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STEM

Syracuse University research team uses nanobiotechnology-manipulated light particles to accelerate algae growth; may be a key to creating efficient biofuel production

Tuesday, August 24, 2010, By News Staff

Scientists and engineers seek to meet three goals in the production of biofuels from non-edible sources such as microalgae: efficiency, economical production and ecological sustainability. A team led by Syracuse University’s Radhakrishna Sureshkumar, professor and chair of biomedical and chemical engineering in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, has uncovered a process that is a promising step toward accomplishing these three goals.

Syracuse iSchool assistant professor awarded IMLS grant to assess information literacy

Monday, August 23, 2010, By News Staff

Working with a three-year grant from Institute of Museum and Library Services, Megan Oakleaf will develop and test rubrics that evaluate student learning.

STEM

Syracuse iSchool assistant professor of practice Scott Bernard appointed acting federal chief architect

Monday, August 23, 2010, By News Staff

Syracuse University iSchool Assistant Professor of Practice Scott Bernard has been named the acting federal chief architect in the Executive Office of the President of the United States, serving with the Office of Management Budget’s E-Government and Information Technology group.

Arts & Culture

Point of Contact breaks new ground in Buenos Aires literary world with release of ‘ALEJANDRA,’ about the work of renowned Argentine poet Alejandra Pizarnik

Wednesday, July 28, 2010, By Teresita Paniagua

Point of Contact presented its latest publication, ALEJANDRA, before the literary and artistic society of Buenos Aires.

Health & Society

Kiernan receives 2010 Chef of the Year honors from Syracuse chapter of American Culinary Federation

Thursday, June 17, 2010, By Michele Barrett

Hospitality management chef instructor Mary Kiernan has been named the 2010 Chef of the Year by the Syracuse chapter of the American Culinary Federation (ACF).

Media, Law & Policy

TRAC: U.S. federal immigration prosecutions trending upward

Wednesday, June 16, 2010, By News Staff

After several months of moderation, U.S. federal immigration prosecutions have returned to the high levels of last summer, according to an analysis of data by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC).

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell Policy Research Symposium June 10-11 to examine coverage of long-term care in U.S.

Thursday, June 3, 2010, By News Staff

The Maxwell Policy Research Symposium, to be held June 10-11 at Syracuse University, will address the issue of long-term care insurance and services in the United States.

STEM

SU professor contributes to call for accelerated conservation in New England

Wednesday, May 19, 2010, By News Staff

New England forests are at a turning point. A new study released today by the Harvard Forest reports that, following almost 200 years of natural reforestation, forest cover is declining in all six New England states.

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse School News21 student journalists to investigate consequences of war for veterans

Tuesday, May 11, 2010, By News Staff

This summer, nine students in the Newhouse School will go “off the grid” to rural Northeastern Washington State, where they will interview veterans as part of News21.

Media, Law & Policy

Families of Civil Rights Era murder victims come together for SU Cold Case Justice Initiative event in Atlanta

Sunday, April 25, 2010, By News Staff

Syracuse University College of Law’s Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) held a series of activities this past Friday and Saturday in Atlanta for the families of victims of unsolved murders in Mississippi and Louisiana dating back to the Civil Rights Era….