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SU part-time faculty approve three-year union contract

Tuesday, June 24, 2008, By News Staff

Kevin Morrow443-3784 Syracuse University part-time faculty members on Monday approved a three-year collective bargaining agreement between the University and Adjuncts United, a labor union affiliated with the New York State United Teachers Union (AU/NYSUT). Voting for the more than 500…

Ping Zhang appointed senior editor of JAIS

Tuesday, June 17, 2008, By News Staff

Margaret Costello Spillett315 443 1069 Syracuse University School of Information Studies associate professor Ping Zhang has been named a senior editor of the Journal of the Association for Information Systems (JAIS), beginning July 1. She will serve a three-year term….

Green construction expert Keith Bargaheiser to speak on ‘Fly Ash: Making Concrete Sustainable’ in June 19 seminar

Tuesday, June 10, 2008, By News Staff

Martin Walls315 443 8951 Fly ash can be used to directly reduce the amount of Portland cement required for concrete, which significantly cuts down the amount of greenhouse gas released into the atmosphere. But its widespread use in Upstate New…

Syracuse University among partners in newly formed Hubbard Brook Consortium supporting ecosystem science

Thursday, May 29, 2008, By News Staff

Kelly Homan Rodoski315 443 5381 Syracuse University is among five institutions that have joined with the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation to form a consortium to support research, education and policy initiatives at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in central New…

Syracuse University, Dana Foundation team up for conversation about teen brain May 27 in Washington, D.C.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008, By News Staff

Rob Enslin(315) 443 3403 The College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University and The Dana Foundation are presenting a panel discussion on the teen brain as part of the successful “Speaking of Science” series on Tuesday, May 27, in…

Gift from alumnus helps L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science to establish college’s first Faculty Excellence Award

Thursday, May 1, 2008, By News Staff

Trisha Hopkins In Utpal Roy’s “Engineering Graphics and Computer Aided Design” (MAE 184) course, first-year students work collaboratively to create the inner gear mechanisms for a working clock. Students design component pieces on the computer, and their designs are then…

Syracuse University names 2008 University Scholars

Tuesday, April 29, 2008, By News Staff

Syracuse University names 2008 University ScholarsApril 29, 2008SU News ServicesSUnews@syr.edu Twelve graduating seniors at Syracuse University have received the highest undergraduate academic honor bestowed by the University — designation as Syracuse University Scholars. Additionally, three SUNY College of Environmental Science…

Syracuse University again named College & University Green Power Big East Conference champion by EPA

Monday, April 28, 2008, By News Staff

Syracuse University again named College & University Green Power Big East Conference champion by EPAApril 28, 2008Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that for the second straight year, Syracuse University has been named the Individual Conference…

Fifty-plus years of friendship plant seeds of success for new generation

Wednesday, April 16, 2008, By News Staff

Fifty-plus years of friendship plant seeds of success for new generation April 16, 2008Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu When Harry Wise, William Marcus and Sam Gorovitz entered high school 50-plus years ago, Harry S Truman was president of the United States and the…

Interviews in Monster Land; SU student teaches children to make claymation videos

Wednesday, April 16, 2008, By News Staff

Interviews in Monster Land; SU student teaches children to make claymation videosApril 16, 2008Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu Mrs. Crabs is a friendly but shy clay monster with curly hair, pink appendages and an inviting smile. Created by 10-year-old Dora Schloss-Witkowski, a student…