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Syracuse Symposium on Environmental and Energy Systems to discuss green building and sustainable designSeptember 24, 2007Martin Wallsmwalls@syracusecoe.org The environmental impact of transportation, industry and energy production is well-documented, but the effect of the buildings we live, learn and work in…

Astronaut Eileen Collins to present SU student with $10,000 scholarship check, give public lectureSeptember 12, 2007Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu Space shuttle astronaut and Syracuse University alumna Eileen Collins ’78, H’01 will present Rebecca Rought, a senior aerospace engineering major in SU’s…

Clarkson professor Holsen to speak on mercury in the Adirondacks in Aug. 16 seminarAugust 13, 2007SU News ServicesSUnews@syr.edu Thomas M. Holsen, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Clarkson University, will speak on “Mercury Cycling in the Adirondacks: Sources and…

Prototype indoor climate system developed by local company CollabWorx Inc. enables user to control personal environmental preferences via the WebJune 25, 2007Tiffany Ann Galvintagalvin@syr.edu CollabWorx Inc. and collaborators from the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (Syracuse…

Syracuse Center of Excellence awards $3.6 million for research to improve air, water quality in built and urban environmentsJune 18, 2007Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu Researchers at Syracuse University and other academic institution partners within the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental…

Syracuse University’s Gerontology Center celebrates 35 years with public conference on aging, disability April 23, 2007Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu The Gerontology Center at Syracuse University will mark its 35-year anniversary by hosting a public conference May 3-5 at which experts will offer…

SU’s Department of African American Studies receives major Ford grant for ‘Gender and Environmental Justice’ projectApril 02, 2007Patricia Ann Smithpasmit03@syr.edu The Ford Foundation has awarded a $233,000 grant to Syracuse University’s Department of African American Studies (AAS) to support continued…

New book by Syracuse University education professor makes strong case for inclusive classroomsMarch 20, 2007Patrick Farrellpmfarrel@syr.edu “Widening the Circle” (Beacon Press, 2007), a new book by Mara Sapon-Shevin, professor of inclusive elementary and special education in Syracuse University’s School of…

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…

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…