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Syracuse University’s ‘Start-Up: Syracuse Entrepreneur’s Bootcamp’ breeds business skills to help Syracuse business community

Tuesday, July 22, 2008, By News Staff

Amy Mehringer(315) 443-3834 What do Carolyn Clemans of CabFab, Brian Bluff of SiteSeeker Inc., George Kilpatrick of WSYR, WCNY and Kilpatrick Media and Marketing, and Lisa Assenza and Jen Falso of HuePhoria have in common? Not only are they successful…

SU’s annual SPAWN conference, Aug. 16-18, focuses on philosophy of perception

Monday, July 21, 2008, By News Staff

Rob Enslin(315) 443-3403 The philosophy of perception is the theme of this year’s Syracuse Philosophy Annual Workshop and Network conference (SPAWN) taking place Aug. 16-18 on the Syracuse University campus. The conference involves more than 40 distinguished participants from throughout…

Two local high school teachers make new discoveries in Syracuse University’s research laboratories

Monday, July 21, 2008, By News Staff

Judy Holmes315-443-2201 Two Central New York teachers are spending their summer discovering how the fundamental scientific ideas and knowledge they teach are generated in a university research laboratory. Gina Duggleby, a biology teacher at Paul V. Moore High School in…

Horace Smith concludes decades-long SU career dedicated to creating opportunity in higher education

Thursday, July 10, 2008, By News Staff

Kevin Morrow(315) 443-3784 Horace H. Smith retired at the end of June as associate vice president for undergraduate studies at Syracuse University, concluding a 32-year SU career in which he played a central role in planning and implementing student retention…

New study finds that some plants can adapt to widespread climate change

Tuesday, July 8, 2008, By News Staff

Judy Holmes(315) 443-2201 While many plant species move to a new location or go extinct as a result of climate change, grasslands clinging to a steep, rocky dale-side in Northern England seem to defy the odds and adapt to long-term…

VPA’s Independent Study Degree Program in illustration concludes with ‘The Last Picture Show’ exhibition July 31-Aug. 8

Tuesday, July 8, 2008, By News Staff

Erica Blust(315) 443-5891 After 35 years of offering professional illustrators the opportunity to receive a master’s degree while working full time, the College of Visual and Performing Arts‘ (VPA) Independent Study Degree Program (ISDP) in illustration will conclude with the…

Syracuse University Library receives major gift of more than 200,000 78-rpm sound recordings from family of late Manhattan record store owner Morton J. Savada

Wednesday, July 2, 2008, By News Staff

Syracuse University Library receives major gift of more than 200,000 78-rpm sound recordings from family of late Manhattan record store owner Morton J. SavadaJuly 02, 2008Pamela McLaughlinpwmclaug@syr.edu Syracuse University Library’s Belfer Audio Laboratory and Archive has received a major gift…

AAHRPP gives full accreditation to Syracuse University’s human subjects research protection program

Tuesday, July 1, 2008, By News Staff

Sara Miller(315) 443-9038 The Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs Inc. (AAHRPP) has granted Syracuse University full accreditation for its human subjects research protection program for the next three years. In meeting AAHRPP’s high accreditation standards, SU…

Syracuse University Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor awarded new contract through 2014

Friday, June 27, 2008, By News Staff

Kevin C. Quinn315-443-8338 The Syracuse University Board of Trustees‘ Compensation Committee and Executive Committee voted unanimously at their June meeting to award Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor a new contract that will extend and solidify the mutual commitment between the…

National higher education consortium urges reform that values public scholarship

Friday, June 27, 2008, By News Staff

Peter Englot315 443 1921 Higher education leaders in the humanities, arts and design from across the United States are amplifying a wave of reform to recognize public scholarship in faculty tenure and promotion decisions. The catalyst for this movement is…