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Health & Society

Syracuse Food Justice Symposium to Be Held Oct. 2-3

Wednesday, September 30, 2015, By Michele Barrett

“Taking Back Our Health through Community Gardens and Urban Agriculture,” the first-ever Syracuse Food Justice Symposium, will focus on grassroots urban agriculture and food justice.

Campus & Community

Graduate Student Travels to Philly to Attend Pope’s Mass

Wednesday, September 30, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Emily Francisco G’17 almost got to see Pope Francis two years ago while she was studying abroad in Florence. She tried to attend a Mass he was celebrating in Rome, but she wasn’t able to get into the service. This time she was not going to miss him.

Campus & Community

Lecture by Renowned Disability Scholar, Author Lennard J. Davis

Tuesday, September 29, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

The most sweeping civil rights legislation in U.S. history and a model for disability-based laws around the globe is the subject of a special lecture, hosted by the Renée Crown University Honors Program in the  College of Arts and Sciences….

Campus & Community

CASE Center Selected for Center of Advanced Technology Award

Tuesday, September 29, 2015, By Keith Kobland

The Center for Advanced Systems and Engineering (CASE) has been notified that it has been re-designated as a New York State Center for Advanced Technology. The award, $921,000 a year renewable for up to 10 years, was announced by Empire…

Arts & Culture

Architecture to Meet Prospective Students in Taipei, Shanghai

Monday, September 28, 2015, By Elaine Wackerow

The School of Architecture has initiated an expanded effort to reach out to prospective students across the globe. This fall, representatives from the school will travel to Taipei and Shanghai to meet with prospective students interested in studying architecture at…

Campus & Community

Sala and Dr. Chen Co-Chair United Way ‘Game Changer’ Campaign

Monday, September 28, 2015, By News Staff

Peter Sala, vice president and chief campus facilities officer, and Dr. Ruth Chen, professor of practice in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, will co-chair the 2015 Syracuse University employee United Way campaign, “Game Changer.” They will lead a…

Arts & Culture

La Casita Cultural Center Hispanic Heritage Month

Monday, September 28, 2015, By Keith Kobland

La Casita Cultural Center, a program of Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), is observing Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) with a special exhibition titled “Béisbol at the Heart of Our Latino Communities.” “Béisbol” is the theme of the…

Campus & Community

Libraries to Host Series on Accessibility in Museums, Libraries

Friday, September 25, 2015, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Syracuse University Libraries will host a three-part webinar series on accessibility, organized by the American Alliance of Museums, in collaboration with the Coalition to Advance Learning in Archives, Libraries and Museums. Called Stories of Inclusion: Inclusive Practices at Cultural…

Business & Economy

WISE Women’s Business Center Director Joanne Lenweaver Honored

Thursday, September 24, 2015, By Lindsay Wickham

Joanne Lenweaver, director of the WISE Women’s Business Center—a program of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management—was recognized with the 2015 Outstanding Mentor Award at the inaugural Successful Business Women Awards on Sept. 24.  Lenweaver was one of 13…

Media, Law & Policy

Prospective Law Students Invited to Participate in Law Week 2015

Wednesday, September 23, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

In the 2012-2013 academic year, more than 139,000 students were enrolled in roughly 200 U.S. law schools, according to a report issued by the Wall Street Journal. Fierce competition at the nation’s top schools remains a concern among applicants, which…