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New studies identify causes of mercury pollution hotspotsJanuary 09, 2007Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu Syracuse University Professor Charles Driscoll and colleagues from the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation (HBRF) and Clarkson University have released the results of two new studies that identify five…

Light Work to host four exhibitions in celebration of Black History MonthJanuary 08, 2007Jessica Heckmanjhheckma@syr.edu Light Work will host four exhibitions in celebration of Black History Month. The first, featuring photographs by William Earle Williams, will be on display at…

Mangan to speak on market women and identity formation in colonial PeruJanuary 05, 2007Mary Beth Hintonmbhinton@syr.edu Jane Mangan, assistant professor in the Department of History at Davidson College, will speak on “Market Women and Identity Formation in Colonial Peru” Thursday,…

Nigerian writer Chris Abani will keynote Syracuse University’s 2007 Martin Luther King Jr. CelebrationJanuary 02, 2007Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu Chris Abani, an award-winning writer who as a teenager in Nigeria was imprisoned for his fiction, will give the keynote address at…

Training program aims to turn students into lifelong leadersDecember 20, 2006SU News ServicesSUnews@syr.edu Students at the School of Information Studies benefit from academic programs rich in technology and management skills. But between learning to create databases and install wireless hotspots,…

Dischiaves win IBM’s 2006 Faculty AwardDecember 20, 2006Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu Most IT labs on college campuses provide information studies students with hands-on experience in dealing with laptops and personal computers, similar to a home computing environment. These students learn how…

SU law clinic receives $429,000 state grantDecember 19, 2006Jaclyn D. Grossojgrosso@law.syr.edu The Syracuse University College of Law’s Office of Clinical Legal Education received a $429,000 grant to continue its securities arbitration work in the Syracuse community for an additional three…

Kauffman Foundation awards $3 million to Syracuse University and its partners to take Scholarship in Action to next levelDecember 14, 2006Kevin C. Quinnkcquinn@syr.edu The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation today awarded Syracuse University a five-year, $3-million grant that will allow SU,…

SU London launches new ‘Learning London Communities’December 14, 2006Daeya Malboeufdmking04@syr.edu Syracuse University Abroad’s London Program has introduced a new initiative to encourage deeper cultural engagement for its students. Learning London Communities is a guided extracurricular opportunity for students who wish…

Syracuse University student starts Teddy Bears for Hope to aid children in need of comfortDecember 13, 2006Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu Many people can recall a special teddy bear or stuffed animal from their childhood that was a reliable source of comfort and…