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Health & Society

Netherlands drug policy expert to speak on public health and safety impact of harm reduction, decriminalization Sept. 16

Tuesday, September 7, 2010, By News Staff

Janhuib Blans, public health and drug policy expert, director of the Bureau of Research, Training and Consultancy in the Netherlands, will present “Dutch Drug Policy: Examining the Public Health and Safety Impact of Harm Reduction and Decriminalization” Sept. 16.

Campus & Community

‘A-OK Acts of Kindness Weekend’ to galvanize Central New Yorkers for communitywide weekend of good deeds Sept. 11-12

Tuesday, September 7, 2010, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Picture the greater Syracuse community coming together for two days of service to make Central New York a kinder, safer, more hospitable and attractive place to live.

STEM

Syracuse iSchool’s Milton Mueller receives NSF funding to research social impact of network surveillance technologies

Friday, September 3, 2010, By News Staff

Syracuse University School of Information Studies Professor Milton Mueller’s $304,000 grant proposal “Deep Packet Inspection and the Governance of the Internet” has received funding by the National Science Foundation.

STEM

Syracuse iSchool assistant professor of practice Scott Bernard appointed acting federal chief architect

Monday, August 23, 2010, By News Staff

Syracuse University iSchool Assistant Professor of Practice Scott Bernard has been named the acting federal chief architect in the Executive Office of the President of the United States, serving with the Office of Management Budget’s E-Government and Information Technology group.

Arts & Culture

Point of Contact breaks new ground in Buenos Aires literary world with release of ‘ALEJANDRA,’ about the work of renowned Argentine poet Alejandra Pizarnik

Wednesday, July 28, 2010, By Teresita Paniagua

Point of Contact presented its latest publication, ALEJANDRA, before the literary and artistic society of Buenos Aires.

Campus & Community

SU, SEIU Local 200United confirm new three-year contract

Thursday, July 8, 2010, By News Staff

In a ratification vote held July 7, bargaining unit members approved the proposed contract between Syracuse University and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU Local 200United).

Campus & Community

SU Climate Action Plan work starting with College of Visual and Performing Arts

Monday, May 24, 2010, By News Staff

VPA is the first Syracuse University school selected to begin implementing the University’s Climate Action Plan (CAP), the blueprint released in September 2009 designed to make SU climate neutral by 2040.

Campus & Community

Pixar comes to Syracuse: weekend of activities with Pixar post-production supervisor Cynthia Slavens

Wednesday, April 28, 2010, By News Staff

The Syracuse International Film Festival continues its spring 2010 programming this weekend with the popular annual event “Pixar: New Technologies in Animation.” For the past six years, Jim Morris, Syracuse University alumnus and Pixar head of production, has sent an…

Chancellor Cantor delivers the invited keynote address at the Association of American Colleges & Universities Conference on Faculty Roles and High-Impact Practices

Friday, March 26, 2010, By News Staff

Syracuse University Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor delivered the invited keynote address at a major conference of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) on Thursday, March 25 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  The large gathering focused on the theme “Faculty…

Arts & Culture

Hip-hop artist/actor/author Common, founder of Common Ground Foundation, to speak at SU

Wednesday, March 24, 2010, By Kevin Morrow

Grammy Award-winning recording artist, actor and author Common (Lonnie Rashid Lynn) will speak March 30 at Hendricks Chapel.