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Lead attorney for Pan Am Flight 103 families to lecture March 25 at SUMarch 07, 2008Jaclyn D. Grossojgrosso@law.syr.edu As part of its Sherman F. Levey Distinguished Lawyer Lecture Series, Syracuse University College of Law will host James P. Kreindler, a…

VPA continues Billy Joel Visiting Composer Series with residency by Scottish composer Judith WeirFebruary 14, 2008Erica Blustesblust@syr.edu Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) will continue its Billy Joel Visiting Composer Series in the Rose, Jules R. and…

Liddy named dean of Syracuse University’s School of Information StudiesFebruary 13, 2008Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu Elizabeth D. Liddy has been named dean of the School of Information Studies (iSchool) at Syracuse University. Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina made the…

Syracuse researchers link higher test scores with certified librarians in schoolsFebruary 05, 2008Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu New York state schools with certified librarians have higher scores on average on the fourth-grade English Language Arts (ELA) test than those who don’t, according…

iSchool makes strides in closing digital divideJanuary 31, 2008Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu This semester, Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies (iSchool) will help launch the South Side Initiative Networking Academy, a program to provide free professional computer training to 15 residents…

iSchool club launches program to assist women in IT trainingJanuary 29, 2008Kristen Blake For years, women have supported themselves and their families by working from home. But it was only after working closely with a student who prepared medical transcriptions…

IJPM lecture series ‘Law, Politics and the Media’ launches Jan. 30; executive director of the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System first guestJanuary 29, 2008Jaime Winne Alvarezjlwinne@syr.edu On Wednesday, Jan. 30, the Institute for the Study of…

Jeffrey Woodward named managing director of Syracuse StageJanuary 23, 2008SU News ServicesSUnews@syr.edu Timothy Bond, producing artistic director of Syracuse Stage and the Syracuse University Department of Drama, and Elizabeth Hartnett, chair of Syracuse Stage’s board of trustees, have announced the…

Partners for Arts Education and Imagining America announce new, yearlong artist seriesJanuary 23, 2008Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu Partners for Arts Education (PAE) — a Syracuse-based organization that provides funding and support to deepen and enrich educational experiences in and through the arts…

Prominent information scientist to speak at iSchoolJanuary 22, 2008Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu In 1945, long before the advent of the information super highway, Vannevar Bush described what he saw as “bewildering array of knowledge” — an information explosion phenomenon — and…