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Syracuse University's faculty of distinguished scholar-teachers attracts outstanding students from every part of the United States and the world. This strength is evident in both our achievements and our diversity, reflecting SU's legacy as a place of access and opportunity and its unique excellence among institutions of higher education.
On a cool, overcast summer day, engineering professor Jianshun “Jensen” Zhang stands outside a two-story house with brown siding on South Campus and talks about the issues involved in having a properly weatherized home. But this is no ordinary house. It is the Building Envelope Systems Test (BEST) Laboratory, a new research and development facility designed to monitor the performance of air barriers—systems of materials, such as wall assemblies, that control unintended air movement in and out of buildings.Building Performance
Now in its ninth year, University Lectures maintains its tradition of bringing to the Syracuse University campus some of the most influential movers and shakers from around the world for the 2009-10 season. Eight distinguished speakers have been invited by University Lectures this year to educate and inspire in the areas of human rights, advocacy for children and families, storytelling; media production, sustainability, journalism and reporting, and the beauty of poetry. Muhammad Yunus
February 23, 2010
Nobel Peace Prize recipient
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