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Professor Micere Mugo Tells Why Mandela Is a Great Man

Thursday, July 18, 2013, By Cyndi Moritz

Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela turns 95 on July 18. Mandela, who became the first black president of South Africa after serving 27 years in prison under the repressive apartheid regime, has been hospitalized since June 8 with a serious lung…

STEM

NEXIS Lab Receives Microsoft Research Grant

Wednesday, July 17, 2013, By J.D. Ross

The New Explorations in Information and Science (NEXIS) laboratory at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) has received a $24,000 grant from Microsoft’s research division to support the lab’s research and educational efforts. NEXIS is a unique exploratorium focused on emerging technologies, new connections and…

STEM

Small Named Co-Editor of School Library Research Journal

Wednesday, July 17, 2013, By J.D. Ross

Ruth Small, a Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), has been named co-editor of the American Association of School Librarians’ peer-reviewed online journal, School Library Research (SLR). Small will share editing duties with…

TracyLocke Establishes Scholarship Fund in Communications Design at VPA

Thursday, July 11, 2013, By Erica Blust

TracyLocke, an Omnicom global agency led by president and CEO Beth Ann Kaminkow ’89, has established the TracyLocke Scholarship Fund for Communications Design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. The fund will provide scholarship and financial support of…

Campus & Community

2013-14 SU Course Catalog Available Online

Friday, June 28, 2013, By News Staff

The 2013-14 SU Course Catalog is now available online. Website: http://coursecatalog.syr.edu/2013 Contact Person: Mary DiMura Registrar’s Office 443-9069; mrdimura@syr.edu  

Media, Law & Policy

Video: Cold Case Justice Initiative in Atlanta

Monday, June 24, 2013, By Keith Kobland

College of Law students are among a group that aims to uncover new details about civil rights-era crimes. The Cold Case Justice Initiative, which is the work of SU Law Professors Paula Johnson and Janis McDonald, has recently unearthed nearly…

Film Students to Study with Famed Directors at International Filmmaking Academy Inaugural Program

Thursday, June 20, 2013, By Erica Blust

Tian Guan and JuneKyu Park (Q), second-year graduate students in the film program of the Department of Transmedia in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), have been selected to participate in the inaugural year of the International Filmmaking…

Syracuse University Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor Named Chancellor of Rutgers University-Newark

Thursday, June 20, 2013, By Kevin C. Quinn

At a meeting today of the Rutgers University Board of Governors, Rutgers President Robert L. Barchi named Chancellor Nancy Cantor as the new chancellor of Rutgers University-Newark. Cantor, who last fall announced upcoming plans to conclude her tenure at SU,…

WISE Women’s Business Center Announces Three New Board Members, Roster for 2013

Wednesday, June 19, 2013, By Lindsay Wickham

The WISE Women’s Business Center announced the appointment of Jennifer Creighton, Alyse Holstein and Gwen Webber-McLeod to its board of advisors, as well as the full slate of officers and board members for 2013. “I am excited to welcome our…

Vera House Honors Syracuse University Students with Special Appreciation Award

Monday, June 17, 2013, By News Staff

Two Syracuse University sophomore students, Eric and Anthony McGriff, twin brothers in The College of Arts and Sciences, were among a group of honorees who were presented with the Special Appreciation Award at the Vera House Annual Recognition and Celebration…