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Syracuse University earth sciences professors lead major geological investigation in Papua New Guinea through $3.6 million National Science Foundation grantDecember 03, 2007Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu The National Science Foundation’s Continental Dynamics Program has awarded a five-year, $3.595 million grant to Syracuse University,…

ESF celebrates December ConvocationDecember 03, 2007SU News ServicesSUnews@syr.edu The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) will award 129 degrees, including 13 Ph.D.s, during the 2007 December Convocation, Friday, Dec. 7, from 3-5 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Three alumni…

Patrick T. Mather joins Syracuse University faculty to lead cross-University efforts in biomaterials researchNovember 28, 2007Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu Prior to entering college, Patrick T. Mather, an avid guitarist, thought he would be a musician. That all changed when Mather, a…

Three soldiers tell why they serveNovember 26, 2007Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu Three U.S. servicemen who recently returned from Iraq and Afghanistan will speak at Syracuse University on Friday, Nov. 30. Tech. Sgt. Mark DeCorte of the U.S. Air Force, Cpl. Sean Henry…

iSchool students win Travelers IT Case CompetitionNovember 19, 2007Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu On Nov. 16, a team of students from Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies (iSchool) won first place in the 2007 Travelers Information Technology Case Competition in Hartford, Conn….

A&S Associate Dean David Potter to transition to half-time roleNovember 15, 2007Rob Enslinrmenslin@syr.edu David Potter, associate dean for student services in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences since 1996, will leave his current role, effective June 30, 2008, and…

Emeritus professor Horace Landry dies at 95November 14, 2007SU News ServicesSUnews@syr.edu Horace Landry, professor emeritus of accounting at Syracuse University and an active philanthropist, died Sunday at age 95. His funeral will be held Friday, Nov. 16, at 2 p.m….

Barbara Ransby named keynote speaker for Syracuse University’s 2008 Martin Luther King Jr. CelebrationNovember 13, 2007Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu Historian, writer and longtime political activist Barbara Ransby will be the keynote speaker for Syracuse University’s 23rd annual Martin Luther King Jr….

SU’s Luk awarded National Science Foundation grantNovember 13, 2007Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu A research initiative led by Yan-Yeung Luk, assistant professor of chemistry in The College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University, has received an award from the National Science Foundation…

SU Library awarded Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant to conduct ethnographic study of academic and library culturesNovember 08, 2007Pamela McLaughlinpwmclaug@syr.edu Syracuse University Library has been awarded a $53,000 planning grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to conduct an ethnographic…