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Delegation from Singapore Workforce Development Agency to visit SU

Wednesday, December 8, 2010, By Eileen Jevis

A delegation of professionals from the Singapore Workforce Development Agency and the Employment and Employability Institute will visit Syracuse University on Thursday, Dec. 9, and Friday, Dec. 10. At Syracuse, the delegation is interested in the design and use of…

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…

NWSI hosts Dec. 16 open house to celebrate renovation of first large-scale commercial/residential project

Tuesday, December 7, 2010, By News Staff

The Near Westside Initiative (NWSI) will host a holiday celebration and open house on Thursday, Dec. 16, from 5:30-7 p.m. to celebrate the completed renovation of the former Lincoln Supply Warehouse, now called the Lincoln Building. The event will take…

SU receives $3.4 million NSF grant to ensure greater presence of women STEM faculty

Tuesday, December 7, 2010, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University is one of seven universities funded by the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) 2010 ADVANCE competition. SU will receive a five-year, $3.4 million grant to ensure that women faculty in science, technology, engineering and mathematic (STEM) fields have a…

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SU in the News: Monday, December 6

Monday, December 6, 2010, By News Staff

School of Education’s Vincent Tinto quoted in Chronicle of Higher Education on graduation rates

SU in the News: Monday, December 6, 2010

Monday, December 6, 2010, By News Staff

SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE Statistics from Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) are mentioned in a Houston Chronicle article on Temporary Protected Status for illegal immigrants from Mexico and a Crime Report story on the implementation of the…

Syracuse Biomaterials Institute dedicated on the Syracuse University campus

Friday, December 3, 2010, By News Staff

Syracuse University today dedicated the Syracuse Biomaterials Institute (SBI), in Bowne Hall, a state-of-the art interdisciplinary research facility that will focus on research in biomaterials, smart medical devices and biological/tissue-engineered constructs.

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Arts and Sciences announces First Year Seminars to fulfill first-year writing requirement

Friday, December 3, 2010, By Rob Enslin

New students and transfers needing to fulfill first-semester writing requirements of the Liberal Arts Core are invited to register for First Year Seminars (CAS 100), offered this spring by Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences.

WorkKeys Center at SU elevates skill level of incumbent workers

Tuesday, November 30, 2010, By Eileen Jevis

Seeking refuge from ongoing military conflicts in their home country of Sudan, Mary Mayom and her five children spent eight years in refugee camps in Kenya and Nairobi before coming to the United States through the United Nations Refugee Agency. Mayom and…

L.C. Smith College mourns passing of Professor Hiroshi Higuchi

Wednesday, November 24, 2010, By News Staff

Hiroshi Higuchi, professor at the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science at Syracuse University, died Nov. 22. Higuchi was known to be a dedicated teacher, well-known researcher and cherished colleague in the fields of aerospace and mechanical engineering….