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SU biologist partners with National Park Service to study bison grazing in Yellowstone

Friday, December 17, 2010, By News Staff

While Yellowstone’s celebrated bison may be among the most popular tourist attractions in the park, their grazing habits and increasing numbers have raised questions about the long-term stability of the park’s grasslands. To find answers, the National Park Service has…

Arts & Culture

Artists sought for ‘Rent’ exhibit

Thursday, December 16, 2010, By News Staff

In the spirit of “la vie boheme,” Syracuse Stage is partnering with the Cultural Resources Council of Onondaga County on “Where Theatre and Visual Arts Meet,” a visual exhibition of the compelling stories found in “Rent,” Jonathan Larson’s landmark musical…

University College’s Eileen Jevis receives prestigious military honor

Thursday, December 16, 2010, By News Staff

Eileen Jevis, public relations manager at University College of Syracuse University, was recently awarded the Commander’s Award for Public Service by the U.S. Army. The award recognizes exceptional public service that contributes significantly to the accomplishment of the mission of…

COLAB announces reorganization, new research appointments

Wednesday, December 15, 2010, By Erica Blust

COLAB, Syracuse University’s collaborative design laboratory, has announced the completion of restructuring efforts as well as new research appointments. COLAB was initiated in 2008 as an independent entity within the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), with its executive…

Victims of Pan Am Flight 103 to be remembered on Dec. 21

Tuesday, December 14, 2010, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Tuesday, Dec. 21, marks the 22nd anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 and the loss of 270 individuals, including 35 Syracuse University students returning from a semester abroad in London and Florence. The plane exploded in the…

Entrepreneurs with disabilities launch nearly 50 businesses in Onondaga County

Tuesday, December 14, 2010, By News Staff

Start-Up NY/Inclusive Entrepreneurship™ results in self-employment for residents with disabilities Armed with the knowledge and skills she acquired through Start-Up NY and a range of entrepreneurship resources she received as part of Syracuse University’s Inclusive Entrepreneurship™ initiative, Della Brown, a…

Spirit of the season glows brightly through Holiday Sharing

Tuesday, December 14, 2010, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

On Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 15 and 16, a group of Syracuse University employees will transform themselves into holiday elves, crisscrossing the campus to collect boxes of gifts and food that will brighten the holidays for approximately 55 local families…

Light Work announces emergency screening

Friday, December 10, 2010, By News Staff

ArtRage and Light Work will host an emergency screening of David Wojnarowicz’s video “A Fire in My Belly,” which was recently censored from the exhibition Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse School calls for entries for Toner Prize

Tuesday, December 7, 2010, By News Staff

A $5,000 award will help recognize outstanding political reporting in tribute to the late Robin Toner ’76, who was the first female national political correspondent at The New York Times. The Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting will be…

Syracuse University biophysicist receives 2010 NSF CAREER Award for work on cell membranes

Tuesday, December 7, 2010, By News Staff

Martin B. Forstner, a biophysicist in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, received a prestigious, five-year, $795,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Early Career Development (CAREER) Award to further his research in understanding how the laws of physics influence the…