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Orange Tree Fund makes funding available for student startups
Students at Syracuse University are eager to start exploring their business ideas, and the Orange Tree Fund (OTF) gives them a leg up to start a business before they even leave SU. “College is the perfect time to start a…
Israeli filmmaker to screen award-winning movie ‘Diplomat’ at SU Nov. 30
Dana Goren, an Israeli director and screenwriter, will present her movie, “Diplomat,” at Syracuse University on Tuesday, Nov. 30, at 6 p.m. in the main auditorium in the Life Sciences Complex. Goren, whose documentary examines the lives of Russian-Jewish immigrants in…
Warehouse Gallery becomes Taté Wikikuwa Museum for a while
The Warehouse Gallery has changed its appearance to temporarily host a fictive Native American museum: the Taté Wikikuwa Museum by Rigo 23, focusing on Native American Leonard Peltier. A public reception will be held Thursday, Nov. 18 from 5–8 p.m.,…
Life Sciences Complex to receive High Performance Building designation
Syracuse University’s Life Sciences Complex will receive special recognition for its energy-saving measures that make it one-third more efficient than a comparable standard building. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) will present a High Performance Building…
Remembering Alice Reynolds ’60, professor of nursing emeriti, nurse-midwife, WWII army nurse
Alice Reynolds ‘60, professor emerita of nursing who retired from Syracuse University in 1984, died at age 90 on April 21, 2010, in Syracuse. A memorial service was held on Nov. 5, 2010, at Holy Cross Church in DeWitt. She…
Director of Stickley Museum to speak at Nov. 18 IRP
The Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP) will host Greg Vadney, director and chief curator of the Stickley Museum, the official museum of L. & J.G. Stickely, Inc., on Thursday, Nov. 18. Vadney will discuss the 120-year history of Stickley furniture,…
TMR presents ‘Our Entrepreneurial History’
The Nov. 18 session of Thursday Morning Roundtable (TMR) features Gregg Tripoli, executive director of the Onondaga Historical Association (OHA). He will talk about some of the things that OHA is doing to contribute to economic development in our community,…
SU psychologist wins NSF CAREER award to study memory
For some, the warm, sweet smell of cookies baking in the oven evokes fond memories of sleigh bells, a nighttime visitor and prancing hooves on a rooftop. Smell is among countless cues that can trigger a memory, but researchers understand…
SU in the News: Tuesday, November 16, 2010
SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE Syracuse University Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor is mentioned in a Chronicle of Higher Education article about colleges and universities forging public perceptions of good reputation in higher education. The November 2010 issue of…
Acclaimed mezzo-soprano D’Anna Fortunato to give concert, master class at SU
Acclaimed mezzo-soprano D’Anna Fortunato will visit Syracuse University Dec. 3-4 to perform a concert and give a master class. Both events are free and open to the public. On Friday, Dec. 3, at 8 p.m., Fortunato and pianist Mary Jane…