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Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel receives certificate of excellence from TripAdvisor
For the second consecutive year, the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel has received the Certificate of Excellence Award from TripAdvisor. The award,presented for 2012, was sent to David Heymann, general manager of the Sheraton recently by TripAdvisor for Business, headquartered in…
SU in the News: Wednesday, June 20
SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE Syracuse University is mentioned in an Associated Press article about College of Visual and Performing Arts alumnus Aaron Sorkin ’83 and his new TV program “The Newsroom.” WCTV (CBS) in Tallahassee, Fla., reported on the…
Maxwell Professor Ralph Ketcham receives Onondaga Citizens League Civic Education Award
Onondaga Citizens League announced the recipient of the 2012 Levi L. Smith Civic Education Award at its annual meeting on June 6. Ralph Ketcham, professor emeritus of history, public affairs and political science at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and…
EarthScope national seismic monitoring project arrives in Upstate New York
Upstate New York is about to become part of EarthScope, the largest science project on the planet. Robert Moucha, a geophysicist in the Department of Earth Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, is in charge of scouting locations…
SU students take second place in robotic lawnmower competition
A team of four Syracuse University students took second place in the static competition at the ninth annual ION Robotic Lawnmower Competition in Beavercreek, Ohio. The SU team spent $37,000 less on its design than the winning team. Andrew Cash,…
SU researchers use nanotechnology to harness power of fireflies
Research published in Nano Letters
‘Smart Kids Visual Stories’ student-produced films about urban education to premiere at SU June 15
The “Smart Kids: Visual Stories” project will hold a red carpet premiere of student documentaries on Friday, June 15, at 7 p.m. in the Joyce N. Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3. The event, sponsored by the Syracuse University School of…
Winners announced in 2012 Mirror Awards competition
Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications presented seven journalism awards Wednesday, June 13, at the sixth annual Mirror Awards ceremony. The event, emceed by CNN’s Anderson Cooper, was held at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. Pictures from the…
New steam station equipment saves 3 million gallons of water each year
The Syracuse University Steam Station is now a lot greener when it comes to water. The plant recently installed two new air compressors that will cut its water use by three million gallons a year. The energy-efficient equipment will also…
Shenandoah Trio to hold fundraising concert in Hendricks Chapel June 17
The Shenandoah Trio and Mohawk journalist Doug George-Kanentiio will hold a fundraising concert and lecture honoring Kateri Tekakwitha on Sunday, June 17, at 4 p.m. in Syracuse University’s Hendricks Chapel. Tekakwitha (1656-1680), a Mohawk-Algonquin, will be canonized by Pope Benedict…