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Campus & Community

SU in the News: Thursday, September 8, 2011

Thursday, September 8, 2011, By News Staff

BBC speaks with College of Law’s David M. Crane on British and American taxes and jobs

Media, Law & Policy

Law school representatives visit campus to connect with SU students

Thursday, September 8, 2011, By News Staff

Students thinking about going to law school have a unique opportunity to connect with representatives from more than 70 nationally recognized schools at Law School Day on Thursday, Sept. 22. Law School Day will take place in tents on the…

Campus & Community

SU philosopher Laurence Thomas to be feted in daylong symposium Sept. 21

Thursday, September 8, 2011, By Rob Enslin

A symposium honoring Laurence Thomas, internationally renowned philosopher in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 21, from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. in The Killian Room (500) of the Hall of Languages. The event includes remarks…

STEM

SU physicist aids in discovery of predicting breaking points in disordered solids

Thursday, September 8, 2011, By News Staff

In solid materials with regular atomic structures, figuring out where the material will break under stress is relatively easy. But for disordered solids, like glass or sand, their disordered structure makes such predictions a more daunting task. A collaboration of…

STEM

Developmental biologist garners highly competitive National Institutes of Health grant

Thursday, September 8, 2011, By News Staff

Katharine Lewis, associate professor of biology in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, aims to systematically identify genes that instruct spinal cord nerve cells (neurons) to develop into specialized cells that are critical to walking, running and countless movements…

Campus & Community

University to launch Better Together Syracuse community service initiative

Thursday, September 8, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Better Together for 9/11 is a national initiative for students on campuses around the country to take action and improve their communities. This year, student leaders within the Interfaith Student Council at Hendricks Chapel have brought the Better Together campaign…

Veterans

Donations collected at SU vs. Rhode Island game Saturday to help complete veterans’ homes on Near West Side

Wednesday, September 7, 2011, By News Staff

Syracuse University is helping to raise the roof for Habitat for Humanity by asking fans to make a donation to help complete two veterans’ homes under construction on Syracuse’s Near West Side. Once completed, the homes—located at 113 and 115 Fitch…

STEM

Patent awarded for ‘method and system of controlling airfoil actuators’

Wednesday, September 7, 2011, By News Staff

Syracuse University has been awarded a patent for the development of a “Method and System of Controlling Airfoil Actuators.” This research will lead to greater maneuverability options for wing design on airplanes and is being considered for applications to wind…

Media, Law & Policy

PR exec Bill Doescher G’61 to visit Newhouse Sept. 20

Wednesday, September 7, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Bill Doescher G’61, president and CEO of The Doescher Group, will visit the Newhouse School on Sept. 20 as a guest of the public relations department. He will present “Embracing Change: 50 Years in Public Relations” at 7 p.m. in…

Health & Society

Alumni couple donates $100,000 to Burton Blatt Institute

Tuesday, September 6, 2011, By News Staff

Gift from Robert ’66 and Carol ’70 Tannenhauser will directly impact people with disabilities In support of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, Robert ’66 and Carol ’70 Tannenhauser have announced a commitment to BBI of $100,000, one…