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SU in the News: Wednesday, October 14, 2009
David Cay Johnston, distinguished visiting lecturer in the College of Law and Whitman School of Management, was quoted in Canada’s Globe and Mail on Canadian off-shore accounts and tax-amnesty programs. Leonard Burman, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Professor of Public Affairs in…
iSchool prof Jeff Rubin’s company creates iPhone application for SU Athletics
Margaret Spillett(315) 443-1069 Syracuse University Athletics contracted with SIDEARM Sports to develop one of the first collegiate athletic iPhone applications. SU Athletics realized many of its fans use an iPhone, and wanted to offer them an easier way to access…
SU symposium to honor the late New York Times political correspondent Robin Toner, examine political reporting in digital age
Wendy S. Loughlin(315) 443-2785 The life and work of the late, acclaimed New York Times political correspondent Robin Toner ’76 and the changing nature of political reporting are the subjects of a symposium hosted by Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications…
Syracuse University is contributor to Discovery Communications upcoming ‘CURIOSITY’ project
Kelly Homan Rodoski(315) 443-3784 Syracuse University faculty are engaging with Discovery Communications in the development of a landmark, 60-episode television series that will explore the fundamental questions and underlying mysteries of our time. “CURIOSITY: The Questions of Our Life” will…
Discovery Communications founder, chairman John S. Hendricks speaks Oct. 20 in University Lectures presentation
Kelly Homan Rodoski(315) 443-3784 As founder and chairman of Discovery Communications, John Hendricks has dramatically expanded learning and education across the globe. Hendricks will speak on “Modern Media and the Journey of Discovery” in a University Lectures presentation on Tuesday,…
Thousands of Syracuse city elementary students begin Say Yes after-school program
Susan Feightner(315) 443-1525 Nearly 2,000 Syracuse city school students in grades K-4 will begin the Say Yes After School Program on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The program began last year in the Corcoran quadrant with 800 K-3 students enrolled in the…
SU in the News: Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Ravi Shukla, associate professor of finance in the Whitman School of Management, was quoted by TheStreet.com in an article about delisted stocks. Leonard Burman, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Professor of Public Affairs in the Maxwell School, was quoted in a Wall…
‘New generation’ architect to lecture at Syracuse Architecture
Audrey Matlock will speak at the Syracuse University School of Architecture on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
Physics department garners $4.5 million in federal stimulus funding
Judy Holmes(315) 443-8085 Syracuse University’s Department of Physics in The College of Arts and Sciences has received almost $4.5 million in grants from the National Science Foundation through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The grants will be used…
SU again receives strong marks in sustainability from Sustainable Endowments Institute
Sara Miller(315) 443-9038 In recognition of Syracuse University’s continuing engagement with the world as a leader in promoting and practicing sustainability, the Sustainable Endowments Institute has again given the University strong marks in its 2010 College Sustainability Report Card. According…