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Highest-ranking elected woman in Africa to speak on women’s progressMarch 01, 2005Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu Gertrude Mongella, president of the African Union’s Pan African Parliament, will speak on “African Women: Struggles and Achievements-The Journey through Beijing to the Present” Saturday, March…

Cantor honors five SU faculty, staff with her firstChancellor’s CitationsMarch 01, 2005Matthew R. Snydermrsnyder@syr.edu In a March 1 ceremony at the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center, SU Chancellor Nancy Cantor presented five faculty and staff members with Chancellor’s…

Giant puppets running loose-and many other exceptional activities-to be part of first MayFestFebruary 25, 2005Matthew R. Snydermrsnyder@syr.edu For many Syracuse University students, faculty and staff, thinking about end-of-semester study days brings to mind solitary, intense cramming or quiet presentations before…

Two SU educators named toprestigious Kenan professorshipsFebruary 25, 2005Edward Byrnesedbyrnes@syr.edu The College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University has announced the appointment of M. Cristina Marchetti, professor of physics, and John E. Baldwin, Distinguished Professor and chair of the…

Focus groups give SU staff a voice inFebruary 24, 2005Matthew R. Snydermrsnyder@syr.edu On the morning of Nov. 5, 2004, the Syracuse University campus lay under skies that were dark, threatening and swirling with graupel, a stinging mixture of sleet and…

SU Library displays depression-era holdings in radicalismFebruary 23, 2005Edward Byrnesedbyrnes@syr.edu In support of the Onondaga County Public Library’s “If All of Central New York Read ‘The Grapes of Wrath’” initiative and the Syracuse Stage production of “The Grapes of Wrath,”…

Feb. 25-26 ‘mini-festival’ of Peter Weller films to benefit Syracuse International Film and Video FestivalFebruary 17, 2005Jaime Winne Alvarez jlwinne@syr.edu Fans of film actor Peter Weller-best known as the star of “Robocop”-will have the chance to meet him in person…

Longtime biology professor passes awayFebruary 17, 2005Edward Byrnesedbyrnes@syr.edu Jack Bryan, 68, Syracuse University professor of biology, died at his home on Feb. 5. He joined the SU faculty in 1964 and taught biochemistry and plant physiology, specializing in proteins and…

Syracuse University to host Feb. 25 Tsunami Benefit ConcertFebruary 15, 2005Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu Editor’s note: Event organizer Colleen Hendricks is available for advance interviews. She can be reached at (773) 835-6448 or colleen.hendricks@gmail.com. While home in Chicago for semester break,…

When Syracuse gives you snow, make the world’s biggest snowballFebruary 14, 2005Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu On Feb. 19, as part of Syracuse University’s Winter Carnival 2005 (Feb 17-20), students, faculty, staff and the greater Syracuse community are invited to the SU Quad…