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Prince Sultan bin Salman of Saudi Arabia receives Chancellor’s Medal
His Royal Highness Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA), chairman of the board of trustees of the Prince Salman Center for Disabilities Research in Riyadh and the first Arab astronaut, will be awarded Syracuse University’s prestigious Chancellor’s Medal for Outstanding Achievement during a ceremony on Friday, Nov. 16.
‘Food, Inc.’ documentary screening to be held Nov. 15
How much do we really know about the food we buy at local supermarkets? Take a peek under the veil of our nation’s highly mechanized food industry in the final movie of the SUstainable CommuNitY Film Series. The Academy Award…
Many projects around campus are educating students on food issues
What does a sustainable food system look like? Students in many disciplines across the Syracuse University campus are working on educating the University community about such issues as hunger, food justice, local food sources and nutrition.
Smart kids, visual stories
The first thing the kids noticed was the glass. Walking through the halls of Newhouse 3 in the first year of their participation in the “Smart Kids, Visual Stories” project, students from Syracuse city school Levy K-8 couldn’t fathom how the university felt so comfortable allowing so much exposed glass.
SUstainable CommuNitY Film Series screening ‘Strange Days on Planet Earth’ on Nov. 1
Can dust storms in Africa be linked to an asthma epidemic in the Caribbean? How can crumbling houses in New Orleans be related to voracious creatures from southern China? Come see how seemingly unrelated events happening on different continents can…
War and drugs: Addressing substance abuse in the military
A recent report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) points out some troubling statistics about substance abuse in the military, calling the situation a “public health crisis” and urging the Department of Defense to improve prevention and treatment care for service members.
SU in the News: Wednesday, October 17
SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE National media attention on the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF) and GE partnership through the Get Skills To Work initiative to recognize, recruit and retain veterans in manufacturing, along with…
Remembrance Scholars announce schedule for Remembrance Week 2012
Syracuse University’s Remembrance Week 2012 will be held on the SU campus Oct. 21-27. The weeklong series of events honors the 270 people—including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University—who lost their lives in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988.
Hendricks Chapel sponsors Thanksgiving Dinner Drive through Nov. 9
The Office of Engagement Programs at Syracuse University’s Hendricks Chapel will help Syracuse families celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday through its annual Thanksgiving Dinner Drive, now through Friday, Nov. 9. Those interested in donating are asked to fill a new, reusable…
Recorded webcasts now available of ‘Common Ground for Peace’ panels
Full video recordings of the Oct. 8 “Common Ground for Peace” morning and afternoon panel discussions at Syracuse University featuring His Holiness the Dalai Lama are now available for viewing online at oneworld.syr.edu/webcast/index.html. The Dalai Lama was joined at the…