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Bhutanese-Nepalese to speak about resettlement in Central New York

Friday, January 28, 2011, By News Staff

Members of the Bhutanese-Nepal community who’ve resettled in Syracuse as the result of a decades-long civil conflict with the Bhutan government, will share their stories of struggles and success with the Syracuse community on Wednesday, Feb. 9, at 4 p.m….

SU receives record number of applications for second year

Monday, January 24, 2011, By Daeya Malboeuf

Undergraduate applications to Syracuse University for fall 2011 are running 13 percent ahead of last year. This is the second year in a row that application numbers have reached record highs.   Don Saleh, SU vice president for enrollment management,…

SRC provides $5 million community matching gift to Say Yes to Education Syracuse—largest single external gift the program has ever received

Saturday, January 22, 2011, By News Staff

Syracuse becomes first ‘Say Yes to Education City’ in the nation At a Jan. 22 reception at the Central New York Philanthropy Center, officials from SRC, Inc.—formerly Syracuse Research Corporation—announced that the company is making a $5 million community matching…

Stone Canoe to have exhibition at XL Projects

Friday, January 21, 2011, By Eileen Jevis

A display of artwork from the fifth edition of Stone Canoe: A Journal of Arts, Literature, and Social Commentary, will be on display beginning Jan. 26 and run through Feb. 20 at the XL Projects Gallery, 307–313 S. Clinton St.,…

SU’s 28th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Public Affairs Lecture to feature award-winning poet Sonia Sanchez

Thursday, January 20, 2011, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s 28th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Public Affairs Lecture will feature poet, activist and playwright Sonia Sanchez, who will present “The legacy of Martin Luther King: How we must continue his work” at 7 p.m. Wednesday,…

SU’s South Side Innovation Center awarded $85,000 grant from Chase

Thursday, January 20, 2011, By News Staff

Job creation in Syracuse has received a major boost with an $85,000 grant from Chase to the South Side Innovation Center (SSIC). SSIC, the area’s leading small business incubator and training center, was launched by Syracuse University’s Whitman School of…

Maxwell School professor to lead research team investigating climate change-induced conflict in Senegal and Mali

Wednesday, January 19, 2011, By News Staff

John McPeak, associate professor of public administration at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University, will lead an international, multi-disciplinary team seeking to reduce climate change-related conflicts between pastoralists and farmers in the Senegal and Niger River basins in the West African countries of Senegal and Mali.

Campus & Community

Free bus trip to Waterloo Outlets and Women’s National Historic Park

Wednesday, January 19, 2011, By News Staff

The Slutzker Center for International Services and the Office of Off-Campus and Commuter Services is hosting a bus trip to Seneca Falls Women’s Rights National Historic Park and Waterloo Premium Outlets for students.

STEM

iSchool team wins best peer-reviewed paper at IDCC 2010

Wednesday, January 19, 2011, By News Staff

The honor of best peer-reviewed paper at the sixth annual International Digital Curation Conference was awarded to Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) doctoral students Youngseek Kim and Ben Addom, led by iSchool Associate Dean for Research and Doctoral…

iSchool’s Milton Mueller serves on leading tech panel ‘State of the Net Conference’

Wednesday, January 19, 2011, By News Staff

Syracuse University School of Information Studies Professor Milton Mueller was a featured panelist at the annual State of the Net Conference in Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the Congressional Internet Caucus, the conference brings together some of the most prominent technology…