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International Fiber Collaborative completes gas station projectApril 18, 2008SU News ServicesSUnews@syr.edu An abandoned gas station at 2301 E. Colvin St. in Syracuse was recently covered in fabric panels through the efforts of the International Fiber Collaborative (IFC), led by Jennifer…

Syracuse University to ‘Make the Cut’ for Locks of Love April 29April 18, 2008Matthew R. Snydermrsnyder@syr.edu Do you have what it takes to make the cut? If you have a ponytail of healthy hair at least 10 inches long, and…

Gorovitz re-appointed director of nationally acclaimed Renee Crown University Honors ProgramApril 16, 2008Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu College of Arts and Sciences Dean Cathryn R. Newton has announced that Samuel Gorovitz, founding director of the Renee Crown University Honors Program, has agreed to…

Fifty-plus years of friendship plant seeds of success for new generation April 16, 2008Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu When Harry Wise, William Marcus and Sam Gorovitz entered high school 50-plus years ago, Harry S Truman was president of the United States and the…

Interviews in Monster Land; SU student teaches children to make claymation videosApril 16, 2008Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu Mrs. Crabs is a friendly but shy clay monster with curly hair, pink appendages and an inviting smile. Created by 10-year-old Dora Schloss-Witkowski, a student…

Director of non-partisan think tank to speak April 23 on reforming New York courts as part of IJPM lecture seriesApril 16, 2008Jaime Winne Alvarezjlwinne@syr.edu Dirk Olin, executive director of the Institute for Judicial Studies, will speak on Wednesday, April 23,…

Syracuse University Library Associates sponsors ‘Shakespeare’s Bodies’ lecture April 24April 16, 2008Pamela McLaughlinpwmclaug@syr.edu The first in a new series of annual Mary Marshall lectures will be held Thursday, April 24, at 4 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons on…

Six to be honored April 21 with Teaching Recognition AwardsApril 16, 2008Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu Six Syracuse University faculty members will be honored April 21 as the 2008 recipients of the Teaching Recognition Awards, sponsored by SU’s Meredith Professors. They will be…

Syracuse Symposium will focus on migration; relevant courses soughtApril 16, 2008Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu Last semester, the Syracuse Symposium Committee announced that the fall 2008 Syracuse Symposium would explore the theme of “Migration.” Migration means movement: to warmer climes, safe havens,…

School of Education’s Facilitated Communication Institute awarded $500,000 Hussman grant to pursue research, training and documentary film projectsApril 16, 2008Patrick Farrellpmfarrel@syr.edu Syracuse University School of Education Dean Douglas Biklen has announced that the Facilitated Communication Institute (FCI), part of the…