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iSchool Launches Crowdsourced ‘Fuel’ Program Funding Campaign
The School of Information Studies (iSchool), whose national reputation is built on innovation in the information field, has initiated a student programs development campaign with some twists. The effort is modeled on the crowdsourcing style of fundraising, and it uses…
LGBT Resource Center Presents Coming Out Month
Syracuse University’s LGBT Resource Center, within the Division of Student Affairs, continues its tradition of celebrating the month of October as “Coming Out Month,” in honor of the national “Coming Out Day” on Oct. 11. This month-long anniversary, designed to…
Alumni Welcomed Back to Campus for Orange Central
Syracuse University students will get the celebration going early in the week, and alumni from around the world will be welcomed back to campus Oct. 3-6 for Orange Central 2013.
Connective Corridor Announces Second Round of Facade Grants
Partners with Central New York Community Foundation on new Syracuse Beautification Fund Syracuse University today announced the recipients of $250,000 in the second round of Connective Corridor Façade Improvement grants to 16 businesses who will make significant investments to improve…
Biologists Confirm Role of Sperm Competition in Formation of New Species
‘Current Biology’ article marks culmination of six years of research Biologists in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences have confirmed that reproductive isolation, a critical step in the formation of new species, can arise from diversifying sperm competition. Their…
Defensive Driving Course
The Environmental Health and Safety Services Office is offering a six-hour National Safety Council Defensive Driving Course for faculty, staff, students, and the general public. The class will be held on Sept. 25 and 26 from 5-9 p.m. in Lyman…
Empty Bowls Fundraiser for Local Food Pantries to be Held Sept. 27
An Empty Bowls fundraiser to benefit food pantries in the Syracuse community will be held on Friday, Sept. 27, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at The Warehouse, 350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse. For a $20 donation, patrons may choose from hundreds…
Plastics Pioneers Reading Room to Open in Bird Library
On Friday, Sept. 27, from 2:30–4 p.m., the Plastics Pioneers Reading Room, a gift of donors Glenn and Patsy Beall, will officially be dedicated and opened on the sixth floor of Syracuse University’s Bird Library. The public is invited to…
Campus Directory Updates: Is Your Information Accurate?
The campus directory for employees for the 2013-14 academic year will be updated soon. The directory will be available online through MySlice. The information in the directory is used by SU’s telephone operators and automated systems to connect callers to…
The Goodness of Raw Materials
Chef Mary Ann Kiernan calls it “the mystery box of produce”—her weekly box of vegetables from a community-supported agriculture (CSA) program. As a chef, she finds it a fun challenge. But as a nutrition and food studies instructor, Kiernan has seen the trepidation in students as they try to compose a meal from a mystifying basket full of vegetables.