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Syracuse University scientists discover how some bacteria may steal iron from their human hosts

Thursday, July 31, 2008, By News Staff

Judy Holmes315) 443-2201 Like their human hosts, bacteria need iron to survive and they must obtain that iron from the environment. While humans obtain iron primarily through the food they eat, bacteria have evolved complex and diverse mechanisms to allow…

Parking and Transit Services announces new parking plan for carpoolers

Tuesday, July 29, 2008, By News Staff

Parking and Transit Services announces new parking plan for carpoolersJuly 29, 2008Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu Syracuse University Parking and Transit Services has developed a new carpool program that provides parking for two or more University employees who commute to work together. By…

Syracuse University presents ‘Rethinking Michelangelo: A Series of Lectures, Concerts, and Special Events’

Monday, July 28, 2008, By News Staff

Syracuse University presents ‘Rethinking Michelangelo: A Series of Lectures, Concerts, and Special Events’July 28, 2008Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu Michelangelo Buonarroti has been celebrated for more than 450 years as a sculptor, painter, architect, poet and patriot. This fall, members of the Syracuse…

Parking and Transit Services announces new parking plan for carpoolers

Sunday, July 27, 2008, By News Staff

Sara Miller(315) 443-9038 Syracuse University Parking and Transit Services has developed a new carpool program that provides parking for two or more University employees who commute to work together. By issuing a multi-vehicle permit valid for use with multiple vehicles,…

Video Production Unit’s ‘First Year’ honored at 29th Annual Telly Awards

Friday, July 25, 2008, By News Staff

Chris Finkle(315) 443-1219 “First Year: Episode 2,” produced by the Video Production Unit (VPU) of Syracuse University Information Technology and Services (ITS), won a silver Telly Award in the health and wellness category of this year’s competition. Don Torrance, associate…

New book by Syracuse University School of Education’s Wilkinson focuses on teaching reading in urban classrooms

Friday, July 25, 2008, By News Staff

Patrick Farrell(315) 443-5421 A new book by Louise C. Wilkinson, Distinguished Professor of Education, Psychology, and Communication Sciences in Syracuse University’s School of Education, examines how to effectively prepare teachers to teach reading in urban classrooms. The book, “Improving Literacy…

RLA to launch new master’s program to train teachers of English language learners

Tuesday, July 22, 2008, By News Staff

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…

Whitman School holds second round of successful Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities

Monday, July 21, 2008, By News Staff

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…

Brooks selected to head American Enterprise Institute

Tuesday, July 15, 2008, By News Staff

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….

New study finds that some plants can adapt to widespread climate change

Tuesday, July 8, 2008, By News Staff

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…