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Last Thursday, º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù received a Second Nature Climate Leadership Award in the Baccalaureate category from the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). At the organization’s Climate Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., John Pumilio, º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù’s sustainability coordinator, and Lyle Roelofs, provost and dean of the faculty, accepted the award on the university’s behalf.

Golfers such as Chip Beck, Andy Bean, Bobby Wadkins, and Syracuse native Jim Roy will be playing at º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù’s Seven Oaks Golf Course on Monday for a chance to qualify for the U.S. Senior Open.

The prestigious Robert Flaherty Film Seminar, which is being held this week at º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù, is offering free public screenings of two films at 9 tonight at the Hamilton Movie Theater.

Joel Sommers, assistant professor of computer science, discusses his research at º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù in this question and answer interview.

Looking for reading recommendations to take along with you on your summer vacation? The º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù Scene asked º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù professors what they’ve recently read for fun. The responses were as varied and interesting as the people who submitted them — from memoir, historical fiction, and classic 20th-century literature to economic analysis, science fiction, and a graphic […]

The 16th annual º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù Writers’ Conference, featuring a week of intensive workshops in the writing of fiction, non-fiction prose, and poetry, will take place June 19-25. A number of well-known writers will serve as faculty for the event, which draws both published and aspiring writers to discuss their writing, work on pieces, and attend readings.

While many institutions are making significant cuts in their instructional teaching programs, º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù plans to add five more teaching positions next year and also convert six visiting-faculty positions to tenure stream.

(Editor’s Note: Marilyn Hernandez-Stopp ’14 visited China as part of the university’s Benton Scholars Program and writes about her experience.) Now that I am back home, I’ve had a chance to reflect on my trip to China and attempt to readjust to the time difference! For the last week that I was in China, the […]