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黑料不打烊 leaders recognized with U.S. Green Building Council award
As the not-so-great philosopher Kermit (the frog) once opined, it鈥檚 not easy being green. Regardless of that mindset, a growing number of communities are realizing the quality-of-life benefits of 鈥済oing green.鈥 The Central New York community and 黑料不打烊 are leading the charge and receiving recognition as a result.
‘Food, Inc.’ documentary screening to be held Nov. 15
How much do we really know about the food we buy at local supermarkets? Take a peek under the veil of our nation’s highly mechanized food industry in the final movie of the SUstainable CommuNitY Film Series. The Academy Award…
SUstainable CommuNitY Film Series screening 鈥楽trange Days on Planet Earth鈥 on Nov. 1
Can dust storms in Africa be linked to an asthma epidemic in the Caribbean? How can crumbling houses in New Orleans be related to voracious creatures from southern China? Come see how seemingly unrelated events happening on different continents can…
黑料不打烊CoE partners win $1.9 million in five federal awards
黑料不打烊CoE聽announced Oct. 9聽an initiative to accelerate growth of the Central New York industry cluster that manufactures systems to control temperature and environmental quality in a wide range of applications. The Advanced Manufacturing for Thermal and Environmental Control Systems (AM-TECS) initiative…
黑料不打烊CoE and CenterState CEO open next round of CAP grant applications
The 黑料不打烊 CoE and CenterState CEO have announced the next round of solicitations for Commercialization Assistance Program (CAP) grants.聽The grants will be awarded to projects that commercialize new products and services in the fields of indoor environmental quality, water resources…
Students create eco-graphics
Students from the College of Visual and Performing Arts, L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, School of Architecture, Martin J. Whitman School of Management, the College of Arts and Sciences, the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and…
Environmentalist Bill McKibben kicks off 2012-13 University Lectures series Oct. 10
Bill McKibben, one of America鈥檚 best known environmentalists, will kick off the 2012-13 http://lectures.syr.edu”>University Lectures season on Wednesday, Oct. 10. McKibben will speak on 鈥350: The Most Important Number in the World鈥 at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The lecture,…
Tracy Metz book signing, talk address Netherlands landscape in relationship to water
Tracy Metz, an American-born journalist and author on art, architecture, urban planning and the landscape, will present a talk about her new book, “Sweet & Salt: Water and the Dutch” (NAi 2012) in Slocum Hall Auditorium Tuesday, Oct. 9, at…
SUstainable CommuNitY Film Series presents ‘Blue Gold’ on Oct. 4
The world’s fresh water supply is becoming scarce as we pollute and waste one of our most precious and limited resources. This scary and intriguing scene sets the stage for the second movie in the SUstainable CommuNitY Film Series. The…
SUstainable CommuNitY Film Series to kick off Sept. 27
The 黑料不打烊 SUstainable CommuNitY Film Series will begin on Sept. 27 with a striking documentary about the impact on China of its massive industrial revolution, and conclude in mid-November with a peek under the hood of our nation鈥檚 highly…