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RLA to launch new master’s program to train teachers of English language learners
Patrick Farrell The Department of Reading and Language Arts in Syracuse University’s School of Education this fall will launch a new master’s degree teacher preparation program in Teaching English Language Learners (TELL). The program is a 30-credit course of study…
SU’s annual SPAWN conference, Aug. 16-18, focuses on philosophy of perception
Rob Enslin(315) 443-3403 The philosophy of perception is the theme of this year’s Syracuse Philosophy Annual Workshop and Network conference (SPAWN) taking place Aug. 16-18 on the Syracuse University campus. The conference involves more than 40 distinguished participants from throughout…
Whitman School holds second round of successful Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities
Amy Mehringer(315) 443-3834 The Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University will hold the second annual Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV), beginning on July 26. Fifteen veterans representing 10 states and all four branches of the U.S. military…
Two local high school teachers make new discoveries in Syracuse University’s research laboratories
Judy Holmes315-443-2201 Two Central New York teachers are spending their summer discovering how the fundamental scientific ideas and knowledge they teach are generated in a university research laboratory. Gina Duggleby, a biology teacher at Paul V. Moore High School in…
Brooks selected to head American Enterprise Institute
Jill Leonhardt(315) 443-5492 Arthur C. Brooks, professor of public administration at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University, has been chosen to head the prestigious American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., beginning Jan. 1. Brooks, who is currently the Louis A….
BioSym Technologies signs $5 million research agreement with Syracuse University
Judy Holmes315) 443-2201 BioSym Technologies of Des Moines, Iowa, has signed a 10-year, $5 million research agreement with Syracuse University to support Assistant Professor of Chemistry Robert Doyle and his research team in their groundbreaking efforts to discover new ways…
Horace Smith concludes decades-long SU career dedicated to creating opportunity in higher education
Kevin Morrow(315) 443-3784 Horace H. Smith retired at the end of June as associate vice president for undergraduate studies at Syracuse University, concluding a 32-year SU career in which he played a central role in planning and implementing student retention…
POMCO Group selected as new administrator for Syracuse University’s medical plans
Sara Miller(315) 443-9038 Syracuse University has selected POMCO Group to administer its medical plans. Effective Jan. 1, 2009, POMCO will serve as the medical benefits administrator for the more than 5,500 employees, graduate assistants and retirees enrolled in medical coverage…
‘The Express’ to have gala premiere Sept. 12 at historic Landmark Theatre in Syracuse
Kevin C. Quinn(315) 443-8338 Syracuse University and Universal Pictures have announced that the movie premiere of “The Express” will take place on Friday, Sept. 12, in Syracuse. The film chronicles the life and legacy of Ernie Davis, the first African…
New study finds that some plants can adapt to widespread climate change
Judy Holmes(315) 443-2201 While many plant species move to a new location or go extinct as a result of climate change, grasslands clinging to a steep, rocky dale-side in Northern England seem to defy the odds and adapt to long-term…