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Stage of Nations Blue Rain ECOfest Highlights Protecting Natural Resources

Thursday, July 25, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Celebrating the region’s growing reputation for environmental stewardship, the Stage of Nations Blue Rain ECOfest returns to downtown Syracuse’s Hanover Square this year during Syracuse Artsweek, Friday, July 26, and Saturday, July 27. The event, sponsored by the Onondaga Nation,…

Taking the Lead

Wednesday, July 24, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

The Setnor School of Music welcomed a group of young women this month for a unique new program. The Girls Leadership Academy for Music is helping to build up their potential and counteract the negative statistics of women in leadership roles.

STEM

SU Signs Asset Transfer Agreement with SRC’s Bioforensics Group

Wednesday, July 24, 2013, By Rob Enslin

The Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute (FNSSI) in The College of Arts and Sciences has signed an asset transfer agreement with SRC Inc., a nationally recognized independent, not-for-profit research company. The agreement calls for the transfer of the SRC…

Summer Dance Performance Showcases Talented Dancers, Renowned Choreographers

Tuesday, July 23, 2013, By Eileen Jevis

The Syracuse University Summer Dance Intensive Program will hold a free dance performance at Syracuse Stage on Saturday, July 27, from 1-2 p.m. The performance showcases the talent of students who have completed three weeks of vigorous study with world-renowned…

Campus & Community

Athletics Department to Hold Yard Sale Thursday and Friday

Tuesday, July 23, 2013, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Department of Athletics will hold a yard sale on Thursday, July 25, and Friday, July 26, in Manley Field House. Both men’s and women’s apparel and equipment will be on sale while supplies last during the two-day…

Campus & Community

Sun Will Heat Water on South Campus

Monday, July 22, 2013, By Keith Kobland

A new project under way on South Campus will harness the heat from the sun to provide hot showers for students this fall. Solar panels are being installed on top of 20 buildings that house student apartments on South Campus. This video…

Campus & Community

Summer 2013 Evacuation Drill Schedule for Academic Administrative Buildings

Friday, July 19, 2013, By News Staff

The Environmental Health and Safety Services Office (EHSS) will conduct the summer 2013 evacuation drills in academic and administrative buildings from July 29 through Aug. 2.  The building drills will be conducted between 9:30-11:30 a.m. or between 1:30-3:30 p.m., according…

TEDCenter Helps Retrain Individuals to Compete in Job Market

Thursday, July 18, 2013, By Eileen Jevis

Stephanie Mayne is the human resource manager at M.S. Kennedy, a Liverpool company that has been designing and producing high-performance analog microelectronics for 40 years. She receives a flood of resumes for every job opening. It’s easy for Mayne to…

Arts & Culture

Dympna Callaghan Appointed Interim Director of SU Humanities Center

Thursday, July 18, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Shakespearean scholar has ‘deep commitment’ to humanities and liberal arts   Dympna Callaghan, the William L. Safire Professor of Modern Letters and a renowned Shakespearean scholar in The College of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed interim director of the…

Imagining America Completes First Round in New Activists Web Series

Thursday, July 18, 2013, By Jamie Haft

The latest in the series “The New Activists: Students in the Community” features Afua Boahene, a doctoral student in the School of Education, and her work with the Image Initiative, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering young women of color in the City of Syracuse to surmount obstacles impeding their academic success.