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Viral video the means for iSchool student’s life-philosophy message

Wednesday, February 29, 2012, By Diane Stirling

A two-minute YouTube video-gone-viral may have initiated the proverbial 15 minutes of fame for Sam Morrison, but there’s much more to the man and his story.  The backflips that led to the School of Information Studies student’s recognition around the world…

SU Sport Management Club makes $30,444 gift to Upstate Cancer Center

Monday, February 27, 2012, By Michele Barrett

Since its founding in 2005, the Syracuse University Sport Management (SPM) Club, a student-run organization in the Falk College’s Department of Sport Management, has donated nearly $155,000 to Central New York charities. As a result of its most successful annual…

SU students invited to contribute ideas for NASA’s International Space Apps Challenge

Friday, February 24, 2012, By Erica Blust

This weekend, Syracuse University students will have the opportunity to participate in a student-run brainstorming session to produce ideas and data that could help NASA create practical applications to benefit humanity.  SU is one of three institutions invited by NASA…

IVMF issues weekly research briefs highlighting veteran-related articles on variety of topics, calls for submissions

Thursday, February 23, 2012, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University has begun publishing IVMF Research Briefs on a weekly basis. Theses briefs highlight the most cited and most recent articles pertaining to veterans in the areas of wellness, family,…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Friday, February 17

Wednesday, February 22, 2012, By News Staff

New York Times quotes Mehrzad Boroujerdi of the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences on Iran’s nuclear standoff

Campus & Community

Deadline extended for Summer FLAS proposals

Tuesday, February 21, 2012, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s South Asia Center announces its FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) Fellowship Competition for Summer 2012.

Fast-A-Thon will benefit Syracuse Meals on Wheels

Tuesday, February 21, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Muslim Students Association (MSA), in collaboration with the Interfaith Student Council (IFSC) and its Better Together campaign, will lead the seventh annual Fast-A-Thon. The Fast-A-Thon encourages students and faculty members to fast for a day to experience what individuals…

STEM

Grant funds virtual SLS-public K-12 library book creation course

Monday, February 20, 2012, By J.D. Ross

A grant for a new course that uses technology to virtually connect School of Information Studies (iSchool) distance students with classes of Syracuse City School students with disabilities, so they can convey study plans and carry out hands-on projects, has…

Haynie appointed by Gov. Cuomo to New York State Council on Returning Veterans and Their Families

Thursday, February 9, 2012, By News Staff

Mike Haynie, executive director of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University, has been appointed by New York State Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to the New York State Council on Returning Veterans and Their Families, a group…

Destiny USA, Rosamond Gifford Zoo benefit from iSchool social media students

Wednesday, February 8, 2012, By J.D. Ross

Most businesses are lucky to have one social media strategist or community manager on staff. This season, two major Syracuse attractions are especially fortunate in that they will have legions of social media practitioners at work for them. That is…