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Campus & Community

Syracuse University accepts invitation to join Atlantic Coast Conference

Sunday, September 18, 2011, By Kevin C. Quinn

Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Commissioner John D. Swofford today confirmed that the ACC has invited Syracuse University to join the conference and that the ACC presidents have voted to officially accept Syracuse as a conference member. Syracuse University Chancellor and…

Arts & Culture

‘Furnished’ exhibition of faculty work to open at Syracuse Architecture

Friday, September 16, 2011, By Elaine Wackerow

On Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 5 p.m., “Furnished,” an exhibition of furniture and objects designed by Syracuse Architecture faculty, will open with a reception to be held in Slocum Hall Gallery. The exhibition will continue through Oct. 11. It is…

Campus & Community

Sept. 24 rally on SUNY-ESF campus part of global effort to focus attention on climate crisis

Friday, September 16, 2011, By News Staff

Count the Syracuse area among hundreds of sites worldwide that will call for–with one symbolic voice all on the same day–the planet to move beyond fossil fuels. That upcoming day is Saturday, Sept 24. The “392 and Rising—Getting to 350 Rally”…

Arts & Culture

Maria Hinojosa is first guest of University Lectures 2011-12 season

Friday, September 16, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Maria Hinojosa, host of National Public Radio’s “Latino USA” and one of the most influential Latino/a journalists in the nation, will kick off the University Lectures 2011-12 season at Syracuse University on Tuesday, Sept. 27. Hinojosa will speak on “Making…

Campus & Community

Himes appointed to Board of Scientific Counselors

Friday, September 16, 2011, By News Staff

Christine Himes, professor of sociology int he Maxwell School and director of the Center for Policy Research, has been appointed to the Board of Scientific Counselors of the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. The appointment to the four-year term is…

Arts & Culture

Organist, Poister Competition winner Adam Pajan to perform in Setnor Auditorium Sept. 25

Thursday, September 15, 2011, By Erica Blust

Organist Adam Pajan, winner of the 2011 Arthur Poister Scholarship Competition in Organ Playing, will present an organ recital on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 4 p.m. on the historic Holtkamp organ in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse…

STEM

Syracuse University Industrial Assessment Center awarded $1.5 million to support Department of Energy initiative

Thursday, September 15, 2011, By News Staff

The Syracuse University-Industrial Assessment Center (SU-IAC) has been awarded $1.5 million over five years to support the Department of Energy’s (DoE) Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) program to train undergraduate- and graduate-level engineering students in manufacturing efficiency and to help them…

Campus & Community

Seasonal bat activity on campus

Wednesday, September 14, 2011, By News Staff

During the late summer and early fall months, there is a seasonal increase in bat activity in and around Central New York, including the Syracuse University campus.

Health & Society

Students to explore ethics of eating

Wednesday, September 14, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

For six weeks this semester, Syracuse University students will have the opportunity to explore what the food they consume means and how the world relates to one’s diet through the “Ethics of Eating” seminar. The series of dialogues and dinners…

Campus & Community

University Community Harvest Farmers’ Market continues Sept. 16

Wednesday, September 14, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The 2011 University Community Harvest Farmers’ Market series continues on Friday, Sept. 16. This market will be held from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on the Kenneth A. Shaw Quad, in conjunction with the Apple Festival. Presented by Syracuse University and the…