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SU professor to speak on Israelis, Palestinians in film at Petit Branch Library on Oct. 26October 24, 2006Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu Ken Frieden, the B.G. Rudolph Professor of Judaic Studies at Syracuse University, will speak on “Israel and the Palestinians in…

Recorded webcast of Oct. 18 ‘Small World/Big Divides’ peace summit available on the InternetOctober 19, 2006SU News ServicesSUnews@syr.edu The recorded webcast of Wednesday’s Syracuse University “Small World/Big Divides: Building Bridges in an Age of Extremes” peace summit is now available…

SU international peace summit open to public, available on InternetOctober 18, 2006Kevin Morrowkdmorrow@syr.edu Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Richard Holbrooke, Palestinian legislator and scholar Hanan Ashrawi and Tel Aviv University President Itamar Rabinovich are among the Middle East…

SU to host international web conference to discuss Internet governanceOctober 18, 2006Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu The issue of Internet governance is one of international significance; the web of networked computers that make up the Internet crosses all borders with no regard…

Nobel Peace Prize winner speaks at SUOctober 17, 2006SU News ServicesSUnews@syr.edu 2004 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai gestures during her address Tuesday at Hendricks Chapel. The address was the Geoffrey O. Seltzer Lecture and part of the University Lectures…

SUArt Galleries mounts ‘Facing Forward’ and ‘Challenges in Contemporary Art’October 16, 2006David L. Princedlprince@syr.edu The SUArt Galleries has mounted two new exhibitions on view at the Shaffer Art Building. “Facing Forward” was designed and installed by graduate students in the…

Syracuse University-based project fosters global dialogue on controversial Internet issues at inaugural meeting of United Nations forumOctober 16, 2006Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu As Internet technology and access continue to expand both in the United States and globally, two of the most…

Eggers endowment gift honors Mildred Eggers, UC’s Bea Gonzalez and supports Maxwell economics departmentOctober 12, 2006Eileen Jevisejevis@uc.syr.edu William Eggers, Richard Eggers and the Melvin and Mildred Eggers Charitable Family Foundation have pledged a $1 million gift to Syracuse University that…

Development, democracy, peace are topics of Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai’s University Lecture, Oct. 17October 11, 2006Patrick Farrellpmfarrel@syr.edu The University Lectures and The College of Arts and Sciences’ Geoffrey O. Seltzer Lecture Series will present 2004 Nobel Peace Prize recipient and…

Center on Digital Literacy to study eighth-graders’ information-seeking abilitiesOctober 11, 2006Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu Researchers at the Syracuse University School of Information Studies’ Center on Digital Literacy (CDL) have begun a new study that focuses on what eighth-graders do when given…