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Media, Law & Policy

The NewsHouse: Environmentalist Majora Carter urges local action

Wednesday, September 22, 2010, By News Staff

The green activist recounts a career of making change in her South Bronx neighborhood.

Arts & Culture

Patricia McFadden to speak on neoliberalism, humanitarianism in Africa Sept. 22

Monday, September 20, 2010, By News Staff

Patricia McFadden, Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies and the Department of African American Studies in SU’s College of Arts and Sciences, will speak on “Neoliberalism and Humanitariansm: Implications for African Social Movements,” on Wednesday, Sept. 22.

Health & Society

USAID partnership program provides funding to SU’s School of Education for quality teaching education collaboration with Kenya’s Kenyatta University

Thursday, September 16, 2010, By Jennifer Russo

Syracuse University will receive $860,700 for “Building Capacity through Quality Teacher Preparation,” a partnership project between SU and Kenyatta University in Kenya, East Africa.

Arts & Culture

Kameshwar C. Wali Lecture in the Sciences and Humanities focuses on Afghanistan, Vietnam wars

Wednesday, September 8, 2010, By News Staff

George Packer, critically acclaimed author and staff writer for The New Yorker, will present “An American Dilemma: Obama, Afghanistan and Vietnam” at 4 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 16.

Health & Society

Netherlands drug policy expert to speak on public health and safety impact of harm reduction, decriminalization Sept. 16

Tuesday, September 7, 2010, By News Staff

Janhuib Blans, public health and drug policy expert, director of the Bureau of Research, Training and Consultancy in the Netherlands, will present “Dutch Drug Policy: Examining the Public Health and Safety Impact of Harm Reduction and Decriminalization” Sept. 16.

STEM

LCS’s Heng Yin awarded NSF grant to fight against malicious code

Tuesday, September 7, 2010, By News Staff

After completing his Ph.D. in 2009, Heng Yin went straight to work preparing his grant proposal, “Mining Operating System Semantics: Techniques and Applications.” For this proposal, Yin has received a $427,000 grant from the NSF to fight against malicious code.

Campus & Community

Chancellor’s Leadership Award catalyzes project, conference on transnationalizing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) studies

Tuesday, August 24, 2010, By News Staff

On Sept. 23-25, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Studies Program at Syracuse University will host an inaugural conference, “Transnationalizing LGBT Studies” that will cross geographic and cultural borders to explore LGBT scholarship and activism from a transnational perspective.

Syracuse University to host international indoor air quality and building energy conservation conference Aug. 15-18

Wednesday, August 11, 2010, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

On Aug. 15, Syracuse will again welcome international visitors gathering to discuss indoor air quality, healthy buildings and energy efficiency. Continuing the success of Healthy Buildings 2009, hosted by the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (SyracuseCoE),…

STEM

Syracuse University to host international indoor air quality and building energy conservation conference Aug. 15-18

Wednesday, August 11, 2010, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

On Aug. 15, Syracuse will again welcome international visitors gathering to discuss indoor air quality, healthy buildings and energy efficiency.

Health & Society

SU social work professor co-chairs coalition to support Social Security

Monday, August 2, 2010, By News Staff

Co-chair of the coalition is Eric Kingson, professor in the School of Social Work in the College of Human Ecology.