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Six honored with Women of Distinction Award
Six women were honored by Syracuse University’s Division of Student Affairs on March 24 with the 2011 Women of Distinction Awards. The ceremony was held in the Goldstein Alumni and Faculty Center, and the keynote address was given by Jackie…
TRAC: High-wealth tax audits off to slow start
Very timely data from the Internal Revenue Service shows that a new agency program to investigate how well or poorly high-wealth individuals are complying with the nation’s tax laws has gotten off to a very slow start. The program and…
Horacek publishes research in Journal of the American Dietetic Association
Tanya Horacek, associate professor in the College of Human Ecology’s Department of Nutrition Science and Dietetics, published “Identifying Clusters of College Students at Elevated Health Risk Based on Eating and Exercise Behaviors and Psychosocial Determinants of Body Weight” in the March issue of Journal of the American Dietetic Association.
Hawai’i professor, musician headlines Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month on April 15
A highlight of the Office of Multicultural Affairs’ Asian-Pacific American (APA) Heritage Month is commemorative speaker Jon Osorio, professor and renowned musician from the University of Hawai’i-Mānoa. Osorio will present on Friday, April 15, at 4 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium….
Syracuse University 2011 Relay for Life sets record
The ninth annual 2011 Syracuse University Relay for Life set a new record this year by raising more than $170,000 for the American Cancer Society. The amount surpassed last year’s 2010 Relay for Life record amount of $153,000. The American…
SU Wind Ensemble to present concert April 27 featuring world premiere by SU senior
The Syracuse University Wind Ensemble will present a concert Wednesday, April 27, at 8 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College. The concert is free and open to the public. Free parking is available in the…
VPA’s Owen Shapiro has film accepted into two festivals
Owen Shapiro, professor of film in the School of Art and Design’s Department of Transmedia, had “Vinyl and Red Lips,” a 22-minute experimental video that he completed in January with Pedro Cuperman, associate professor in SU’s College of Arts and Sciences and editor of Point of Contact, accepted into the Athens International Film Festival (late April) and the San Gio Video Festival (July).
John Burdick to receive 2011 College of Arts and Sciences Wasserstrom Prize
John Burdick, professor of anthropology in Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and The College of Arts and Sciences, will receive the 2011 William Wasserstrom Prize for the Teaching of Graduate Students. The award will be presented…
SYRFILMFEST schedules prescreening events
The Syracuse International Film Festival (SYRFILM) continues its 2011 season of year-round programming with its first prescreening evening. The event will take place Thursday, May 5, at 7 p.m. at Le Moyne College, 244 Reilly Hall. SYRFILM prescreening staff invites the…
Visual, sound artist David Schafer to speak April 26
Schafer works across multiple platforms of production.