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As a part of the Syracuse University Sustainability Division’s recycling campaign, a new e-waste recycling program was launched for students on campus. Through this Sustainability Division and Bird Library joint venture, collection bins are located in the library’s first floor…

Four Syracuse University students will share their ideas on “Energy Policy for the Future” during SU Showcase on Wednesday, April 18, in Goldstein Auditorium in the Schine Student Center. The panel discussion will begin at 2:15 p.m. and will be…

Eight fellows will be recognized and have their sustainability videos screened during SU Showcase on Wednesday, April 18, starting at 3:30 p.m. in Goldstein Auditorium, Schine Student Center.  Representing both individual and team efforts, the videos were selected from the…

At the Syracuse University/SUNY-ESF 2012 Commencement celebration May 13, nearly 98,000 plastic bottles will be on display in the Carrier Dome, not in their original container shape, but in the form of 3,900 graduation gowns donned by students. New this…

How do we build a sustainable future, especially when much of the present seems so unsustainable? Journalist and author Paul Roberts will tackle this issue during his SU Showcase keynote presentation, “The Real Cost of Change: The Economic and Political…

What happens in the world’s largest city of trash? Find out at the screening of “Waste Land,” a mesmerizing look at the extent of recycling that’s possible and the transformative power of art. “Waste Land” will be shown on Tuesday,…

Syracuse University students in The College of Arts and Sciences’ Soling 300: “Sustainable SU” class are running a buy-local initiative they’ve created to help support a more sustainable Syracuse green economy. The Stamp-Pede Local Businesses program offers prizes for shopping…

As part of SU Showcase for Sustainability 2012, innovative director and producer Antonio Saillant will present on greening the entertainment industry. Saillant will speak at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, in the Schine Student Center Goldstein Auditorium. He will…

How green is Hollywood? Get a sneak peek at what going green in the film industry really entails at the screening of “Greenlit,” an original film-within-a-film documentary about producing a sustainable Hollywood picture. “Greenlit” will be shown on Tuesday, April…

Scheduling the many varied SU Showcase for Sustainability 2012 attractions is well under way and a number of exciting “green economy” events have been confirmed.  SU Showcase is a campuswide, Earth Week celebration of students’ sustainability work and green ideas…