former MLB pitcher Jim Abbott and book signing by NBA super agent David FalkMarch 30, 2009Michele Barrettmibarret@syr.edu The Fourth Annual Charity Sports Auction, presented by Syracuse University’s Sport Management Club, will take…

NBA agent, SU trustee David B. Falk to hold book signing at April 2 Charity Sports Auction at Carrier DomeMarch 27, 2009Michele Barrettmibarret@syr.edu NBA sports agent and Syracuse University trustee David B. Falk ’72 will sign copies of his new…