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Fletchall Puts Learning into Practice on Connective Corridor

Thursday, March 27, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Graduate student Quinton Fletchall loves narrative. He particularly loves the narrative of urban planning and social design. He sees cities as stories that people tell through the lens of hope, fear and dreams for the future. He also sees those…

Campus & Community

SU Advance to Host Discussion on Gender and Family in the Ivory Tower

Wednesday, March 26, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

SU Advance will present “Do Babies Matter? Gender and Family in the Ivory Tower,” as part of its Conversations on Equity and Excellence series on Monday, March 31, at 2:30 p.m. in the Maxwell School’s Public Events Room, 220 Eggers…

Wind Power Can Be Cost-Comparable, New Analysis Reveals

Wednesday, March 26, 2014, By Diane Stirling

The costs of using wind energy and natural gas for electricity are virtually equal when accounting for the full private and social costs of each, making wind a competitive energy source for the United States, according to a new study on the…

Digitas’ Lina Josephson ’11 will visit Newhouse April 7

Wednesday, March 26, 2014, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Lina Josephson ’11, associate media planner at Digitas Boston, will visit the Newhouse School on Monday, April 7, as a guest of Job Market Speaker Series, part of the Eric Mower Advertising Forum. She will speak on “A Journey from…

Campus & Community

Students Form Sustainability Organizations on Campus

Wednesday, March 26, 2014, By News Staff

For Elizabeth Kahn, being president of Students of Sustainability at Syracuse University is not just a campus commitment. A few weeks ago, Kahn spent her weekend in Washington, D.C., with 12 other students in the organization to protest the proposed…

Getting to Know: Astrophysicist Jedidah Isler

Tuesday, March 25, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

Jedidah Isler was interested in the heavens from the time she was 11 or 12. She had a telescope as a kid, which her sister bought her for her birthday one year. But she didn’t get a chance to pursue…

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Unveiling of Second Annual ‘Who Are You?’ Postcard Project April 1

Tuesday, March 25, 2014, By News Staff

Last fall, the Anti-Bias Education Team of the Division of Student Affairs collected anonymous statements from students, faculty and staff answering the question, “Who are you?” The postcards submitted (approximately 200) will be on display in Panasci Lounge following the…

STEM

SU Biologists Use Sound to Identify Breeding Grounds of Endangered Whales

Tuesday, March 25, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Remote acoustic monitoring among endangered whales is the subject of a major article by two doctoral students in The College of Arts and Sciences. Leanna Matthews and Jessica McCordic, members of the Parks Lab in the Department of Biology, have…

Campus & Community

Community Ambassador Application DEADLINE EXTENDED

Tuesday, March 25, 2014, By News Staff

The Office of Off-Campus and Commuter Services within the Division of Student Affairs is seeking student applicants for the 2014-2015 Community Ambassador program. This is a paid leadership program. Program details,  application and instructions can be downloaded at offcampus.syr.edu. The…

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SU Affirms Commitment to Sustainable Science with ‘Green Chemistry’ Workshop

Tuesday, March 25, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Green chemistry was the focus of a recent teacher workshop in The College of Arts and Sciences. Nearly 30 teachers from 24 area high schools converged at the Life Sciences Complex to learn more about the benefits of sustainable science…