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VPA students ‘pay it forward’ with community greeting card projectDecember 13, 2006Jaime Winne Alvarezjlwinne@syr.edu In the spirit of the holiday season, senior Allison Rosenwinkel and junior Chris DeLorenzo, communications design majors in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts…

Plourde’s research on superconducting quantum bits featured in current issue of Science MagazineDecember 01, 2006Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu In the future, it may be possible to construct quantum computers capable of solving many problems that are intractable on even the most powerful…

Nov. 29 visit by theoretical physicist Lisa Randall is final keynote presentation in 2006 Syracuse SymposiumNovember 16, 2006Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu Noted Harvard University physicist and cosmologist Lisa Randall will be the final speaker in this year’s Syracuse Symposium, “Imagination,” presented…

Expertise of Syracuse University Professor Charles Driscoll featured in PBS documentary on loons set to air Nov. 21November 14, 2006Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu Charles Driscoll, University Professor of Environmental Systems Engineering in Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer…

Grant provides Family Advocacy Program with resources to address health care-based legal needs of Syracuse childrenNovember 10, 2006Jaclyn D. Grossojgrosso@law.syr.edu Many government aid programs and laws are intended to assist low-income families with their children’s health needs, but, unfortunately, doctors…

Syracuse University SIFE team awarded grant to host regional case study competitionNovember 09, 2006Amy Schmitzaemehrin@syr.edu The Syracuse University chapter of Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) was awarded a $19,725 grant to host a regional personal finance case study competition. The…

Sustainability education expert to deliver address at Nov. 3 symposium November 01, 2006Carol K. Masiclatclkim@syr.edu Nationally renowned sustainability education expert Debra Rowe will be the featured speaker at a Syracuse University symposium titled “Creating the Triple Bottom Line: Healthier Planet,…

GO auction helps law students pursue public interest careersOctober 31, 2006Jaclyn D. Grossojgrosso@law.syr.edu Social justice, children’s rights, environmental protection, advocacy for low-income people, civil liberties — these are just some of the community issues that Syracuse University law students can…

Whitman to host marketing lecture on pharmaceuticalsOctober 30, 2006Amy Schmitzaemehrin@syr.edu Statistics show that counterfeit drugs now make up 5-8 percent ($30 billion) of the pharmaceutical industry’s worldwide trade. This growing problem not only reduces profits in the industry, but also…

Human impact on continental erosion 10-15 times that of natural processes, says Syracuse earth sciences professorOctober 27, 2006Carol K. Masiclatclkim@syr.edu Most people don’t realize it, but they are very effective agents in changing the shape of the Earth’s surface. In…