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Syracuse University to expand in the Middle East

Wednesday, May 18, 2011, By News Staff

SU to open headquarters in Dubai and create new opportunities for students Syracuse University has announced the expansion of its educational presence in the Arab Gulf. In June, an information center will open in Dubai, providing resources and background on…

Business & Economy

SyracuseCoE announces $200,000 in TAD awards to four Upstate companies

Tuesday, May 17, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Syracuse Center of Excellence (SyracuseCoE) today announced that four Upstate New York companies have received a total of $200,000 in the fourth round of Technology Application and Demonstration (TAD 2011) awards. These demonstration projects are designed to improve air…

Campus & Community

Thompson becomes chairman of the Syracuse University Board of Trustees

Tuesday, May 17, 2011, By Kevin C. Quinn

At Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees annual meeting held this past Saturday, May 14, Chairman-elect Richard L. Thompson G’67 officially assumed the role of chairman of the University’s Board of Trustees. Outgoing chairman John H. Chapple ’75 completed his term as…

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SU faculty collaborate with Willow Field Elementary May 19 to host public research lesson

Monday, May 16, 2011, By Jennifer Russo

Faculty from the Syracuse University Department of Science Teaching have partnered with the teachers and administration of Willow Field Elementary in Liverpool to explore a process called “lesson study.” Their efforts will culminate this Thursday, May 19, at 6 p.m….

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Case worker steers student up the hill to SU degree

Monday, May 16, 2011, By Eileen Jevis

At the age of 17, Oubon Phommanyrath was living on her own in the Salvation Army Transitional Apartments on Salina Street in Syracuse. Phommanyrath had fled from a physically and emotionally abusive home life at age 14, ending up on…

College of Law tradition continues with Res Ipsa Loquitur faculty honor

Monday, May 16, 2011, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

The Class of 2011 awarded College of Law Professor Nina A. Kohn the Res Ipsa Loquitur Award at the May 13 Commencement ceremony. This award recognizes an outstanding member of the faculty for his or her service, scholarship and stewardship…

Business & Economy

Whitman faculty research in entrepreneurship ranked highly for second year

Monday, May 16, 2011, By News Staff

For the second year in a row, research conducted in areas related to entrepreneurship and published by faculty in the Department of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University has been ranked No. 2…

Campus & Community

Remarks by J. Craig Venter at Syracuse University’s 157th Commencement and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry’s 114th Commencement

Sunday, May 15, 2011, By News Staff

Thank you, Chancellor Cantor, for a very warm introduction.  I wish you’d told me that I was going to be following the mascot. Chancellor Cantor, trustees, faculty, students: thank you for allowing me to come here to address you for your…

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2011 Syracuse University Beckman Scholar selected

Thursday, May 12, 2011, By News Staff

Vivian Yaci Yu, a junior biochemistry major in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected as the University’s 2011 Beckman Scholar. The highly competitive program, funded by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, supports select students interested…

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SU in the News: Wednesday, May 11

Wednesday, May 11, 2011, By News Staff

Associated Press quotes Mehrzad Boroujerdi of the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences on Iran’s Supreme Leader