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iSchool professor receives first grant for gaming labFebruary 06, 2008Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) professor Scott Nicholson, director of the M.S. in library and information science program, recently received a Gaylord grant worth $5,000 to…

iSchool makes strides in closing digital divideJanuary 31, 2008Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu This semester, Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies (iSchool) will help launch the South Side Initiative Networking Academy, a program to provide free professional computer training to 15 residents…

Renowned historian Joseph Levine dies at age 75January 30, 2008SU News ServicesSUnews@syr.edu Joseph Levine, an internationally respected historian and the first director of Syracuse University’s London program, died Saturday of cancer at age 75. Levine taught at SU from 1966…

Hendricks Chapel to hold Libba’s Place Coffeehouse on Feb. 1January 29, 2008Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu The Office of Community Engagement and Integrative Learning at Syracuse University’s Hendricks Chapel will hold a Libba’s Place Coffeehouse Open Mic Night on Friday, Feb. 1,…

IJPM names research fellows for 2008-09January 25, 2008Jaime Winne Alvarezjlwinne@syr.edu The Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics and the Media at Syracuse University (IJPM) has announced its second class of research fellows, for the 2008-09 academic year. Composed…

Syracuse University helps focus nation on solutions to global warmingJanuary 22, 2008Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu On Jan. 31, Syracuse University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) will jointly present a day of speakers and events focused on bringing…

Prominent information scientist to speak at iSchoolJanuary 22, 2008Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu In 1945, long before the advent of the information super highway, Vannevar Bush described what he saw as “bewildering array of knowledge” — an information explosion phenomenon — and…

Syracuse University Counseling Center’s national leadership in suicide prevention earns best practice designationJanuary 22, 2008Matthew R. Snydermrsnyder@syr.edu Syracuse University’s Counseling Center has been recognized as a national standard of best practice for its program “Campus Connect: A Suicide Prevention Training…

American Bar Foundation recognizes College of Law professorJanuary 14, 2008Jaclyn D. Grossojgrosso@law.syr.edu Syracuse University College of Law Vice Dean Robin Paul Malloy was recently confirmed as a fellow of the American Bar Foundation, a distinction limited to a fractional percentage…

SU professor Charles T. Driscoll, noted authority on effects of acid and mercury deposition on forest and aquatic ecosystems, co-authors new book on acid rainDecember 20, 2007Tricia Hopkinsthopkins@syr.edu Acid rain has changed the face of the Adirondack Mountains, created political…