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SU math department taking positive steps to stem negative trend in number of students pursuing future in mathMarch 02, 2006Carol K. Masiclatclkim@syr.edu Although the mathematics department at Syracuse University teaches about 3,000 undergraduate students every semester, the department has graduated…

Career fair geared to students interested in public serviceMarch 02, 2006SU News ServicesSUnews@syr.edu On Tuesday, March 7, Syracuse University will host “Community Connections,” a nonprofit and government career fair sponsored by the Center for Career Services (CCS) and the Mary…

Verhaeghen wins Flemish prize for novel ‘Omega minor’March 01, 2006Roxanna Carpenterrocarpen@syr.edu George Santayana’s theory that those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it is an idea that could haunt a psychologist whose work centers on memory, cognition…

Professor, author Mary Gaitskill continues successful balancing act of teaching, writing powerful fictionFebruary 28, 2006Carol K. Masiclatclkim@syr.edu “Write it the way only you can.” This is the advice professor and award-winning author Mary Gaitskill gives most frequently in her creative…

Political science professor takes human look at politics in new book, ‘First Person Political’February 28, 2006Carol K. Masiclatclkim@syr.edu Grant Reeher, associate professor of political science in the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, looks at politics from a different perspective in…

SU invites students, faculty, staff and friends to enjoy ‘bit of Heaven’ on St. Patrick’s Day February 27, 2006Matthew R. Snydermrsnyder@syr.edu On Saturday, March 18, at noon, the Syracuse St. Patrick’s Parade Committee will host Syracuse’s 24th Annual St. Patrick’s…

SU partners with Nottingham and Fayetteville-Manlius teachers to host Diversity Institute for high school students February 27, 2006Matthew R. Snydermrsnyder@syr.edu Earlier this month, 18 students from Nottingham High School and 24 from Fayetteville-Manlius High School came together at Syracuse University…

$1 million Mellon grant supports Central New York ‘Humanities Corridor’February 27, 2006Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu The prestigious Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a three-year, $1 million grant to Syracuse University to work with Cornell University and the University of Rochester for…

SU biology professor throws convention (and exam answers) out the window Feb. 27February 24, 2006Carol K. Masiclatclkim@syr.edu Anxious and eager, they assemble outside Lyman Hall for the big moment. Jockeying for position, students gather under the second-story window to participate…

Amnesty International Executive Director William Schulz to present next University Lecture, Feb. 28February 23, 2006Patrick Farrellpmfarrel@syr.edu William Schulz, executive director of Amnesty International (USA) has won international attention as an advocate for human rights. An outspoken critic of some of…