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College of Engineering and Computer Science mourns passing of Professor Emeritus John Oldfield

Thursday, July 30, 2009, By News Staff

Tricia Hopkins(315) 443-2546 John V. Oldfield, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering in Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS), died recently while visiting family in the United Kingdom. He was 76. A native of…

iSchool professors’ project honored by American Association of School Librarians

Thursday, July 30, 2009, By News Staff

Margaret Spillett(315) 443-1069 Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) professors Marilyn Arnone and Ruth Small‘s project, S.O.S. for Information Literacy, was recently named one of the Top 25 Best Websites for Teaching and Learning by the American Association of…

College mourns passing of Professor Emeritus John Oldfield

Thursday, July 30, 2009, By News Staff

College mourns passing of Professor Emeritus John OldfieldJuly 30, 2009Tricia Hopkinsthopkins@syr.edu John V. Oldfield, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering in Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS), died recently while visiting family in the…

Syracuse iSchool professors’ project honored by American Association of School Librarians

Thursday, July 30, 2009, By News Staff

Syracuse iSchool professors’ project honored by American Association of School LibrariansJuly 30, 2009Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) professors Marilyn Arnone and Ruth Small‘s project, S.O.S. for Information Literacy, was recently named one of the Top…

Co-founder of iRobot to keynote EBV graduation Aug. 22

Monday, July 27, 2009, By News Staff

Co-founder of iRobot to keynote EBV graduation Aug. 22July 27, 2009Amy Schmitzaemehrin@syr.edu The keynote address at the closing graduation ceremony of the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV), hosted by the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, will…

Remembering Walter Cronkite: the 1968 Commencement address delivered at Syracuse University

Tuesday, July 21, 2009, By News Staff

Remembering Walter Cronkite: the 1968 Commencement address delivered at Syracuse UniversityJuly 21, 2009SU News ServicesSUnews@syr.edu Legendary television newsman Walter Cronkite, who died July 17 at age 92, delivered the Commencement address for Syracuse University some 40 years ago. Below is…

College of Law professors selected to review Sotomayor’s qualifications

Friday, July 17, 2009, By News Staff

Jaclyn D. Grosso(315) 443-9534 Syracuse University College of Law provided one of the two academic reading groups that evaluated Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s written work as part of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) evaluation of her qualifications for the position of…

Syracuse University College of Law professors selected to review Sotomayor’s qualifications for Supreme Court position

Friday, July 17, 2009, By News Staff

Syracuse University College of Law professors selected to review Sotomayor’s qualifications for Supreme Court positionJuly 17, 2009Jaclyn D. Grossojgrosso@law.syr.edu Syracuse University College of Law provided one of the two academic reading groups that evaluated Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s written work as…

UVP celebrates 40th anniversary of moon landing with a space-themed film extravaganza

Wednesday, July 15, 2009, By News Staff

UVP celebrates 40th anniversary of moon landing with a space-themed film extravaganzaJuly 15, 2009Jemeli Tanuijetanui@syr.edu Central New York residents and visitors are invited to enjoy short, space-themed videos at the Urban Video Project’s (UVP) Monroe Building location, 333 E. Onondaga…

Creative Writing Program alumnus wins Africa’s top short-story prize

Monday, July 13, 2009, By News Staff

Rob Enslin(315) 443-3403 A harrowing story about a child waiting to be rescued from a refugee camp has captured the 10th annual Caine Prize for African short story writing. The author is Epaphras C. (EC) Osondu G’07, a former advertising…