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SU professor awarded NSF grant to design more secure Web browsers

Friday, August 27, 2010, By News Staff

Wenliang Du, professor of computer science in the L.C Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, has received a $471,970 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to explore ways to make web browsers a safer environment for information gathering and dissemination.

Campus & Community

EECS/CASE Colloquium to be held Sept. 15

Thursday, August 26, 2010, By News Staff

Anish Bhimani, Managing Director Chief Information Risk Officer of JP Morgan Chase Wednesday, September 15, 2010 4-201 Center for Science and Technology – 1 p.m. Title: Trends and Concerns in Enterprise Information Security Abstract: The landscape of technology in corporate…

Ducre receives Fulbright award for research and study on feminist epistemology

Tuesday, August 24, 2010, By News Staff

Kishi Animashaun Ducre, assistant professor in the Department of African American Studies in The College of Arts and Sciences, has received a Fulbright award to research and teach in Trinidad and Tobago on feminist epistemology and research methods. She will leave in January 2011 and stay in residence for six months.

STEM

Syracuse University research team uses nanobiotechnology-manipulated light particles to accelerate algae growth; may be a key to creating efficient biofuel production

Tuesday, August 24, 2010, By News Staff

Scientists and engineers seek to meet three goals in the production of biofuels from non-edible sources such as microalgae: efficiency, economical production and ecological sustainability. A team led by Syracuse University’s Radhakrishna Sureshkumar, professor and chair of biomedical and chemical engineering in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, has uncovered a process that is a promising step toward accomplishing these three goals.

Campus & Community

Chancellor’s Leadership Award catalyzes project, conference on transnationalizing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) studies

Tuesday, August 24, 2010, By News Staff

On Sept. 23-25, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Studies Program at Syracuse University will host an inaugural conference, “Transnationalizing LGBT Studies” that will cross geographic and cultural borders to explore LGBT scholarship and activism from a transnational perspective.

STEM

Syracuse iSchool assistant professor of practice Scott Bernard appointed acting federal chief architect

Monday, August 23, 2010, By News Staff

Syracuse University iSchool Assistant Professor of Practice Scott Bernard has been named the acting federal chief architect in the Executive Office of the President of the United States, serving with the Office of Management Budget’s E-Government and Information Technology group.

Campus & Community

Morrow to assume leadership role with University’s social media team

Monday, August 23, 2010, By News Staff

Kevin Morrow, executive director of Syracuse University’s Office of News Services for the past 12 years, will assume a new leadership role in the rapidly burgeoning area of social media.

Campus & Community

Syracuse University receives two Toyota Prius plug-in hybrids for local demonstration programs

Wednesday, August 18, 2010, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Syracuse Center of Excellence (SyracuseCoE) and CuseCar, a local not-for-profit community car share provider utilizing alternatively fueled vehicles, also received two cars each through the program.

STEM

Syracuse iSchool Associate Dean Jeffrey Stanton wins ‘Cheddar Bowl’ grant, helps kids learn money management

Monday, August 16, 2010, By News Staff

This simulated World of Cheddar (slang for money) will allow young people to make mistakes with their money without experiencing the financial loss in real life.

SU in the News: Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Wednesday, August 11, 2010, By News Staff

SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE A New York Times article highlights Chancellor Nancy Cantor as being among the leaders of the revitalization of Syracuse’s Near West Side. The article focuses on the work that the University is doing in collaboration…