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Your Opinions of Alcohol

Tuesday, March 4, 2014, By News Staff

We invite you to participate in a research project titled “Your Opinions of Alcohol.”  This study was designed to better understand young adults’ opinions of alcohol. To quality for the study, you must (1) be between the ages of 21…

New Living SU Website Connects Students to Campus Life

Tuesday, March 4, 2014, By News Staff

The Division of Student Affairs has recently launched a new and improved website to better help students connect to the programs, services, opportunities and events supported by the 20-plus offices within the organization. LivingSU.syr.edu is the pulse of campus life…

Connective Corridor, Centscere, Community Foundation Launch Micro-Giving Project

Tuesday, March 4, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Can social media and social entrepreneurship help leverage small change to make a big difference? Centscere, an SU student start-up, is putting this theory into action.

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Donate Your Used Sports Equipment to Leveling the Playing Field

Tuesday, March 4, 2014, By News Staff

The SU Sport Management Club has partnered with Leveling the Playing Field, Inc., to collect used sporting equipment to benefit the Tillie’s Touch organization, helping them ensure that underserved youth living in and around Syracuse have sporting equipment of their…

Carnegie Library Reading Room dedication on March 17

Tuesday, March 4, 2014, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The formal dedication of the renovated Carnegie Library Reading Room, with remarks by Chancellor Kent Syverud, will take place on Monday, March 17, at 3:30 p.m. in the Carnegie Library. This event follows an informal ribbon-cutting that took place on…

Chancellor Syverud’s Inauguration to Be Held April 11

Monday, March 3, 2014, By News Staff

Kent Syverud will be inaugurated as Syracuse University’s 12th Chancellor and President on Friday, April 11. The day will include a series of campus ceremonies, events and celebrations to bring the University community together and mark Chancellor Syverud’s formal installation….

Plan to End U.S. Control of ICANN Submitted to Brazil Meeting on Future of Internet Governance

Monday, March 3, 2014, By J.D. Ross

Researchers at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) have released an innovative proposal to resolve the 15-year controversy over the U.S. government’s special relationship to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). The proposal, which involves removing root…

Disability Rights Activist to Visit Campus on Wednesday, March 5

Monday, March 3, 2014, By Jennifer Russo

Judith E. Heumann, the special advisor for international disability rights at the U.S. Department of State, will visit Syracuse University on Wednesday, March 5. Heumann will speak as part of a panel titled “Promoting Inclusion of People with Disabilities—Through Law…

‘FIXED: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement’ Screening March 4

Friday, February 28, 2014, By Jennifer Russo

The Beyond Compliance Coordinating Committee (BCCC) will host a screening of the documentary “FIXED: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement” at 7 p.m. at Watson Hall Theater on Tuesday, March 4. The event will also include a Q&A and reception with…

Local Entrepreneurs Invite Community to Sample Products at Showcase

Thursday, February 27, 2014, By News Staff

The South Side Innovation Center (SSIC) will host a product showcase where community members can view and sample new and unique food and retail products created by its tenants and clients. The event will take place March 1 from 1-5…