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SU in the News: Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Yesterday’s announcement made by New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo that SU will host and lead the development of the new FAIR Health database for out-of-network healthcare costs was covered by the New York Times, Reuters, Wall Street Journal…
New York State Attorney General Cuomo announces new health care database that will be developed by Syracuse University-led research team and aid consumers nationwide
Kevin Morrow(315) 443-3784 New York State Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo announced today that Syracuse University will lead a consortium of academic researchers in partnership with a new nonprofit organization called FAIR Health to develop and maintain a new database…
SU in the News: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
David M. Crane ’80, professor of practice in the College of Law, spoke to Voice of America and the BBC for reports on the Special Court for Sierra Leone which upheld the sentencing for three Revolutionary United Front rebel leaders,…
U.S. Army officials, School of Information Studies announce new agreement to educate future leaders
Margaret Spillett(315) 443-1069 The Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) and the U.S. Army Signal Center School of Information Technology at Fort Gordon (SIGCEN) have established a formal agreement to provide an opportunity for qualified U.S. Army Signal Center…
SU in the News: Monday, October 26, 2009
Robert Thompson, director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, was quoted in an Associated Press story on the passing of Ray Browne, a pioneer in the study of popular…
SU’s Burton Blatt Institute selected to co-lead implementation of new $12 million New York State Medicaid infrastructure grant
Me’Shae Brooks-Rolling(315) 443-8455 The New York State Office for Mental Health has selected the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University to co-lead an unprecedented comprehensive research, demonstration and capacity-building initiative to advance the employment and economic self-sufficiency of individuals…
University of Haifa’s Rimmerman returns to Syracuse University as senior fellow at Burton Blatt Institute
Me’Shae Brooks-Rolling(315) 443-8455 Arie Rimmerman, the Richard Crossman Chair for Social Welfare & Planning and distinguished faculty member in the School of Social Work, Social Welfare and Health Studies at the University of Haifa in Israel, is a senior fellow at The…
iSchool helps establish youth literature collection on campus
Margaret Spillett(315) 443-1069 One of the Syracuse University Library system’s lesser-known collections is a hidden trove of children’s books. The youth literature collection was the brainchild of Ruth V. Small, Meredith Professor at Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies (iSchool)….
Students in Newhouse School to visit major NYC PR offices
Wendy S. Loughlin(315) 443-2785 New York City-based public relations professionals will welcome 19 public relations and public diplomacy students from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications during the Fall PR Benchmark Trip Oct. 28-30. The biannual trip offers…
Student group Project Feed Me hosts ‘Defend Your Honor’ charity basketball tournament Nov. 1 to fight hunger in Syracuse
Carol Kim Masiclat(315) 443-8568 Think of it as hoops for hope. On Sunday, Nov. 1, SU students, faculty and staff will compete for the title of champion in the 2009 “Defend Your Honor” basketball tournament. The event was organized by…