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Five will receive Martin Luther King Jr. Unsung Hero Awards at Jan. 21 celebration

Monday, January 9, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Unsung Hero Awards will be presented to five members of the Syracuse University or greater Syracuse communities during Syracuse University’s 27th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, “A Living Legacy: The Fierce Urgency of…

Burton Blatt Institute recognized in proposed NY legislation to support self-employment for people with disabilities

Friday, January 6, 2012, By News Staff

The New York State Senate introduced two bills Jan. 4 aimed at dramatically expanding entrepreneurship opportunities for people with disabilities. The measures were sponsored by Sen. Martin Golden (R-Brooklyn). The bills reflect the success of the Start-Up NY program and…

Veterans

SU’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families expands team

Friday, January 6, 2012, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University has announced the appointment of staff members who will oversee veterans programs, special events and conferences, research, communications and design, and office administration. The expansion of the IVMF team…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Friday, January 6

Friday, January 6, 2012, By News Staff

Newhouse School students preparing to cover the New Hampshire primary are featured in USA Today

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Thursday, January 5, 2012

Thursday, January 5, 2012, By News Staff

SU participation in White House summer jobs youth employment program reported by Gannett Wire Service

Campus & Community

Learn to Skate programs at Tennity Ice Pavilion

Tuesday, January 3, 2012, By News Staff

Tennity Ice Pavilion on South Campus offers Learn to Skate progams.

Campus & Community

SU students tutor, mentor through Literacy Corps

Tuesday, January 3, 2012, By News Staff

Tutoring and mentoring through the Syracuse University Literacy Corps (SULC) is a unique, challenging and rewarding experience working with students in the Syracuse City School District to improve their literacy skills. This year, more than 244 tutors from SU at 50…

Prestigious journal reviews book co-authored by Peter Blanck

Tuesday, January 3, 2012, By News Staff

The December 2011 issue of The American Historical Review includes a book review of “Race, Ethnicity, and Disability: Veterans and Benefits in Post-Civil War America” (Cambridge University Press, 2010), authored by Burton Blatt Institute chairman and University Professor Peter Blanck…

Kane joins Syracuse University as associate vice president of public relations

Tuesday, January 3, 2012, By News Staff

Erin Martin Kane has been named associate vice president for public relations at Syracuse University. The appointment, made by Kevin Quinn, senior vice president for public affairs, is effective Jan. 3. A resident of Pittsford, N.Y., Kane most recently served…

STEM

Fishing for an agreement on mercury

Monday, January 2, 2012, By Keith Kobland

Charley Driscoll says he’s not trying to scare anyone. But this story may have you looking a little differently at that tuna fish sandwich you have in your brown bag for lunch.