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When Accidents Happen
Professor Christopher DeCorse had made the trip from Bunce Island in Sierra Leone to nearby Papel Island over the span of many years as part of his research work. But one day last June, the journey’s end turned into a harrowing experience.
Alumni Welcomed Back to Campus for Orange Central
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.
Monk’s ‘A Celebration Service’ Comes to Syracuse
SU Arts Engage will present two performances of award-winning composer, singer and choreographer Meredith Monk’s “A Celebration Service” on Thursday, Oct. 3, and Saturday, Oct. 5, at Plymouth Congregational Church, 232 E. Onondaga St. in downtown Syracuse. The performances are…
King Center Imaging Project Exhibition on Campus Will Be on Display Sept. 30-Oct. 1
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is bringing its exhibition booth celebrating the King Center Imaging Project to the Syracuse University campus on Monday, Sept. 30, and Tuesday, Oct. 1. The booth, which showcases digital images of key documents from Martin Luther…
SU Professor on CNY Filmmakers Panel
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…
La Casita to Host Special Program Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
Local residents of Syracuse’s West Side, in close partnership with SU’s Hispanic communities, will co-host a celebration to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month at La Casita Cultural Center. Sept. 20 will kick off the four-week program of special events, all of…
18th-Century French Bookbinding: A Lecture in the Brodsky Series
Jeffrey S. Peachey, a book conservator, independent scholar and toolmaker, will present an illustrated lecture in the Brodsky Series for the Advancement of Library Conservation series titled “Reconstructing Diderot: Eighteenth Century French Bookbinding” on Thursday, Oct. 3, at 5 p.m. in…
Southeast ADA Center Announces First Broadcast of WADA “ADA Live!”
On Oct. 2, the Southeast ADA Center, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University, will launch “ADA Live!” on WADA, the center’s Internet-based radio station. For the past 22 years, the Southeast ADA Center, a member of…
Plastics Pioneers Reading Room to Open in Bird Library
On Friday, Sept. 27, from 2:30–4 p.m., the Plastics Pioneers Reading Room, a gift of donors Glenn and Patsy Beall, will officially be dedicated and opened on the sixth floor of Syracuse University’s Bird Library. The public is invited to…
Critical Connections Lecture on Plastics by Robert Friedel
Robert Friedel, professor of technology and science at the University of Maryland, will present “Is it Real? Imitation and Style in the First Plastics” on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 5 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons on the first…