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SU in the News: Tuesday, February 8
Ars Technica and CNet quote iSchool Professor Milton Mueller on Internet governance and new domain names
TRAC: Backlog on Immigration Court hearings continues
According to a new analysis of court data by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), despite the recent hiring of additional immigration judges, the number of cases awaiting resolution before the Immigration Courts has continued to grow. At the end…
Five iSchool students earn spot at 2011 SXSW
This year, the Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) will be sending five students on a non-traditional spring break to the 2011 South by Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas, held March 10-15.
NWSI launches innovative microloan program for businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs
The Near Westside Initiative (NWSI), with a $25,000 grant from the Central New York Community Foundation, has launched a microloan program for existing businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs on the Near Westside of Syracuse. Developed by NWSI deputy director Michael Short…
LCS’s Heng Yin receives NSF Career Award to fight against malicious code
Heng Yin, assistant professor of computer science in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science at Syracuse University, has been awarded the prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award by the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his proposal…
TRAC: Non-immigration federal prosecutions fall
According to a new analysis of Justice Department data and other records by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), federal criminal enforcement under President Obama is significantly different than it was during the last two years of the Bush Administration….
‘Our Entrepreneurial History’ at Feb. 3 Institute for Retired Professionals
The Thursday, Feb. 3, program of the Institute for Retired Professionals will feature Gregg Tripoli, executive director of the Onondaga County Historical Society (OHA). Tripoli will discuss how the Historical Society is contributing to economic development in the community, which…
U.S. Commerce Department brings delegation to Syracuse University
The U.S. Department of Commerce is currently hosting a delegation of professionals from the former Soviet Union who have come to the United States to learn about intellectual property rights and technology commercialization and how the U.S. government, universities, private…
Students, faculty explore business, cultural implications of Super Bowl in new course offering
A new course, “The Super Bowl and Society,” debuted in the College of Human Ecology this semester. With enrollment of more than 100 students, SPM 199 explores the evolution and strategic brilliance that has allowed a football game to become a…
Ray Smith Symposium continues music of conflict theme with ‘Refugees and Exile,’ Feb. 17-18
The Ray Smith Symposium in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences continues its yearlong exploration of “Music of Conflict and Reconciliation” with a two-day program titled “Refugees and Exile.” Events include a colloquium, featuring ethnomusicologists Michael Frishkopf (University of…