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SU’s South Side Innovation Center awarded $85,000 grant from Chase
Job creation in Syracuse has received a major boost with an $85,000 grant from Chase to the South Side Innovation Center (SSIC). SSIC, the area’s leading small business incubator and training center, was launched by Syracuse University’s Whitman School of…
Office of Engagement Programs sponsors winter blanket drive
The Office of Engagement Programs in Syracuse University’s Hendricks Chapel is sponsoring a blanket drive through Feb. 4 to assist people in need in the community this winter season. Donations of new or gently-used blankets can be made in the…
Maxwell School professor to lead research team investigating climate change-induced conflict in Senegal and Mali
John McPeak, associate professor of public administration at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University, will lead an international, multi-disciplinary team seeking to reduce climate change-related conflicts between pastoralists and farmers in the Senegal and Niger River basins in the West African countries of Senegal and Mali.
More than 60 employers to recruit SU students at Career Expo
The job market is making a comeback, and more than 60 employers will recruit SU students for jobs and internships at this semester’s Career Expo. The Career Expo will take place on Thursday, Feb. 3, from 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. in…
SU in the News: Wednesday, January 19, 2011
SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE Newsweek’s education site online features an article on the documentary “Wretches and Jabberers,” about the travels of disability rights advocates Tracy Thresher and Larry Bissonnette, co-produced by Douglas Biklen, dean of the School of Education…
iSchool’s Milton Mueller serves on leading tech panel ‘State of the Net Conference’
Syracuse University School of Information Studies Professor Milton Mueller was a featured panelist at the annual State of the Net Conference in Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the Congressional Internet Caucus, the conference brings together some of the most prominent technology…
iSchool’s R. David Lankes will keynote Florida Library Association’s annual conference
The Florida Library Association has announced that Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) Professor R. David Lankes will keynote the association’s 2011 annual conference, to be held May 4-6 in Orlando. In addressing the more than 600 public, academic,…
Assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian Affairs to speak at Maxwell
Robert O. Blake, Jr., assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian Affairs, will give a public lecture at the Maxwell School on Jan. 25 at 4 p.m., in 220 Eggers Hall. The lecture is free and open to…
Syracuse University is second most influential college on Twitter
SU’s Twitter account has been named as the second most influential among college and universities.
SU in the News: Tuesday, January 18, 2011
SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE The Watertown Daily Times previewed the Syracuse Stage/SU Drama production of the musical “Rent.” The Post-Standard reported on Syracuse University being the second-most influential college on Twitter. The Post-Standard reported on Juan Cruz as artist-in-residence…