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Syracuse University implements new 2008-09 winter break schedule to promote sustainable leadership
Syracuse University implements new 2008-09 winter break schedule to promote sustainable leadershipNovember 26, 2008Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu In continuation of Syracuse University’s Flexible Work and Sustainability Initiative, the University today announced a new 2008-09 winter break work schedule for employees considered non-essential…
Results announced for 2008 Campus Commuter Challenge
Rachel May(315) 443-9726 The second Syracuse University/SUNY-ESF Campus Commuter Challenge was held in October and was successful in raising awareness about alternatives to commuting alone to campus by car. Participants reported making more than 1,600 round trips from their homes…
Urban schools expert Sonia Nieto to present next Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Dec. 4
Patrick Farrell(315) 443-5421 Sonia Nieto, professor emerita of language, literacy and culture in the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, will present the next Syracuse University School of Education Landscape of Urban Education Lecture. Titled “Urban Schools,…
SU researchers partner with RPI in NASA-funded New York Center for Astrobiology
Judy Holmes(315) 443-2201 With today’s opening of the New York Center for Astrobiology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., Syracuse University researchers will join a national effort to advance the understanding of the origin and distribution of life in…
Syracuse University researchers partner with RPI in NASA-funded New York Center for Astrobiology
Syracuse University researchers partner with RPI in NASA-funded New York Center for AstrobiologyNovember 24, 2008Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu With today’s opening of the New York Center for Astrobiology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., Syracuse University researchers will join a national…
Syracuse University Library acquires National Plastics Center collection, artifacts
Pamela McLaughlin(315) 443-9788 Syracuse University Library and the National Plastics Center in Leominster, Mass., have signed a Memorandum of Understanding transferring the center’s collection to the library and creating the National Plastics Center at Syracuse University. Founded in 1982, the…
SU College of Law alumna, staff member named to ’40 Under 40′ list
Jaclyn D. Grosso(315) 443-9534 Kim Wolf Price L’03, director of professional and career development at SU College of Law, was recognized with a “40 Under 40” award at a Nov. 19 event at the Oncenter. The award acknowledges the region’s…
Environmental Finance Center launches NYFoodtrader.org
Melissa Young(315) 443-8488 The Environmental Finance Center (EFC) at Syracuse University has launched NYFoodtrader.org, a virtual farmer’s market that will connect New York producers, consumers and traders with local food fresh from the field. NYFoodtrader.org provides farmers with a no-cost,…
Ten Tons of Love drive adds winter collection
Eileen Jevis(315) 443-3527 The Ten Tons of Love donation drive is adding a winter collection to its annual spring effort to assist those in need with clothing, household items, nonperishable food, books and school supplies. Syracuse University students, both on…
Syracuse University to observe Transgender Day of Remembrance Thursday, Nov. 20, at noon at Hendricks Chapel
Matthew R. Snyder(315) 443-7082 On Thursday, Nov. 20, at noon in Hendricks Chapel, Syracuse University will observe the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day to honor the hundreds of individuals who have lost their lives since 1970 due to…