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School of Education’s Dotger receives grant to establish Simulated Interaction Model program for pre-service teachers

Thursday, March 8, 2012, By News Staff

Benjamin Dotger, associate professor of teaching and leadership in the Syracuse University School of Education, has been awarded a grant for nearly $200,000 from The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations to establish a simulated interaction model (SIM) pre-service for secondary teachers….

SU tech entrepreneur goes beyond ‘getting his job on the Internet’

Thursday, March 8, 2012, By Diane Stirling

Along the way to the traditional, buttoned-up college education he thought he would need in life, Isaac Budmen went rogue, you might say. The third contestant in the School of Information Studies (iSchool) #140challenge, Budmen described how his co-founding of…

South Side Innovation Center directors recognized for achievements in entrepreneurship training

Thursday, March 8, 2012, By News Staff

Margaret Butler and El-Java William Abdul-Qadir of the South Side Innovation Center (SSIC) are receiving awards for their commitment to local entrepreneurs. Both serve integral roles as counselors and directors, working with a variety clients at the SSIC, including entrepreneurs…

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SU in the News: Wednesday, March 7

Wednesday, March 7, 2012, By News Staff

Newhouse School’s William Ward quoted in Grand Rapids Press on political candidates’ social media use

March Madness with a twist of science

Wednesday, March 7, 2012, By News Staff

On March 10, 23 teams of students will compete in regional Science Olympiad at SU March Madness begins early for more than 300 Central New York middle school students competing in the 2012 Mid-State regional Science Olympiad on Saturday, March 10,…

Workshop gears medical research librarians to changing environment

Wednesday, March 7, 2012, By Diane Stirling

Big data trends in bioscience and changing policies in health care are creating an increasingly complex environment for medical research librarians, and Jian Qin, associate professor at the School of Information Studies, has developed a workshop to help them address those…

Religion, environment, activist nuns topic of discussion

Tuesday, March 6, 2012, By News Staff

“Religion and the Environment” is the focus of a lunch conversation, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday, March 19, in 504 Hall of Languages. Guest speaker Sarah McFarland Taylor, associate professor of religious studies at Northwestern University’s Weinberg College of Arts and…

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SU in the News: Tuesday, March 6

Tuesday, March 6, 2012, By News Staff

Carrier Dome’s Pete Sala interviewed by 9WSYR Bridge Street on Dome preparations for Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam

Burton Blatt Institute chairman to testify before National Council on Disability on future of disability law and policy

Tuesday, March 6, 2012, By News Staff

Peter Blanck, University Professor and chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, will provide expert testimony March 9 in New York City, before the National Council on Disability (NCD). Blanck will discuss emerging issues in regard to…

Colombian guitar sensation Ricardo Cobo to perform March 20

Tuesday, March 6, 2012, By Erica Blust

Recognized as “one of the world’s leading virtuosi of the new classic guitar generation,” Colombian guitar sensation Ricardo Cobo will make a rare appearance in Syracuse when he performs on Tuesday, March 20, at 8 p.m. in the Rose and…