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Work hard, play hard
Elizabeth Liddy, newly hired dean of the iSchool takes on the position while maintaining a busy personal and professional lifestyle
By Katie Papo
Her assistants swear she's not a workaholic. Yet, she wakes up at 5 or 6 a.m. to do work - before even going to work. And when she gets home from work, she works some more. Her secretary says her calendar is so full most people would pass out just from looking at it.
Cantor breaks down 'Scholarship in Action'
In annual address, chancellor discusses progress on and off campus
By Amanda Allison
The words "Scholarship in Action: Insights, Incite, Change," have been seen on posters throughout the Syracuse University campus, the SU Web site and even promotional lanyards and water bottles since last fall. Still, some students and faculty have remained unsure of their meaning.
Bill Nye brings quirky science to SU today
By Megan Hess
If You Go Who: Bill Nye the Science Guy Where: Goldstein Auditorium When: Tonight, 7 p.m. How Much: $5 for students, $8 for general public Bill Nye may be the only scientist to own approximately six dozen ties - and along with his quirky attire, the scientist and television star also will bring his multiple personalities to Syracuse tonight.
Speaker discusses American viewpoint of Middle East
By Christopher Sinatra
Almost immediately after Robert Satloff finished his presentation, a hand shot into the air, and a composed but somewhat agitated audience member, asked the first question. After thanking Satloff for giving the lecture, an audience member asked, "How come you use Islam and Islamist, when you say Islamism is as far from Islam as fascism is from Christianity? Yet you do not mention in parallel to Islamism, the extremism of other groups and other religions including Judiasm and Christianity.
Police investigate attack on professor
By Lauren Bertolini
A Syracuse University professor walked outside of his house to make a trip to the grocery store, only to find his driveway blocked by a white mini van. While waiting for the driver to return to the car, his wife called the non-emergency line of SPD, but there was no response, according to an SPD report.
Online company connects students with international tutors
By Caitlin Dewey
Thanks to uProdigy, students have an alternative to the standard tutoring services offered on campus - they can now learn from Ph.D.s living more than 7,000 miles away. The new service, the brainchild of Harvard grad student Syed Adil Hussain, provides 24-hour access to online tutors in South Asia and claims to be an affordable, convenient alternative to in-person tutoring.
An unknown threat
In the first study of its kind, researchers survey the effects of New York state's coyotes on the deer population
By Max Woolley
The coyote first arrived in New York state in 1925, but until recently, no research been done to examine its ecological and predatory influence. Dr. Jacqueline Frair, an assistant professor of conservation biology and wildlife management at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, has taken up that task.
