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BBI research associate elected to Society for Disability Studies board

Friday, May 20, 2011, By News Staff

Omolara Funmilola Akinpelu, research associate with the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, has been elected to serve on the board of directors of the Society for Disability Studies (SDS). Akinpelu’s three-year term begins at the conclusion of June’s…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Wednesday, May 18

Thursday, May 19, 2011, By News Staff

AP notes School of Education’s Vincent Tinto will keynote North Dakota University System Retention Summit

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Tuesday, May 17

Wednesday, May 18, 2011, By News Staff

Wall Street Journal cites TRAC information on tax audits of wealthy Americans

Arts & Culture

Belfer’s ‘Sound Beat’ radio program awarded NEA grant

Wednesday, May 18, 2011, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

“Sound Beat,” a public radio program originating in the Belfer Audio Archive at the Syracuse University Library, was awarded a $15,000 Arts on Radio and Television grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).  “Sound Beat” is a daily…

Business & Economy

Whitman to host 31st annual Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference June 8-11

Wednesday, May 18, 2011, By News Staff

The 31st annual Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC), co-sponsored by the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, will be held June 8-11 at Whitman. The BCERC, widely considered the premier conference for entrepreneurship research, was established in 1981…

SU mourns Maxwell Emeritus Professor John Cleverdon Honey II

Wednesday, May 18, 2011, By News Staff

John Cleverdon Honey II, professor emeritus of public policy at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, died on May 17 at the age of 94.

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…

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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….

Arts & Culture

SU unveils professional graduate certificate in language teaching

Monday, May 16, 2011, By Rob Enslin

In response to the shrinking global economy and the growing influx of immigrants to the United States, Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences is offering the certificate of advanced studies (CAS) in language teaching. The certificate is a 12-credit…