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Light Work awards 2008 photography grants

Thursday, May 8, 2008, By News Staff

Jessica Heckman(315) 443- 1300 The 34th Annual Light Work Grants in Photography were recently awarded to three Central New York residents. The selected artists are Kathy Morris, Paul Pearce and Nancy Keefe Rhodes. For the past 34 years, Light Work…

Seven Syracuse University students to travel to Botswana May 12 to build classrooms for street children orphaned by HIV/AIDS

Wednesday, May 7, 2008, By News Staff

Kelly Homan Rodoski(315) 443-5381 Seven students engaged through Protestant Campus Ministry at Syracuse University’s Hendricks Chapel will leave Syracuse on May 12 to embark on a journey to the southern African nation of Botswana. There, they will do their part…

Syracuse University’s top performers linked by study abroad

Wednesday, May 7, 2008, By News Staff

Daeya Malboeuf315 443 2007 Is there a link between study abroad and high academic achievement? At Syracuse University, the answer is a resounding yes. Each year, up to 12 academically outstanding graduating seniors are selected as University Scholars by a…

International developer Abdallah Yabroudi pledges $5 million to his alma mater, Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, to create international engineering professorship and Dubai internship program

Tuesday, May 6, 2008, By News Staff

Trisha Hopkins315 443 2546 Nearly 30 years after graduating from Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS), Abdallah Yabroudi, chairman of the internationally known Dubai Contracting Company (DCC) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has become…

Internationally renowned genomic researcher J. Craig Venter to be keynote speaker at dedication of Syracuse University’s Life Sciences Complex on Nov. 7

Tuesday, May 6, 2008, By News Staff

Judy Holmes(315) 443-2201 J. Craig Venter, a pioneer in decoding the human genome, will be the keynote speaker at the dedication of Syracuse University’s Life Sciences Complex Nov. 7. Venter’s address will highlight a daylong celebration that will include building…

Laura J. Steinberg named dean of Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science

Tuesday, May 6, 2008, By News Staff

Kevin C. Quinn 315 443 8338 Laura J. Steinberg, professor and chair of the Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas and an internationally known civil and environmental engineering scholar, has been named the…

School of Education’s Taylor named the Society for Disability Studies first Senior Scholar

Monday, May 5, 2008, By News Staff

Patrick Farrell(315) 443-5421 The Senior Scholar Award Committee of Society for Disability Studies (SDS) has selected Steven Taylor, professor of cultural foundations of education in Syracuse University’s School of Education and director of SU’s Center on Human Policy, Law and…

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Commencement 2008 — SU’s 154th Commencement exercises May 11

Friday, May 2, 2008, By News Staff

Sara Miller315 443 9038 In its 154th Commencement, Syracuse University will celebrate the graduation of 2,739 bachelor’s, 1,652 master’s and 115 doctoral degree candidates. In addition, six associate’s degrees and 124 certificates of advanced study will be awarded. The SUNY…

Syracuse University to present honorary degrees to nine individuals of exceptional achievement at Commencement May 11

Thursday, May 1, 2008, By News Staff

Sara Miller315 443 9038 Syracuse University will award honorary degrees to nine individuals of exceptional achievement in the areas of business, physical sciences, performing arts, global literacy, literature, economics and journalism. Honorary degrees will be presented at the 154th Commencement…

Gift from alumnus helps L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science to establish college’s first Faculty Excellence Award

Thursday, May 1, 2008, By News Staff

Trisha Hopkins In Utpal Roy’s “Engineering Graphics and Computer Aided Design” (MAE 184) course, first-year students work collaboratively to create the inner gear mechanisms for a working clock. Students design component pieces on the computer, and their designs are then…