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Syracuse iSchool announces winners of its Windows Project

Wednesday, May 20, 2009, By News Staff

Syracuse iSchool announces winners of its Windows ProjectMay 20, 2009Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu The School of Information Studies (iSchool) has selected six art installations to fill the spaces in the ground floor window wells of Hinds Hall, moving the iSchool’s Windows…

Symposium journal keeps SU on world literatures map

Wednesday, May 13, 2009, By News Staff

Rob Enslin(315) 443-3403 What do modernity, multimedia and morality have in common? They constitute more than a dozen topics addressed in the latest issue of Symposium (Heldref Publications, 2009), a quarterly journal edited by members of the Department of Languages,…

iSchool announces 12 semi-finalists in its Windows Project initiative

Tuesday, April 28, 2009, By News Staff

iSchool announces 12 semi-finalists in its Windows Project initiativeApril 28, 2009Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu The School of Information Studies (iSchool) has selected 12 semi-finalists to present their design ideas for the Windows Project. The presentations will occur Thursday, April 30, from…

Syracuse University to confer six honorary degrees May 10

Thursday, April 23, 2009, By News Staff

Syracuse University to confer six honorary degrees May 10April 23, 2009Jaime Winne Alvarez jlwinne@syr.edu Syracuse University will award honorary degrees to six individuals of exceptional achievement at its 155th Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 10, in the Carrier Dome. The…

BSApp wins Annual Panasci Business Plan Competition

Wednesday, April 22, 2009, By News Staff

BSApp wins Annual Panasci Business Plan CompetitionApril 22, 2009Amy Schmitzaemehrin@syr.edu The 100 student teams that applied to the annual Panasci Business Plan Competition in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University were first narrowed to 32. Twelve teams were…

SU Showcase prepares for record-setting attendance April 21

Monday, April 20, 2009, By News Staff

SU Showcase prepares for record-setting attendance April 21April 20, 2009Rob Enslinrmenslin@syr.edu A record-setting 110 events are scheduled for SU Showcase on Tuesday, April 21. An unprecedented 66 rooms in 22 buildings across the Syracuse University campus are reserved for academic…

New study finds that global warming could trigger a century-long drought in West Africa

Thursday, April 16, 2009, By News Staff

New study finds that global warming could trigger a century-long drought in West AfricaApril 16, 2009Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu NOTE TO EDITORS: The national contact for this story is Marc Airhart, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas, (512) 471-2241, mairhart@jsg.utexas.edu. A…

Prospective first-year students present ideas on improving their own communities through public policies

Wednesday, April 15, 2009, By News Staff

SU News Services(315) 443-3784 More than 80 of Syracuse University’s prospective first-year students will present their ideas on public policies that can improve their community at the 64th annual Maxwell Citizenship Scholarship Conference, sponsored by the Public Affairs Program in…

Election to be held for Student Association representatives to SU Board of Trustees

Thursday, April 9, 2009, By News Staff

Election to be held for Student Association representatives to SU Board of TrusteesApril 09, 2009Bridget Schultzbmschult@syr.edu The Syracuse University Student Association will hold an election for the SA representative to the University’s Board of Trustees on Monday, April 27. The…

Thousands to celebrate creativity, discovery and service April 21 at SU Showcase

Wednesday, April 8, 2009, By News Staff

Rob Enslin(315) 443-3403 On Tuesday, April 21, thousands of people will converge at Syracuse University for its annual celebration of creativity, discovery and service. The daylong program, rechristened SU Showcase, features more than a hundred events, including academic presentations, discussions,…