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SU Rhodes Scholar earns Soros FellowshipMarch 12, 2004 Grace Yu ’01, the second SU student to be named as a Rhodes Scholar, has won another major honor: she has been named a Paul & Daisy Soros New American Fellow for…

Disaster preparedness a top priority for SU’s Logistics CommitteeMarch 12, 2004Edward Byrnesedbyrnes@syr.edu Immediately following Sept. 11, 2001, many Americans feared that their sense of security had been shattered. But in response to the events of that day, institutions across the…

From mainframes to high-speed networks, Tompkins has seen it allMarch 12, 2004Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu The memory of the first personal computer to arrive on the Syracuse University campus-an IBM 5100, 25 years ago-brings a faint smile to Jim Tompkins’ face. “We…

Paleoanthropologist Meave Leakey to be March 16 University Lectures speaker at SUMarch 10, 2004Patrick Farrellpmfarrel@syr.edu Considered the current standard-bearer for the Leakey fossil-hunting dynasty, Meave Leakey and her team of researchers made headlines recently with the discovery in Kenya of…

National security expert to speak at SU’s College of LawMarch 05, 2004Nicci Brownnicbrown@syr.edu Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker, dean of the University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law, will lecture at Syracuse University’s College of Law on March 18th from 4:30-5:30…

Disability rights pioneer to speak as part of SU’s ‘Disability and Human Rights’ seriesFebruary 26, 2004Amy Schmitzaemehrin@syr.edu Long before she became the World Bank’s first adviser on disability and development, Judith E. Heumann was denied the right to attend public…

Key civil rights journalists to mark Brown v. Board anniversary at Syracuse UniversityFebruary 23, 2004Amy Schmitzaemehrin@syr.edu Hodding Carter to give keynote address Journalism played a key role in the civil rights movement – and spawned an “all-star” team of journalists…

SU’s Feb. 28 Saturday Morning Physics to explore’chemical factories’ of interstellar spaceFebruary 23, 2004Edward Byrnesedbyrnes@syr.edu Gianfranco Vidali, a professor in Syracuse University’s physics department and a leader in the field of astrochemistry, will present his lecture “Astrochemistry and Astrobiology: Exploring…

Five local storytellers will share stories of migrations during Syracuse University’s annual Sojourner Storytelling Conference on Feb. 26February 20, 2004Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu Students Offering Service (SOS) and African American Programs at Syracuse University’s Hendricks Chapel will sponsor its 6th Annual…

Second Illuminating Oppression film festival plannedFebruary 16, 2004Cynthia J. Moritzcjmoritz@syr.edu The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs’ South Asia Center, the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and Asha-Syracuse, in collaboration with The Asia Society Breakthrough, will present the…