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Change in daylight-saving time requires changes in computing systemsMarch 02, 2007Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu Two years ago, the U.S. Congress voted to extend daylight-saving time as an energy-saving measure. The new daylight-saving time schedule will go into effect on March 11 —…

Syracuse University Africa Initiative marks bicentennial of slave trade abolitionFebruary 28, 2007Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu The General Assembly of the United Nations has designated March 26, 2007, as an international day to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the Trans-Atlantic…

SU receives strong marks in sustainability practices from Sustainable Endowments Institute February 07, 2007Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu Syracuse University has been named one of the Campus Sustainability Leaders among higher education institutions in the United States and Canada, earning high marks for…

Partnership for Better Education awarded $100,000 grant by Verizon to help improve literacy February 01, 2007Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu Building on the sustained community and corporate support of the Partnership for Better Education, the Verizon Foundation has granted $100,000 to fund the…

Renowned poet Nikki Giovanni to speak at Syracuse University Jan. 24January 24, 2007Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu The Student African American Society at Syracuse University will host popular American poet Nikki Giovanni at its annual spring lecture, Wednesday, Jan. 24, at 7 p.m….

SU professor Jensen Zhang receives prestigious professorship in Denmark to perform research in indoor environmental qualityJanuary 17, 2007Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu Jianshun “Jensen” Zhang, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering in Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science…

Syracuse University announces recipients of 2007 Martin Luther King Jr. Unsung Heroes AwardsJanuary 12, 2007Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu The Syracuse University Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee has selected the recipients of the 2007 Unsung Heroes Awards. The awards are presented…

Smithsonian Institution exhibition to include design of Syracuse Center of Excellence headquarters buildingDecember 08, 2006Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu The design of the headquarters building for the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (Syracuse CoE) has been selected for…

Plourde’s research on superconducting quantum bits featured in current issue of Science MagazineDecember 01, 2006Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu In the future, it may be possible to construct quantum computers capable of solving many problems that are intractable on even the most powerful…

Partnership for a Better Education receives contribution from Sen. Valesky and POMCONovember 16, 2006Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu State Sen. David J. Valesky (D-Oneida) and Robert W. Pomfrey, president of the POMCO Group, today announced a joint $30,000 contribution to The Partnership for…