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Steven Pinker—one of the world’s leading cognitive scientists, interested in all aspects of language and the mind—is delivering the Milton First-Year Lecture in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Open only to College first-year and transfer students, the lecture is Wednesday, Oct. 6.

Scholar and activist Angela Davis will deliver a public lecture at Syracuse University Oct. 12.

Six teams of interior design students are working to transform a stark corner of Smith Hall’s basement into a comfortable and inviting green office for Syracuse University’s Sustainability Division.

The 2010 Fall Eastern Sectional Meeting of the American Mathematics Society takes place at Syracuse University Oct. 2-3.

The Syracuse University Humanities Center continues its exploration of “conflict” with a daylong symposium devoted to modern African literature.

The Syracuse University Humanities Center has announced the Perpetual Peace Project, a joint initiative with the Slought Foundation, the European Union National Institutes of Culture, International Peace Institute and United Nations University through 2011.

Jason R. Wiles, assistant professor of biology, has received the 2010 Science and Technology Outreach Award from the Technology Alliance of Central New York (TACNY).

Patricia McFadden, Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies and the Department of African American Studies in SU’s College of Arts and Sciences, will speak on “Neoliberalism and Humanitariansm: Implications for African Social Movements,” on Wednesday, Sept. 22.

Wegmans Food Markets has become the official sponsor of the Red House Arts Center venue for SYRFILMFEST’10.

Four regional theaters have been chosen to host some of this year’s Syracuse International Film Festival competition screenings.