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SU, SUNY-ESF give back to neighborhood for Earth Day
Syracuse University’s Office of Off-Campus and Commuter Services hosts its annual Earth Day Communitywide Cleanup on Saturday, April 30, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Each year, more than 100 SU and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry students, faculty, staff and…
Syracuse University joins ranks of sustainability leaders by achieving Climate Registered status
Measuring its carbon footprint is the first step toward reducing it Syracuse University became one of the first educational institutions—and the first private university—in North America to achieve Climate Registered™ status by successfully measuring its carbon footprint according to the…
SU Showcase to present Big Tree concert April 27
The indie pop band Big Tree will play at Syracuse University’s Jabberwocky Café in the Schine Student Center at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 27. This free, general admission concert is part of a weeklong schedule of events leading up to SU…
SU Warehouse site of EPA announcement: Syracuse, Onondaga County named one of 10 top green communities in nation
Before a standing-room-only crowd at Syracuse University’s Warehouse, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency named the City of Syracuse and Onondaga County one of 10 top green communities in the nation. “It’s an amazing vision,” said EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe,…
SU Showcase 2011 offers wide variety of events
A full schedule of fun and interactive programs is slated for SU Showcase 2011 “Sustainability for a Livable Future” on May 2 in the Schine Student Center. Both the campus community and the general public are invited to explore the…
Energy Systems & Sustainability Management is new department name for ECM
Syracuse University’s Energy and Computing Management (ECM) department has been renamed Energy Systems & Sustainability Management (ESSM). The name change comes after the department restructured last summer and its computing group, which serves Business, Finance, and Administrative Services (BFAS), became…
2011 SU Showcase Fellows announced, presentations to be part of May 2 events
An eclectic field of SU Showcase Fellows will present their original research and projects relating to sustainability at SU Showcase 2011, “Sustainability for a Livable Future,” in the Schine Student Center on May 2. The works of 16 fellows will…
Submissions sought for upcoming sustainability art exhibition
Calling all artists whose work involves environmental themes of sustainability: submissions are currently being sought for “Art for a Livable Future,” an exhibition that will be displayed in the Menschel Media Gallery in the Schine Student Center April 27-May 4….
Sherburne Abbott appointed Syracuse University’s vice president for sustainability initiatives and University Professor of Sustainability Science & Policy
Syracuse University Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina today announced the appointment of Sherburne “Shere” Abbott as vice president for sustainability initiatives and University Professor of Sustainability Science & Policy. Abbott, a leading expert in the field of sustainability…
Maude Barlow, leading expert on water issues, to close University Lectures 2010-11 season
Maude Barlow, co-founder of the Blue Planet Project and chair of the Food & Water Watch, will be the final guest in the 2010-11 University Lectures season at Syracuse University on Tuesday, April 5. Her presentation, “The Global Water Crisis and…