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Maxwell School announces new lecture series on ethics, citizenship and public responsibility

Monday, February 27, 2012, By News Staff

Senator Bill Bradley to be inaugural speaker on April 10 What does it mean to be an ethical citizen? What does the need for public responsibility demand from us, whether we work in the private or the public sectors, and…

Say Yes to Education receives commitments from local businesses building up to ‘Say Yes Day’ March 3

Monday, February 27, 2012, By News Staff

Several companies have contributed nearly $500,000 in support of Say Yes Scholarship Endowment fund On Saturday, March 3, the second annual “Say Yes Day” at the Carrier Dome will celebrate Say Yes to Education and the commitment of its supporters…

SU professors edit landmark book on Afro-Latin American rights

Monday, February 27, 2012, By Rob Enslin

The rise of Afro-Latin American social movements is the basis of a new book, edited by Syracuse University professors Kwame Dixon and John Burdick. “Comparative Perspectives on Afro-Latin America” (University Press of Florida, 2012) is a collection of original essays…

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SU in the News: Friday, February 24

Friday, February 24, 2012, By News Staff

Maxwell School’s Leonard Burman writes on taxes in national and regional media

Entertainment attorney John P. Kellogg ’73, G’75 to speak Feb. 28

Friday, February 24, 2012, By Erica Blust

Entertainment attorney John P. Kellogg ’73, G ’75, assistant chair of the Music Business/Management Department at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, will give a talk on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 6:45 p.m. in the Lender Auditorium, located on…

SU students invited to contribute ideas for NASA’s International Space Apps Challenge

Friday, February 24, 2012, By Erica Blust

This weekend, Syracuse University students will have the opportunity to participate in a student-run brainstorming session to produce ideas and data that could help NASA create practical applications to benefit humanity.  SU is one of three institutions invited by NASA…

Urban Video Project to feature world premiere video by William Wegman at Everson site

Friday, February 24, 2012, By Jessica H. Reed

Artist talk will be Tuesday, April 10, at 6:30 p.m., at Everson Museum of Art auditorium For the months of March–May, Urban Video Project, Light Work and the Everson Museum of Art will present the video “Flo Flow” (2011) by…

‘Manufactured Landscapes’ documentary screening to be held Feb. 29

Thursday, February 23, 2012, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Sustainability Division and the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) student organization is hosting a “zero-waste” showing of the multi award-winning documentary “Manufactured Landscapes” on Wednesday, Feb. 29, at 7:30 p.m. in Gifford Auditorium, in Huntington Beard…

New student sustainability club looking to make its mark on campus

Thursday, February 23, 2012, By News Staff

There’s a small, highly motivated group of students concerned about the environment, and they’re working to start a grassroots movement to enhance sustainability on Syracuse University’s campus. No, this is not a flashback to the 1960s. It’s happening right now…

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Science, technology and sustainability speakers at SUNY-ESF

Thursday, February 23, 2012, By News Staff

Upcoming lectures in the Women in Scientific and Environmental Professions Lecture Series will address science, technology, water, agriculture and sustainability.