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Syracuse University hosts international Web conference addressing Internet governanceOctober 30, 2006Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies will host an international Web conference on Internet governance beginning at 8:30 a.m. EST on Thursday, Nov. 2. Participants will connect…

Whitman to host marketing lecture on pharmaceuticalsOctober 30, 2006Amy Schmitzaemehrin@syr.edu Statistics show that counterfeit drugs now make up 5-8 percent ($30 billion) of the pharmaceutical industry’s worldwide trade. This growing problem not only reduces profits in the industry, but also…

Tribute to scholar Vine Deloria celebrates Native American Heritage MonthOctober 30, 2006Jaclyn D. Grossojgrosso@law.syr.edu The life of Professor Vine Deloria (1933-2005), named one of TIME magazine’s 10 most influential theologians of the 20th century, will be celebrated on Thursday, Nov….

Alumna to donate $1 million to SU’s School of Information Studies; high-tech learning center named for her motherOctober 27, 2006Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu Today, thanks to the Internet and digital archives, library and information science is virtually boundless. So the students…

Webcast of ‘Speaking of Science’ discussion on STEM competitiveness availableOctober 27, 2006Rob Enslinrmenslin@syr.edu A recorded webcast of the Oct. 19 panel discussion “Confronting the Crisis: Keeping the U.S. Ahead of the Curve in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education,” moderated…

Fourth Annual South Asia Human Rights Film Festival to be held Oct. 26-28October 26, 2006Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu The Fourth Annual South Asia Human Rights Film Festival will be held Thursday, Oct. 26, through Saturday, Oct. 28, co-sponsored by the S.I….

New York Center for the Book appoints new directorOctober 26, 2006Mary Beth Hintonmbhinton@syr.edu Syracuse University Library has announced that Natasha Cooper has been appointed director of the New York Center for the Book, effectively immediately. Cooper succeeds Deirdre C. Stam,…

SU Florence launches new book series with dramatic photographic essay on Great Flood of Florence, on eve of 40th anniversaryOctober 26, 2006Daeya Malboeufdmking04@syr.edu On Nov. 4, 1966, Florence, Italy, experienced the most devastating flood in its history, which crippled the…

Music therapy expert Suzanne Oliver to be first guest of FCI’s Friday/Saturday Project, Nov. 3-4October 25, 2006Patrick Farrellpmfarrel@syr.edu Nationally recognized music therapy expert Suzanne Oliver will be the inaugural speaker of the Facilitated Communication Institute’s new Friday/Saturday Project, on Friday,…

Panel to discuss how to balance religious/LGBT concerns in higher edOctober 25, 2006Patrick Farrellpmfarrel@syr.edu As part of its Centennial Celebration, SU’s School of Education is co-sponsoring a panel discussion titled “Religious Concerns/LGBT Concerns in Higher Education: Difficult Dialogues.” The panel…