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Maxwell School names two Robertson Fellows
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs enters its second year of collaboration with the Robertson Foundation for Government by naming the two newest Robertson Fellows. Laura Alexander of Tamarac, Fla., and Nathan Strand of Gaithersburg, Md., began their…
Maxwell’s Wilmoth, London to study intersection of veterans benefits, disability insurance
Sociology professors Janet Wilmoth and Andrew London of the Maxwell School plan to study how veterans’ collection of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability compensation is related to use of Social Security Disability Insurance (DI). The two received an $85,817…
SU symposium explores legacy of Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa Oct. 21
Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian writer who won the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature, is the subject of a daylong symposium, organized and presented by the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL) in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and…
SU professor uncovers potential issues with apps built for Android systems
Wenliang Du, professor of computer science in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS), has had his paper accepted to be presented at the 27th Annual Computer Security Applications Conference, on potential issues with mobile applications (commonly…
Syracuse University student spreads seeds of knowledge to Dominican Republic
Alaina Mallette presented her work during 2011 Geological Society of America annual meeting It’s an honor for undergraduate students to present posters during the annual meetings of the Geological Society of America (GSA)—a mecca for geologists and earth scientists. Even…
Nottingham Early College High School students to visit SU campus Oct. 12
A group of 75 ninth-graders from Nottingham High School’s Early College High School program will visit the Syracuse University campus on Oct. 12 to motivate and prepare them for the opportunities associated with higher education. While on campus, the students…
Open Enrollment 2011 begins Nov. 7
Open Enrollment 2011 begins Nov. 7 and continues through Nov. 18. This is the only time of the year when faculty, staff, GAs/fellows and part-time instructors who are eligible for benefits may elect or change their coverage, unless they undergo a…
Mercury pollution in Great Lakes Region is nearly forgotten, but not gone
The scope and intensity of mercury pollution in the Great Lakes region is much greater than previously reported, but additional mercury controls should bring needed improvement, according to a new summary of scientific research on the subject. Despite general declines…
Students to document life in Liverpool as part of annual multimedia workshop sponsored by Newhouse School
Some 50 multimedia (photography, video, audio and writing) students from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will turn their attention to the local town of Liverpool, N.Y. this month, spending the weekend of Oct. 13-16 getting to know the community…
Shires to present ‘The Holocaust in Contemporary Culture: An Interdisciplinary Inquiry,’ Oct. 27
The Syracuse University School of Education’s Regional Holocaust and Genocide Initiative will host a seminar titled “The Holocaust in Contemporary Culture: An Interdisciplinary Inquiry” featuring Linda M. Shires, at 4 p.m. at the Winnick Center on SU’s campus on Oct….