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‘Osama bin Laden’s worst nightmare’ to speak at Maxwell SchoolFebruary 07, 2008Jill Leonhardtjlleonha@maxwell.syr.edu Irshad Manji, dubbed “Osama bin Laden’s worst nightmare” by The New York Times for her criticisms of radical Islam and orthodox interpretations of the Koran, will speak…

L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science will celebrate National Engineers Week February 07, 2008Tricia Hopkinsthopkins@syr.edu Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS) will mark National Engineers Week with a series of educational and recreational…

Mary Frances Berry to keynote 25th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Public Affairs Lecture Feb. 13February 06, 2008Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu Mary Frances Berry, former chairperson of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, will be the featured speaker for the Syracuse…

iSchool professor receives first grant for gaming labFebruary 06, 2008Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) professor Scott Nicholson, director of the M.S. in library and information science program, recently received a Gaylord grant worth $5,000 to…

Syracuse researchers link higher test scores with certified librarians in schoolsFebruary 05, 2008Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu New York state schools with certified librarians have higher scores on average on the fourth-grade English Language Arts (ELA) test than those who don’t, according…

New staff, OMA’s Multicultural Mentoring Program to engage SU students of color with academic, social opportunitiesFebruary 05, 2008Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu Hilda Rosa Martinez is thrilled to come to work each morning. Martinez, who began her new job as assistant director…

Meredith Professor Ruth Small joins governor’s task force on information literacyFebruary 04, 2008Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu Meredith Professor Ruth Small, who has been with Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies (iSchool) since 1989, recently was appointed to the Governor’s Information Literacy…

iSchool makes strides in closing digital divideJanuary 31, 2008Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu This semester, Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies (iSchool) will help launch the South Side Initiative Networking Academy, a program to provide free professional computer training to 15 residents…

Newhouse School to remember David Ifshin, student activists of 1960s and ’70s, in First Amendment Year eventJanuary 31, 2008Wendy S. Loughlinwsloughl@syr.edu Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, as part of its yearlong celebration of the First Amendment, will…

SU fine arts professor curates art exhibition exploring work of Dutch, Flemish masters at Everson MuseumJanuary 31, 2008Jaime Winne Alvarezjlwinne@syr.edu Wayne Franits, chair and professor of fine arts in The College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University, has curated…