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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…
2012 STEM Summer Institute invites teachers, professionals and students July 8-11
Registration is now open for the NYS STEM Education Collaborative’s second biennial Summer STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Institute, to be held July 8-11 at Syracuse University. This year’s theme is “STEM: The Future is Now—Increasing Student Achievement Through…
Newhouse student Sawyer Rosenstein speaks at shuttle landing
Sawyer Rosenstein, a sophomore in Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, spoke at the landing of the Space Shuttle Enterprise at John F. Kennedy International Airport last month. Rosenstein was invited to speak by the president of the…
Stories from Syracuse’s sister community in El Salvador to be shared
The La Casita Cultural Center, 109 Otisco St., Syracuse, will host members of the Caribbean/Latin American Coalition of Central New York (CLAC) to share stories and information about their recent trips to San Salvador and to La Estancia, Syracuse’s sister…
SU linguist to receive master’s teaching prize
Amanda Brown, assistant professor of linguistics in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been named this year’s recipient of the Prize for the Teaching of Master’s Students. The prize is awarded annually by the college in recognition of…
Giving students a new perspective on food waste
Think back to when you were a kid. Did your parents ever make you finish all of the food on your plate before you could be excused from the table? While many of us can probably recall such memories, you’d…
Syracuse University study finds autumn advantage for invasive plants in eastern United States
Much like the fabled tortoise and the hare, the competition between native and invasive plants growing in deciduous forests in the Eastern United States is all about how the plants cross the finish line in autumn. A new study by…
SU Sustainability Division, Bird Library collaborate on new e-waste program
As a part of the Syracuse University Sustainability Division’s recycling campaign, a new e-waste recycling program was launched for students on campus. Through this Sustainability Division and Bird Library joint venture, collection bins are located in the library’s first floor…
SU’s Chandra Mohanty to earn honorary doctorate from College of Wooster
Chandra Talpade Mohanty—an internationally recognized scholar of post-colonial and transnational feminist theory and a celebrated professor in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences—will receive an honorary doctorate from the College of Wooster (Ohio) at its 142nd commencement ceremony on…
‘Waste Land’ documentary to screen on April 17
What happens in the world’s largest city of trash? Find out at the screening of “Waste Land,” a mesmerizing look at the extent of recycling that’s possible and the transformative power of art. “Waste Land” will be shown on Tuesday,…