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Liddy, two CNLP researchers win best paper award at annual Search Engine MeetingMay 16, 2007Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu Elizabeth Liddy, Trustee Professor in the School of Information Studies and director of the Center for Natural Language Processing (CNLP) at Syracuse University,…

New awards to honor excellence in media industry reportingMay 08, 2007Wendy S. Loughlinwsloughl@syr.edu Seven jury awards will be presented at a luncheon in New York City to recognize the outstanding work of people and organizations that report on the media….

SU Comptroller Patrick to retire in June 2007, close 25-year campus career March 09, 2007Kevin Morrowkdmorrow@syr.edu Bill Patrick, longtime Syracuse University comptroller, will retire on June 30, 2007. He will be succeeded by Rebecca L. Foote, SU director of financial…

Change in daylight-saving time requires changes in computing systemsMarch 02, 2007Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu Two years ago, the U.S. Congress voted to extend daylight-saving time as an energy-saving measure. The new daylight-saving time schedule will go into effect on March 11 —…

EDUCAUSE vice president to speak at SU on the ‘Net Generation’February 16, 2007Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu EDUCAUSE Vice President Diana G. Oblinger will present “Educating Students of the Net Generation” Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 10 a.m. in the Kilian Room, Room 500…

Black History Month events feature lecture by author, activist Kevin Powell Feb. 15 February 06, 2007Carol K. Masiclatclkim@syr.edu Acclaimed author, journalist and social critic Kevin Powell will deliver SU’s Black History Month Commemorative Lecture Thursday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m….

Spring 2007 Faculty Technology Associate workshops focus on interactive presentationsFebruary 05, 2007Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu Phu Duong, assistant professor in SU’s School of Architecture, will present two workshops designed to help faculty members turn simple PowerPoint slides into multimedia presentations. The workshops…

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…

New student group unites IST undergraduatesNovember 27, 2006Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu When senior Eric Hansen transferred to Syracuse University as a junior dual major in information management and technology at the School of Information Studies (IST), and public relations at the…

SU to host wireless grid meeting for new university-industry research consortiumNovember 21, 2006Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu Syracuse University, Tufts University, the Museum of Science Boston and the Syracuse-based Wireless Grids Corp., host the first Wireless Grids Research Consortium and Future Industry…