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Five iSchool students earn spot at 2011 SXSW

Thursday, February 3, 2011, By News Staff

This year, the Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) will be sending five students on a non-traditional spring break to the 2011 South by Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas, held March 10-15.

New Republic’s Peter Beinart discusses Israel and American Jewish Community Feb. 15

Monday, January 24, 2011, By Rob Enslin

Peter Beinart, an important public intellectual and expert in American politics, American Jewish life and Israel, is delivering Syracuse University’s second B.G. Rudolph Lecture of the academic year. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will take…

SRC provides $5 million community matching gift to Say Yes to Education Syracuse—largest single external gift the program has ever received

Saturday, January 22, 2011, By News Staff

Syracuse becomes first ‘Say Yes to Education City’ in the nation At a Jan. 22 reception at the Central New York Philanthropy Center, officials from SRC, Inc.—formerly Syracuse Research Corporation—announced that the company is making a $5 million community matching…

iSchool’s Scott Nicholson wins ALISE Pratt-Severn Faculty Innovation Award

Thursday, January 20, 2011, By News Staff

The Pratt-Severn Faculty Innovation Award Committee has selected Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) Associate Professor Scott Nicholson as this year’s recipient of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Pratt-Severn Faculty Innovation award for his creative use of gaming and social media to attract more users to public libraries.

Entrepreneurs with disabilities launch nearly 50 businesses in Onondaga County

Tuesday, December 14, 2010, By News Staff

Start-Up NY/Inclusive Entrepreneurship™ results in self-employment for residents with disabilities Armed with the knowledge and skills she acquired through Start-Up NY and a range of entrepreneurship resources she received as part of Syracuse University’s Inclusive Entrepreneurship™ initiative, Della Brown, a…

iSchool students successfully present ideas to MLB Advanced Media

Monday, December 6, 2010, By News Staff

Twenty-four Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) students faced the wee hours of the morning of Thursday, Nov. 18, to travel to New York City as part of the MLB.com University Challenge, a contest set up by the iSchool…

Campaign for Syracuse University travels to strategic SU regions

Monday, November 22, 2010, By Veronica Hotaling

Boston-area alumnus Michael Thonis ’72 challenges Boston alums to join the effort Officially launched in November 2007, the five-year Campaign for Syracuse University is now at a critical juncture. With a total of $787,777,055 raised as of Sept. 30, and…

Syracuse University Brass Ensemble presents holiday concerts

Monday, November 22, 2010, By Rob Enslin

The Syracuse University Brass Ensemble, directed by James T. Spencer, is ringing in the holidays with four family concerts. All events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise indicated. For more information, call (315) 786-2458, or visit Friends…

Open Enrollment begins today, continues through Nov. 12; all benefits-eligible employees are required to participate

Monday, October 25, 2010, By News Staff

The annual period for Syracuse University employees to enroll for benefits or update their current choices—known as Open Enrollment—begins today, and continues through Nov.12.

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Murder 201: Who’s killing off the forensic science faculty?

Friday, October 22, 2010, By News Staff

Forensic science faculty are part of a mysterious murder and the M.S. in Forensic Science students are the suspects. And everyone is invited to examine the haunted lab for clues to help solve the case. On Tuesday, Oct. 26, graduate students of the Forensic Science Program in SU’s College of Arts and Sciences will hold a haunted murder lab at 7 p.m. in room 105 of the Life Sciences Complex.