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Burton Blatt Institute Chairman Peter Blanck files amicus brief

Tuesday, April 5, 2011, By News Staff

University Professor Peter Blanck, chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, and Claudia Center, a leading disability rights lawyer at The Legal Aid Society–Employment Law Center, have filed an amicus brief requesting a rehearing of Lopez v….

Media, Law & Policy

Mika Brzezinski, Joe Scarborough of MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ to emcee fifth annual Mirror Awards ceremony June 7

Tuesday, April 5, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Luncheon will be held 11:45 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at The Plaza Hotel in New York City Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, co-hosts of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” will serve as emcees at the fifth annual Mirror Awards luncheon ceremony on Tuesday, June…

Help SU beat UConn in month-long blood drive competition

Monday, April 4, 2011, By News Staff

Students, faculty and staff at Syracuse University and University of Connecticut will compete in the annual “Are you up for the challenge?: Give Blood” competition. For the second year, the competition determines which school donates the most pints of blood…

Campus & Community

Purchasing Office has awarded Staples Advantage® Preferred Vendor Status for Office Products

Monday, April 4, 2011, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Purchasing Office has awarded Staples Advantage® Preferred Vendor Status for Office Products.

Google’s Travis Mason ’06 to speak on April 7

Monday, April 4, 2011, By News Staff

Only five years out of college, SU alumnus Travis Mason has already made his mark in the world of public policy and educational reform. As part of the Alumni Speaker Series, he will visit campus on Thursday, April 7, at…

Campus & Community

STEP call for papers on SU Showcase theme ‘Sustainability for a Livable Future’

Monday, April 4, 2011, By News Staff

The Maxwell School’s Students for Tomorrow’s Environmental Policy (STEP) student organization invites graduate student paper submissions dealing with the 2011 SU Showcase theme “Sustainability for a Livable Future.”

Syracuse iSchool sends students to Silicon Valley for spring break

Friday, April 1, 2011, By News Staff

The Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) sent 12 students to Silicon Valley in California during the University’s spring break to visit technology startups and businesses. “I’m extremely grateful to the staff and the iSchool at Syracuse University for…

VPA Advisory Council member, former professor establishes $1M endowed professor of practice in design innovation

Friday, April 1, 2011, By Erica Blust

Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has announced the creation of the Iris Magidson Professor of Practice in Design Innovation. The professorship, which will be based in the college’s Department of Design, was established through a $1…

Campus & Community

‘Tapped’ documentary on bottled water to be screened April 7

Wednesday, March 30, 2011, By News Staff

Take a peek behind the scenes of the fastest-growing beverage category in the U.S.

Sherburne Abbott appointed Syracuse University’s vice president for sustainability initiatives and University Professor of Sustainability Science & Policy

Wednesday, March 30, 2011, By Kevin C. Quinn

Syracuse University Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina today announced the appointment of Sherburne “Shere” Abbott as vice president for sustainability initiatives and University Professor of Sustainability Science & Policy. Abbott, a leading expert in the field of sustainability…