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Song by SU staff members included in ‘PeaceSongsCNY’ CD

Thursday, December 8, 2011, By News Staff

An original song, “Migrant Road,” performed by Syracuse University staff members David Robertson and Janet Fletcher, will be included on the new compact disc titled PeaceSongsCNY, honoring the 75th anniversary of the Syracuse Peace Council.

50th anniversary celebration of Ernie Davis’ Heisman in New York City Friday

Thursday, December 8, 2011, By SU Athletics

A celebration of the 50th anniversary of Syracuse University alumnus Ernie Davis ’62 becoming the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy will be held Friday, Dec. 9, in New York City. Syracuse University will honor Davis for his…

SU in the News: Wednesday, December 7

Wednesday, December 7, 2011, By News Staff

Gold nanoparticle cancer research by Arts and Sciences faculty members and doctoral student is profiled in Post-Standard

New track in speech-language graduate program focuses on high-needs preschoolers

Wednesday, December 7, 2011, By News Staff

$1.25 million federal Department of Education grant will support initiative Last year, more than 700,000 preschoolers were eligible for services under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); 46 percent of those children were identified with speech or language…

SU students host first annual student leadership conference in Feb. 2012

Tuesday, December 6, 2011, By News Staff

Syracuse University students who participate in the Student Leadership Institute (SLI) are planning and hosting the first annual SU Student Leadership Conference on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012. It will take place from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference…

‘300 Miles to Freedom’ to be screened at Harlem’s historic First Corinthian Baptist Church on Dec. 15

Friday, December 2, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The New York City debut of “300 Miles to Freedom,” a documentary film celebrating the life of fugitive slave John W. Jones, will take place at the historic First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem (1912 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd.)…

Media, Law & Policy

Call for entries: Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting

Friday, December 2, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Entries for the $5,000 Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting 2011 are now being accepted by the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Deadline for entries is Jan. 14, 2012. Entries should be submitted online at…

Elman receives $600,000 National Science Foundation grant to establish Qualitative Data Repository

Thursday, December 1, 2011, By News Staff

The Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs at the Maxwell School will be the home of the new Qualitative Data Repository, which is to be established with a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant of $600,000. Associate Professor of Political Science Colin…

Designer, acoustician John Storyk to speak Dec. 1

Tuesday, November 29, 2011, By Erica Blust

Designer and acoustician John Storyk, principal and founding partner of Walters-Storyk Design Group (WSDG), will present a lecture on Thursday, Dec. 1, at 6:45 p.m. in the Lender Auditorium, located on the concourse level of the Martin J. Whitman School…

Burton Blatt Institute experts to provide legal analysis as part of $2.35 million grant

Tuesday, November 29, 2011, By News Staff

In New York state, unemployment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities has reached 66 percent, and those who are employed often have difficulty obtaining competitive employment that earns them at least a minimum wage. The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI)…