STEM

School of Information Studies Professor R. David Lankes will deliver the keynote presentation at “eBooks: Libraries at the Tipping Point,” a virtual conference held at the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons (PGSC) in Bird Library at Syracuse University on Wednesday, Sept. 29.

Organized around four broad educational standards, the new free eBook “From The Creative Minds,” produced by Syracuse University’s Center for Digital Literacy (CDL), showcases a collection of engaging lesson plans grouped by content suitable for elementary, middle and high school levels.

Literacy activist and expert on second language learning Stephen Krashen believes that the best way to improve reading is to read.

Jason R. Wiles, assistant professor of biology, has received the 2010 Science and Technology Outreach Award from the Technology Alliance of Central New York (TACNY).

Syracuse University’s Radhakrishna Sureshkumar has been awarded a three-year, $426,290 grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to investigate how biofilms deform and break up under mechanical stress.

Dacheng Ren, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been named the 2010 College Technology Educator of the Year by the Technology Alliance of Central New York (TACNY).

Anish Bhimani, managing director and chief information risk officer with JPMorgan Chase & Co., will kick off The HUB 2010 Fall Speaker Series on Wednesday, Sept. 15.

SU has established a presence in Foursquare, a popular location-based social media environment.

The Technology Alliance of Central New York (TACNY) will host a presentation on social media as part of its 2010-11 Sweet Lecture Series.

Susan Winter, the acting deputy director of the National Science Foundation’s Office of Cyberinfrastructure, will present as part of the School of Information Studies Brown Bag Series on Thursday, Sept. 16.