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iSchool Board of Advisors recognizes former Dean Robert S. Taylor’s contributions

Friday, December 12, 2008, By News Staff

Margaret Costello Spillett(315) 443-1069 The Syracuse University School of Information Studies Board of Advisors formally recognized the accomplishments and significant role played by former Dean Robert S. Taylor during its fall meeting in New York City. The board unanimously passed…

Area women get a BOOST

Wednesday, November 26, 2008, By News Staff

Margaret Costello Spillett(315) 443-1069 Ten women in the Syracuse area received certificates of completion for their participation in a new program aimed at teaching displaced homemakers marketable technology skills. The program, called the BOOST Initiative (Bolstering Original Opportunity and Self…

SU researchers partner with RPI in NASA-funded New York Center for Astrobiology

Monday, November 24, 2008, By News Staff

Judy Holmes(315) 443-2201 With today’s opening of the New York Center for Astrobiology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., Syracuse University researchers will join a national effort to advance the understanding of the origin and distribution of life in…

Syracuse University researchers partner with RPI in NASA-funded New York Center for Astrobiology

Monday, November 24, 2008, By News Staff

Syracuse University researchers partner with RPI in NASA-funded New York Center for AstrobiologyNovember 24, 2008Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu With today’s opening of the New York Center for Astrobiology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., Syracuse University researchers will join a national…

Syracuse University Library acquires National Plastics Center collection, artifacts

Friday, November 21, 2008, By News Staff

Pamela McLaughlin(315) 443-9788 Syracuse University Library and the National Plastics Center in Leominster, Mass., have signed a Memorandum of Understanding transferring the center’s collection to the library and creating the National Plastics Center at Syracuse University. Founded in 1982, the…

Syracuse University Brass Ensemble presents annual holiday concerts throughout CNY

Thursday, November 20, 2008, By News Staff

Syracuse University Brass Ensemble presents annual holiday concerts throughout CNYNovember 20, 2008Rob Enslinrmenslin@syr.edu NOTE TO EDITORS: The time of the Oswego concert has changed from 3 p.m. (previously published) to 7 p.m. The Syracuse University Brass Ensemble (SUBE), led by…

VP for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Gandel stepping down to join iSchool faculty

Monday, November 17, 2008, By News Staff

Kevin Morrow(315) 443-3784 Paul B. Gandel G’86, who has served as Syracuse University’s vice president for information technology and chief information officer (CIO) since November 2004, today announced that he is stepping down to teach full time as a professor…

SU Library adds 350 Sage titles to e-journal collection

Monday, November 17, 2008, By News Staff

Pamela McLaughlin(315) 443-9788 Effective Jan. 1, 2009, the Syracuse University Library will add nearly 350 online journals to its already extensive holdings. The journals, which span numerous disciplines, are all published by Sage Publications, a respected publisher of academic titles….

SU VP for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Gandel stepping down to join iSchool faculty

Monday, November 17, 2008, By News Staff

SU VP for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Gandel stepping down to join iSchool facultyNovember 17, 2008Kevin Morrowkdmorrow@syr.edu Paul B. Gandel G’86, who has served as Syracuse University’s vice president for information technology and chief information officer (CIO) since…

Whitman team takes home first place in campus JPMorgan Chase Case Competition

Monday, November 17, 2008, By News Staff

Whitman team takes home first place in campus JPMorgan Chase Case CompetitionNovember 17, 2008Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu Replacing PIN numbers with thumb print scans, incorporating social networking media into the corporate workplace, and adopting green technologies were among the ideas presented…