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Gift of $500,000 from alumnus Douglas D. Danforth will establish a deanship in Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer ScienceFebruary 03, 2001Jonathan Hayjhay@syr.edu Douglas D. Danforth ’47, retired chairman and CEO of Westinghouse Electric Corp., has created…

Painter Michael Singletary ’72 examines racial violence in Lubin House exhibitionFebruary 02, 2001 Artwork, accompanied by quotations from W.E.B. DuBois and Langston Hughes, focuses on the African American male experience The linking of the African American male with violence and…

MDA, Syracuse University announce strategic plan for Central New York Technology DevelopmentFebruary 02, 2001 Syracuse University and the Metropolitan Development Association today announced the Central New York Technology Development Strategic Plan, a comprehensive, collaborative effort intended to accelerate regional technology…

Syracuse University’s response to the Scottish court’s Jan. 31 verdict in the Pan Am 103 bombing trial of Libyan nationals Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fhimah at Camp Zeist, NetherlandsJanuary 31, 2001 An indelible line has been drawn…

Billy Joel and Elton John to perform in the Carrier Dome May 5; Tickets go on sale Feb. 3January 31, 2001 Singers Billy Joel and Elton John will perform together live in the Carrier Dome May 5 as part of…

A Moment of Reflection and Remembrance at the Conclusion of the Pan Am Flight 103 Trial; A statement of the Chaplains Council of Hendricks ChapelJanuary 31, 2001 The Chaplains Council of the Hendricks Chapel at Syracuse University stands together in…

State governments are running better, many ready for an economic downturnJanuary 30, 2001A full year after Y2K, the computer bug that many believedwould shut down global commerce is having an unexpected and positive impact in asurprising area– state government management….

New York gets a ‘C+’ on report cardJanuary 30, 2001In a report released Jan. 30 by The Maxwell Schoolat Syracuse University and Governing magazine, New York received an overallgrade of C+ (up from the state’s grade of C- two years…

Syracuse University professor wins prestigious young faculty award from the National Science FoundationJanuary 26, 2001Jonathan Hayjhay@syr.edu In her first two years at Syracuse University, Andria Costello has already made her mark at the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer…

Renowned policy analyst and education historian Diane Ravitch will speak at The Maxwell School of Syracuse University as part of the State of Democracy Lecture SeriesJanuary 26, 2001Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu Diane Ravitch, Brown Chair in Education Studies at the Brookings…