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Newhouse School’s Tully Center for Free Speech completes comprehensive study on public access to military court proceedings
Newhouse School’s Tully Center for Free Speech completes comprehensive study on public access to military court proceedingsAugust 15, 2008Jaime Winne Alvarezjlwinne@syr.edu The Tully Center for Free Speech at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications today released research from…
Syracuse University scientists discover how some bacteria may steal iron from their human hosts
Judy Holmes315) 443-2201 Like their human hosts, bacteria need iron to survive and they must obtain that iron from the environment. While humans obtain iron primarily through the food they eat, bacteria have evolved complex and diverse mechanisms to allow…
Two local high school teachers make new discoveries in Syracuse University’s research laboratories
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…
New study finds that some plants can adapt to widespread climate change
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…
Manlius library media specialist wins We the People Bookshelf award for Youth Services Library at SU
Margaret Costello Spillett315 443 1069 Kaye Kerr G’08 of Syracuse, a recent graduate of the M.S. in Library and Information Science School Media Specialization program in Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies and the library media specialist at Enders Road…
Syracuse University Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor honored by Carnegie Corporation with national Academic Leadership Award, $500,000 grant
Kevin C. Quinn315 443 8338 Syracuse University Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor has been named one of two recipients–along with Robert J. Birgeneau, chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley–of the 2008 Carnegie Corporation Academic Leadership Award, which celebrates outstanding…
University Senate designates 17 retiring faculty as emeriti
Cynthia J. Moritz315 443 9039 The University Senate voted to recognize 17 faculty members with emeritus status. The honorees were invited to accompany the Chancellor’s party during the 2008 Commencement ceremony. They are: Stanley Alten, professor in the S.I. Newhouse…
Chapple begins term as Board of Trustees chair
SU News Services315-443-3784 At Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees annual meeting, held May 10, Chair-elect John H. Chapple ’75 officially assumed board leadership as John A. Couri ’63 completed his term as chair and moved to chair-emeritus status. Additionally, seven…
LGBT Resource Center invites participation in 16th Annual AIDS Walk/Run team
Amit Taneja315 443 3983 The staff of Syracuse University’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center invites SU and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry students, faculty and staff to join or support the LGBT Resource Center’s team…
Syracuse University, Dana Foundation team up for conversation about teen brain May 27 in Washington, D.C.
Rob Enslin(315) 443 3403 The College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University and The Dana Foundation are presenting a panel discussion on the teen brain as part of the successful “Speaking of Science” series on Tuesday, May 27, in…