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Rules to Cut Carbon Emissions Also Reduce Other Air Pollutants

Tuesday, May 27, 2014, By News Staff

Setting strong standards for climate-changing carbon emissions from power plants would provide reductions in other air pollutants that can make people sick and harm the environment, according to a new study by scientists at Syracuse University and Harvard.

Campus & Community

SU Toastmasters to Hold Open House

Tuesday, May 27, 2014, By News Staff

Do you feel confident in leading a meeting, motivating a team, or mentoring a new staff person? When you speak in front of a group do you present a clear, concise message that promotes teamwork and commands respect? What if…

Arts & Culture

Design Students Win National Awards for Bioroll Geotextile Mat

Friday, May 23, 2014, By Erica Blust

A team of fourth-year industrial and interaction design (IID) students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Design won three $1,000 awards in the Royal Society of Arts U.S. (RSA-US) Student Design Awards. Boaz Cohen, Jesse Handelman, Jon…

STEM

Student Presented with Dream Award Scholarship on National Television

Friday, May 23, 2014, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies (iSchool) sophomore Charlene Hinton was presented with a Dream Award Scholarship by television show host Katie Couric in an appearance on Couric’s talk show program. Hinton was also a recent recipient of the Chancellors Award for…

Arts & Culture

Two Leaves and a Bud

Thursday, May 22, 2014, By Rob Enslin

An art historian in the College of Arts and Sciences is the recipient of a 2014 Summer Stipend Award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Romita Ray, associate professor of art history in the Department of Art and…

Campus & Community

‘The State of Civic Engagement’ Topic at Onondaga Citizens League Annual Meeting

Thursday, May 22, 2014, By Eileen Jevis

David Holwerk, director of communications and resident scholar at the Kettering Foundation, will be the keynote speaker at the June 6 annual meeting luncheon of the Onondaga Citizens League. The Kettering Foundation, headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, is a nonprofit operating…

Campus & Community

New Classroom, Seminar Room under Construction in Bird Library

Monday, May 19, 2014, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Syracuse University Libraries will begin construction of new classroom and seminar rooms on the lower level of Bird Library this summer, supported in part by a gift from the Solomon Spector Foundation in honor of Joseph and Elaine Spector. The…

Campus & Community

Strawberry Festival, Farmers’ Market Scheduled for June 13

Monday, May 19, 2014, By Eileen Jevis

Summer will be celebrated, rain or shine, at the annual Strawberry Festival on the Quad hosted by University College, the Department of Recreation Services and the Department of Athletics. The festival will be held on Friday, June 13, from 11:30…

Campus & Community

University Group in Turkey Mourn, Reflect on Mine Disaster

Thursday, May 15, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

A group of travelers from the Division of Student Affairs is among the people in Turkey mourning the loss of 282 miners killed in a coal mine explosion in Soma on May 13. According to news reports, as of Thursday,…

Campus & Community

Part-Time Graduates Honored at University College Convocation

Tuesday, May 13, 2014, By Eileen Jevis

University College honored the part-time undergraduate students of the Class of 2014 at its 66th annual Convocation and Commencement Celebration held May 8 at Hendricks Chapel. Dean Bea González presided over the ceremony, which featured keynote speaker Rabbi Charles Sherman,…