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SU implements new 2008-09 winter break schedule to promote sustainable leadership
Sara Miller(315) 443-9038 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 for the break period. The new schedule will promote sustainability and energy…
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…
Banner-raising event to celebrate Salem Hyde Elementary School as SCSD’s latest School of Promise
Patrick Farrell(315) 443-5421 Syracuse City School District (SCSD) Superintendent Daniel Lowengard and SCSD senior administrators will join Syracuse University School of Education Dean Douglas Biklen on Thursday, Dec. 4, to take part in a banner-raising event to celebrate Salem Hyde…
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,…
Newhouse School, Office of Electronic Media Communications to host ‘Frost/Nixon’ advance screening Dec. 4
Wendy S. Loughlin(315) 443-2785 Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and Office of Electronic Media Communications will present an advance screening of the film “Frost/Nixon” on Thursday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Gifford Auditorium, Huntington Beard Crouse…
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 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…
Library seeks feedback to develop new Web-based catalog
Pamela McLaughlin(315) 443-9788 Information technology has advanced rapidly since the SUMMIT library catalog was developed. User needs and preferences have also changed as Web tools have become prevalent. To address new needs and expectations, improve functionality and take advantage of…
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,…