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Student Sustainability Group Making a Difference through Green Design

Monday, March 25, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University senior Sean Foote is working to create a better world for his 3-year-old son. The engineering major cares about the environment and wants to help preserve it for his son’s future enjoyment. This is mainly why Foote got…

SU Poet, Playwright, Activist Garners International Spotlight

Monday, March 25, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Micere Githae Mugo earns literary award, speaks at U.N. March has been a busy month for a Kenyan professor in The College of Arts and Sciences. Micere Githae Mugo, a Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence in the Department of African…

University Lectures to Screen Award-Winning Documentary ‘Chasing Ice’

Friday, March 22, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Over a seven-year period—through millions and millions of camera clicks made in some of the Earth’s harshest conditions—renowned environmental photographer James Balog captured undeniable evidence of our changing planet.

SUArt Galleries Opens ‘The eNTH Degree: MFA 2013’

Friday, March 22, 2013, By Syracuse University Art Museum

The Syracuse University Art Galleries has announced the opening of “The eNth Degree: MFA 2013.” The annual Syracuse University Masters of Fine Arts exhibition includes 21 artists working in a variety of media, including painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, film, site-specific installation and performance.

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Participants Needed for Research Project on Alcohol Use among African American College Students

Thursday, March 21, 2013, By News Staff

We invite you to participate in the research project “Alcohol Use among African American College Students.” This study was designed to better understand determinants of alcohol use behavior in college students of African descent. College students of African descent have…

Biomimicry Challenge 2 Offers Event-Filled Weekend of Innovation, Inspiration

Monday, March 18, 2013, By Erica Blust

Registration for students, faculty and professionals still open In 2013, the crucial need to reduce human impact on the environment is undisputed. Biomimicry is a method of innovation that seeks to solve human problems by taking inspiration from the time-tested…

Snow Leopard Conservation Featured in First Presentation for SUNY ESF’s Dale L. Travis Public Lecture Series

Monday, March 18, 2013, By Keith Kobland

James P. Gibbs, internationally recognized scientist and professor of conservation biology and wildlife management at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), will give the first Dale L. Travis Public Lecture on Wednesday, March…

March 22 ‘American Meat’ Screening to Include Discussion with Director

Friday, March 15, 2013, By News Staff

Screening of “American Meat” documentary looks at sustainable farming in the United States.

Photographer Jim Richardson Discusses Light Pollution in Next University Lecture

Thursday, March 14, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

As a photographer for National Geographic magazine, Jim Richardson has captured images from some of the most unique places on the globe—from the tops of volcanic peaks to below the surface of swamps and wetlands. He is equally known for…

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SU Faculty Member Joins Service for USS Monitor Crew in Arlington

Thursday, March 7, 2013, By News Staff

Cathryn Newton, dean emerita of Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, will be among those gathered on Friday, March 8, at Arlington National Cemetery for the interment of two crewmen found in the turret of the renowned Civil War…