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iSchool professor receives first grant for gaming labFebruary 06, 2008Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) professor Scott Nicholson, director of the M.S. in library and information science program, recently received a Gaylord grant worth $5,000 to…

Award-winning Stone Canoe journal launches second editionFebruary 06, 2008Eileen Jevisejevis@uc.syr.edu Syracuse University has launched the second edition of Stone Canoe: A Journal of Arts and Ideas from Upstate New York. The 400-page publication features the work of 98 artists and…

Saatchi & Saatchi ad exec to join Newhouse School facultyFebruary 06, 2008Wendy S. Loughlinwsloughl@syr.edu Brian Sheehan, chair and CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi’s Team One Advertising, will join Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications as an associate professor…

Listening for the cosmic symphony: New SU supercomputer will help scientists listen for black holesFebruary 06, 2008Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu Scientists hope that a new supercomputer being built by Syracuse University’s Department of Physics may help them identify the sound of a…

SU School of Education professor/author to discuss inclusion at Onondaga County Central Library Feb. 5February 05, 2008Patrick Farrellpmfarrel@syr.edu Mara Sapon-Shevin, professor of inclusive elementary and special education at Syracuse University’s School of Education, will lead a panel discussion based on…

Syracuse researchers link higher test scores with certified librarians in schoolsFebruary 05, 2008Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu New York state schools with certified librarians have higher scores on average on the fourth-grade English Language Arts (ELA) test than those who don’t, according…

Syracuse University to kick off full slate of Black History Month activities Feb. 1January 31, 2008Matthew R. Snydermrsnyder@syr.edu Syracuse University will kick off Black History Month on Friday, Feb. 1, with a celebration in the atrium of the Hildegarde and…

iSchool makes strides in closing digital divideJanuary 31, 2008Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu This semester, Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies (iSchool) will help launch the South Side Initiative Networking Academy, a program to provide free professional computer training to 15 residents…

Newhouse School to remember David Ifshin, student activists of 1960s and ’70s, in First Amendment Year eventJanuary 31, 2008Wendy S. Loughlinwsloughl@syr.edu Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, as part of its yearlong celebration of the First Amendment, will…

Television writer/producer to visit SU’s Newhouse School Feb. 12January 31, 2008Wendy S. Loughlinwsloughl@syr.edu Television writer and producer Alison Taylor will visit Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Tuesday, Feb. 12, as part of the school’s Leaders in…