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The Institute of Museum and Library Services is providing $799,493 to researchers at Syracuse University, the University of Maryland and Towson University for the project “Diverse Populations, Information and Library Education.”

School of Information Studies Professor R. David Lankes will deliver the keynote presentation at “eBooks: Libraries at the Tipping Point,” a virtual conference held at the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons (PGSC) in Bird Library at Syracuse University on Wednesday, Sept. 29.

Organized around four broad educational standards, the new free eBook “From The Creative Minds,” produced by Syracuse University’s Center for Digital Literacy (CDL), showcases a collection of engaging lesson plans grouped by content suitable for elementary, middle and high school levels.

Literacy activist and expert on second language learning Stephen Krashen believes that the best way to improve reading is to read.

SU has established a presence in Foursquare, a popular location-based social media environment.

Susan Winter, the acting deputy director of the National Science Foundation’s Office of Cyberinfrastructure, will present as part of the School of Information Studies Brown Bag Series on Thursday, Sept. 16.

Syracuse University School of Information Studies Professor Milton Mueller’s $304,000 grant proposal “Deep Packet Inspection and the Governance of the Internet” has received funding by the National Science Foundation.

The Syracuse University School of Information Studies and MLB Advanced Media are sponsoring the MLB.com University Challenge.

Joey F. George, renowned scholar and current president of the Association for Information Systems, will kick off the 2010-11 Brown Bag Lecture Series at the School of Information Studies at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 7.

Syracuse University iSchool Assistant Professor of Practice Scott Bernard has been named the acting federal chief architect in the Executive Office of the President of the United States, serving with the Office of Management Budget’s E-Government and Information Technology group.