Search Results for: AK

Syracuse University receives $8 million grant for GEAR UP programsOctober 17, 2006Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Syracuse University a six-year, $8 million partnership grant to expand and continue projects through New York’s Gaining Early Awareness and…

University Union, Syracuse University to host Bill Cosby in Nov. 10 performance at Landmark TheatreOctober 17, 2006Matthew R. Snydermrsnyder@syr.edu University Union announced today that renowned comedian Bill Cosby will perform in Syracuse on Friday, Nov. 10, at 8 p.m. at…

SUArt Galleries mounts ‘Facing Forward’ and ‘Challenges in Contemporary Art’October 16, 2006David L. Princedlprince@syr.edu The SUArt Galleries has mounted two new exhibitions on view at the Shaffer Art Building. “Facing Forward” was designed and installed by graduate students in the…

Syracuse University-based project fosters global dialogue on controversial Internet issues at inaugural meeting of United Nations forumOctober 16, 2006Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu As Internet technology and access continue to expand both in the United States and globally, two of the most…

Venkatesh to study video-delivered interpreting services for persons with hearing impairments, supported by first Innovation Grant from Burton Blatt InstituteOctober 16, 2006Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu Individuals with hearing impairments often lack the American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting services necessary to effectively…

Eggers endowment gift honors Mildred Eggers, UC’s Bea Gonzalez and supports Maxwell economics departmentOctober 12, 2006Eileen Jevisejevis@uc.syr.edu William Eggers, Richard Eggers and the Melvin and Mildred Eggers Charitable Family Foundation have pledged a $1 million gift to Syracuse University that…

SU’s South Side Innovation Center awarded $750,000 federal grant for women’s business developmentOctober 11, 2006Amy Schmitzaemehrin@syr.edu The Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises (EEE) Program in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University has received a $750,000 grant over five years…

Ballentine Institute plans April visit with Warren BuffettOctober 11, 2006Amy Schmitzaemehrin@syr.edu Through the Ballentine Investment Institute in the Whitman School of Management, students in the Applied Portfolio Management program (the portfolio managers of the Orange Value Fund, LLC) will have…

New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert to give 2006 Honors Lecture at Syracuse UniversityOctober 11, 2006Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu Elizabeth Kolbert, award-winning writer for The New Yorker and author of an acclaimed book on global warming, will visit Syracuse University on Oct….

CNY state legislators secure grant for communication devices for children with special needs at SU’s ‘Saturday Clinic’October 11, 2006Patrick Farrellpmfarrel@syr.edu State Sen. John DeFrancisco (R-50th SD) and Assemblyman Jeff Brown (R-121st AD) have secured a special, one-time $8,000 grant to…