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Students to explore solutions for sustainability and action in partnership with global communications company

Monday, November 15, 2010, By News Staff

“Connect a Billion/Do One Thing for Sustainability,” an intense brainstorming and design session, will be hosted this weekend, Nov. 19-20, at Syracuse University’s COLAB collaboration laboratory. Thirty-six students from six SU schools and colleges will come together in a two-day…

Sixtieth anniversary of SU’s renowned Holtkamp organ to be celebrated with two free concerts

Monday, November 15, 2010, By Erica Blust

Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) and the Syracuse chapter of the American Guild of Organists will celebrate the 60th anniversary of SU’s historic Holtkamp organ on Sunday, Nov. 21, with two concerts in the Rose and…

Global Entrepreneurship Week honors SU’s top 10 student companies

Monday, November 15, 2010, By News Staff

“It took twelve years of primary education, four years of college and a year and a half of graduate school—nearly 18 years—for me to realize I didn’t need a resume,” says Andrew Farah, an information management graduate student at the…

Bowne Hall is new ‘green’ home of Syracuse Biomaterials Institute

Monday, November 15, 2010, By News Staff

SU will be seeking green building recognition for the project.

IDEAS Collaborative seeks input from SU community about role of local arts and cultural organizations via online survey

Thursday, November 11, 2010, By News Staff

As part of a communitywide effort to examine the role arts and cultural organizations play in Central New York, the IDEAS Collaborative (Initiative to Develop and Engage Audiences in Syracuse) is asking for input from the Syracuse University community through…

Carnegie Mellon’s Jamie Callan to present on search engine support

Thursday, November 11, 2010, By News Staff

Jamie Callan, professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University’s Language Technologies Institute and School of Information Systems and Management, will present “Search Engine Support for Software Applications.” His presentation is part of the Brown Bag Lecture Series at the…

Using the Visual History Archive, world’s largest collection of eyewitness accounts of the Holocaust

Wednesday, November 10, 2010, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Douglas Ballman of the University of Southern California’s Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education will present an open training session on the Visual History Archive (VHA) on Friday, Nov. 12.

School of Education’s professor Taylor receives Peace Studies and Media honors

Wednesday, November 10, 2010, By Jennifer Russo

Steven Taylor, professor of cultural foundations of education and centennial professor of disability studies in the School of Education has been selected to receive the 2010 Peace Studies and Media award by the Central New York Peace Studies Consortium.

Campus & Community

Only two days left for Open Enrollment; benefits choices must be made by Nov. 12

Wednesday, November 10, 2010, By News Staff

The annual period for Syracuse University employees to enroll for benefits or update their current choices—known as Open Enrollment—is currently underway and concludes Nov.12.

Syracuse Center of Excellence awarded U.S. Green Building Council’s 2010 Leadership Award

Tuesday, November 9, 2010, By News Staff

Award recognizes outstanding individuals and organizations that signify vision, leadership, commitment to evolution of green building design and construction The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has named the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (SyracuseCoE) the winner…