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Seven Syracuse University students to travel to Botswana May 12 to build classrooms for street children orphaned by HIV/AIDS

Wednesday, May 7, 2008, By News Staff

Kelly Homan Rodoski(315) 443-5381 Seven students engaged through Protestant Campus Ministry at Syracuse University’s Hendricks Chapel will leave Syracuse on May 12 to embark on a journey to the southern African nation of Botswana. There, they will do their part…

Syracuse University’s top performers linked by study abroad

Wednesday, May 7, 2008, By News Staff

Daeya Malboeuf315 443 2007 Is there a link between study abroad and high academic achievement? At Syracuse University, the answer is a resounding yes. Each year, up to 12 academically outstanding graduating seniors are selected as University Scholars by a…

International developer Abdallah Yabroudi pledges $5 million to his alma mater, Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, to create international engineering professorship and Dubai internship program

Tuesday, May 6, 2008, By News Staff

Trisha Hopkins315 443 2546 Nearly 30 years after graduating from Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS), Abdallah Yabroudi, chairman of the internationally known Dubai Contracting Company (DCC) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has become…

Internationally renowned genomic researcher J. Craig Venter to be keynote speaker at dedication of Syracuse University’s Life Sciences Complex on Nov. 7

Tuesday, May 6, 2008, By News Staff

Judy Holmes(315) 443-2201 J. Craig Venter, a pioneer in decoding the human genome, will be the keynote speaker at the dedication of Syracuse University’s Life Sciences Complex Nov. 7. Venter’s address will highlight a daylong celebration that will include building…

Laura J. Steinberg named dean of Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science

Tuesday, May 6, 2008, By News Staff

Kevin C. Quinn 315 443 8338 Laura J. Steinberg, professor and chair of the Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas and an internationally known civil and environmental engineering scholar, has been named the…

New study links desire, competency, career path

Tuesday, May 6, 2008, By News Staff

Amy Mehringer(315) 443-3834 In today’s fast-paced, quickly changing work world, the days of working for the same company for an entire career are well over. In the 21st century, most people understand that they will work in multiple positions for…

New York Center for the Book at Syracuse University Library reauthorized through 2010

Monday, May 5, 2008, By News Staff

Pamela McLaughlin(315) 443-9788 The New York Center for the Book at Syracuse University Library has been reauthorized by the Library of Congress to continue through 2010. The New York Center is a state affiliate of the Library of Congress Center…

Physics Library to close May 9

Monday, May 5, 2008, By News Staff

Pamela McLaughlin(315) 443-9788 Due to growing demands for faculty and laboratory spaces in the Physics Building, Syracuse University Library and the Department of Physics have agreed to close the Physics Library. The last day of operation will be Friday, May…

Economy slowing down? Not for SU alumni, Center for Career Services reports

Monday, May 5, 2008, By News Staff

Matthew R. Snyder315 443 7082 Even as the broader economy has entered a period of uncertainty, the 2007 demand for recent graduates of Syracuse University was near an all-time high, and alumni entered the career market at salaries slightly higher…

School of Education’s Taylor named the Society for Disability Studies first Senior Scholar

Monday, May 5, 2008, By News Staff

Patrick Farrell(315) 443-5421 The Senior Scholar Award Committee of Society for Disability Studies (SDS) has selected Steven Taylor, professor of cultural foundations of education in Syracuse University’s School of Education and director of SU’s Center on Human Policy, Law and…