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Global news sources have reported that earthquakes ranging from 6.0 to 7.2 in magnitude have shaken the Chilean coast today (Thursday, March 11). Syracuse University has confirmed that all 19 SU Abroad undergraduate students currently in Santiago are safe and unharmed. This knowledge has been communicated to the students’ parents.
Some locations in Santiago are without power and phone service (cellular and land line). Classes and other activities for the SU Abroad students in Chile have been canceled for the day, and the students have been advised to stay home for the afternoon.
SU Abroad faculty and staff in Syracuse and in Chile will continue to monitor the situation.
July 30, 2010 New York state invests more than $100 million a year in university research, and New York state universities invest nearly $4 billion annually in research through government, industry and internal funding. The longstanding challenge, however, has been transforming groundbreaking research and innovation investment into commercially viable products and processes, and ultimately creating new businesses and jobs.
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July 30, 2010 Light Work is presenting an exhibition featuring the photographic work of Ithaca-based photographer Jon Reis. "By the Way: Two Decades of America Observed 1973-1993″ is on view in the Robert B. Menschel Photography Gallery in Syracuse University's Schine Student Center.
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July 30, 2010 Point of Contact recently presented its latest publication, "ALEJANDRA," before the literary and artistic society of Buenos Aires. The international release of this new bilingual publication, supported by The College of Arts and Sciences and the Humanities Center at Syracuse University, and by Argentine Ambassador and poet Ruben Vela-was held July 22 at the Center for Documentation, Research and Publications (CeDIP) of the prestigious Recoleta Cultural Center, in the heart of Buenos Aires.
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July 28, 2010 First-year and transfer students starting their first semester need a lot of information to successfully transition to Syracuse University. From registering for the right courses to knowing where to eat, new students have lots of ground to cover before they arrive on campus. To help them prepare and get excited for the road ahead, Syracuse University this summer introduced the online readySET.
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July 27, 2010 Joanne Silverstein, assistant research professor at the Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) and director of research and development of the Information Institute of Syracuse, died July 27. She was 58 years old.
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