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Environmental activist, scholar Martin Sage dies
Environmental activist and scholar Martin Sage, professor emeritus in the Department of Chemistry in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, died Feb. 3. He was 76. Although he retired in 2008, Sage remained active in the department and in…
University concentrates Verizon Directory distribution based on sustainable practices
In a continuing effort to reduce paper waste on campus and in support of the University’s Climate Action Plan, the Verizon telephone directories (Super Yellow Pages) will not be delivered in bulk to University buildings or departments.
Japanese Student Association holds commemorative activities this week
On March 11, 2011, a powerful earthquake off Japan’s northeastern coast and the subsequent tsunami devastated the island country. In the following months, Syracuse University’s Japanese Student Association (JSA) worked hard to raise funds and awareness to help Japan in…
Point of Contact to exhibit ‘time, again time’
The Point of Contact Gallery will present “time, again time,” a show by Ana Tiscornia. An opening reception with the artist will take place March 23 at 6 p.m. An activist and renowned Latin American artist, Tiscornia brings to Syracuse…
Syracuse University to host debate on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act at National Press Club March 29
Panelists will debate constitutionality of the PPACA and whether it’s good public policy Syracuse University is set to host a thought-provoking debate on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) at the National Press Club on March 29. A panel…
School of Education’s Dotger receives grant to establish Simulated Interaction Model program for pre-service teachers
Benjamin Dotger, associate professor of teaching and leadership in the Syracuse University School of Education, has been awarded a grant for nearly $200,000 from The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations to establish a simulated interaction model (SIM) pre-service for secondary teachers….
Religion, environment, activist nuns topic of discussion
“Religion and the Environment” is the focus of a lunch conversation, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday, March 19, in 504 Hall of Languages. Guest speaker Sarah McFarland Taylor, associate professor of religious studies at Northwestern University’s Weinberg College of Arts and…
PearlTrees chief evangelist, social activist Oliver Starr will visit Newhouse March 21
Oliver Starr, chief evangelist with PearlTrees, will visit Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Wednesday, March 21, as a guest of the Newhouse Global Leaders in Digital and Social Media Speaker Series. He will speak on “The…
Tonight’s ‘Manufactured Landscapes’ documentary screening moved to Heroy Geology Lab Auditorium
Because of a scheduling conflict, the multiaward-winning documentary “Manufactured Landscapes” will be screened on Wednesday, Feb. 29, at 7:30 p.m. in Heroy Geology Lab Auditorium.
Why are gas shales fractured?
The Department of Earth Sciences presents the spring 2012 K. Douglas Nelson Lecture Series, this week featuring Terry Engelder from Penn State.