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USGBC’s Tracie Hall to speak on ‘LEED: What It Takes and Why It Matters’ in May 22 seminar

Friday, May 9, 2008, By News Staff

Martin Walls(315) 443 8951 Have you ever wondered what it takes to get a building certified by the U.S. Green Building Council under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System? Tracie Hall, current executive director…

Syracuse University/SUNY-ESF Commencement on Sunday, May 11, open to the public and viewable live on television

Thursday, May 8, 2008, By News Staff

Sara Miller(315) 443-9038 On Sunday, May 11, Syracuse University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry will hold joint Commencement exercises at the Carrier Dome. The ceremony begins at 9:30 a.m. ABC News journalist Bob Woodruff is the…

Breaking it down and building it up in New Orleans: U.S. EPA Region 2 EFC team participates in, analyzes Historic Green project

Thursday, May 8, 2008, By News Staff

Khristopher Dodson Members of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 Environmental Finance Center at Syracuse University (Region 2 EFC) learned there’s more than one way to use a hammer when they helped with reconstruction — and deconstruction — of…

International developer Abdallah Yabroudi pledges $5 million to his alma mater, Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, to create international engineering professorship and Dubai internship program

Tuesday, May 6, 2008, By News Staff

Trisha Hopkins315 443 2546 Nearly 30 years after graduating from Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS), Abdallah Yabroudi, chairman of the internationally known Dubai Contracting Company (DCC) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has become…

Internationally renowned genomic researcher J. Craig Venter to be keynote speaker at dedication of Syracuse University’s Life Sciences Complex on Nov. 7

Tuesday, May 6, 2008, By News Staff

Judy Holmes(315) 443-2201 J. Craig Venter, a pioneer in decoding the human genome, will be the keynote speaker at the dedication of Syracuse University’s Life Sciences Complex Nov. 7. Venter’s address will highlight a daylong celebration that will include building…

Laura J. Steinberg named dean of Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science

Tuesday, May 6, 2008, By News Staff

Kevin C. Quinn 315 443 8338 Laura J. Steinberg, professor and chair of the Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas and an internationally known civil and environmental engineering scholar, has been named the…

Academic calendar unveiled for 2009-10

Tuesday, May 6, 2008, By News Staff

Academic calendar unveiled for 2009-10May 06, 2008Kevin Morrowkdmorrow@syr.edu Syracuse University’s Academic Calendar Committee has released the 2009-10 academic calendar. The calendar is very similar to past University schedules and includes no major changes. However, in the Fall 2009 semester, two…

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Commencement 2008 — SU’s 154th Commencement exercises May 11

Friday, May 2, 2008, By News Staff

Sara Miller315 443 9038 In its 154th Commencement, Syracuse University will celebrate the graduation of 2,739 bachelor’s, 1,652 master’s and 115 doctoral degree candidates. In addition, six associate’s degrees and 124 certificates of advanced study will be awarded. The SUNY…

SU’s College of Visual and Performing Arts announces inaugural fashion show in New York City May 13; will present Icon of Style award to Emme ’85

Friday, May 2, 2008, By News Staff

Erica Bluste315 443 5891 Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) will present its inaugural fashion show in New York City on Tuesday, May 13, at 7:30 p.m. at JPMorgan Chase, One Chase Manhattan Plaza, 60th floor, Manhattan….

Whitman School receives federal grant to create Africa Business Program

Friday, May 2, 2008, By News Staff

Amy Mehringer315 443 v3834 The Kiebach Center for International Business Studies in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University is the recipient of a two-year, $177,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s International Business and Education program that…