Archived News
Archived news related to environmental policy. Most recent items are listed first. A list of current news is also available.
Oct 8, 2008 general
- Pete Wilcoxen Awarded Data Center Energy Efficiency Grant
- Pete Wilcoxen was awarded a grant on improving the energy efficiency of large data centers. The project was carried out under the joint research initiative of SU and JPMorgan Chase.
Oct 2, 2008 general
- Rosemary O'Leary Named to Phanstiel Chair
- Rosemary O'Leary has been named the inaugural occupant of the Howard and Louise Phanstiel Chair in Strategic Management and Leadership at the Maxwell School.
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Sep 1, 2008 general
- David Popp Awarded NSF Grant
- David Popp received a grant from the National Science Foundation to improve economic modeling of technical change and research and development for use in analysis of climate policies.
Jul 25, 2008 general
- Steve Brechin Receives 2008 Rural Sociological Society Award
- Steve Brechin has been selected as the 2008 winner of the Award of Merit given by the Natural Resources Research Group of the Rural Sociological Society. The award is given to recognize sustained outstanding contributions to natural resource sociology over many years.
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Jul 24, 2008 general
- Catherine Nolan Accepts Position with Grant Thornton
- CEPA Research Associate Catherine Nolan has accepted a position with the Washington office of Grant Thornton, a global accounting and consulting firm. Congratulations Catherine!
Jul 24, 2008 general
- Justin Baca Accepts Position with the Solar Energy Industries Association
- CEPA Research Associate Justin Baca has accepted a position with the Solar Energy Industries Association in Washington. Congratulations Justin!
Jul 24, 2008 general
- Scott Benolkin Accepts Position with the US EPA
- CEPA Research Associate Scott Benolkin has accepted a position with the Clean Air Markets Division of the US Environmental Protection Agency. Congratulations Scott!
Jul 1, 2008 general
- David Driesen Named University Professor
- David Driesen has been named a University Professor. He is only the 13th person in the history of the university to hold that rank.
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Apr 22, 2008 general
- Harry Lambright to Participate in Al Gore Panel on Climate Change
- Harry Lambright has been invited to participate in a “summit on solutions” to the climate crisis sponsored by Al Gore.
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Apr 15, 2008 general
- Andrew Hanson accepts position at Georgia State University
- CEPA Research Associate, Andrew Hanson, has accepted a position as an assistant professor at Georgia State University. It is a tenure track position, and Andrew's main teaching responsibilities will be in urban economics, both at the undergraduate and Ph.D. level. Congratulations Andrew!
Apr 15, 2008 general
- Andrew Hanson Successfully Defended his Dissertation in Economics
- Andrew Hanson, a graduate research associate with CEPA, has successfully defended his dissertation in Economics, titled "Essays on Federal Tax Policy for Housing and Urban Redevelopment." Congratulations Andrew!
Oct 15, 2007 general
- Steve Brechin to Participate in NSF Panel on Sociology and Climate Change
- Steve Brechin has been invited to participate in an NSF panel of 25 leading sociologists on "Sociological Perspectives on Global Climate Change."
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Sep 21, 2007 general
- Environmental Job Opening
- See the Vacancy Announcements page for information about a tenure track position in environmental policy at Colorado State University.
Sep 21, 2007 general
- EPA Graduate Fellowships
- The deadline for pre-applications for the 2007 EPA STAR Graduate Fellowship program is November 28th. The program provides up to $37,000 per year to masters and doctoral students for a period of up to 3 years.
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Sep 18, 2007 general
- Sarah Jones Accepts Position with Pace Global Energy
- CEPA Research Associate Sarah Jones has accepted a position with Pace Global Energy Services, a consulting firm specializing in energy and carbon markets. Congratulations Sarah!
Sep 10, 2007 general
- UC Berkeley Postdoc Fellowships in Natural Resource Economics
- Deadline: December 10, 2007. Two types of awards are available and both provide a salary of $52,512: (1) a one year postdoc renewable for a second year, and (2) a one year award to support professional or sabbatical leave from academic or professional position, without option to renew.
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Aug 18, 2007 general
- Sarah Stewart Accepts Position with OCRRA
- CEPA Research Associate Sarah Stewart has accepted a position with the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency, a non-profit corporation with activities in recycling, solid waste management, and generating clean energy from non-recyclable waste. Congratulations Sarah!
Aug 17, 2007 general
- Sara Pesek Accepts Position with Environmental Finance Center
- CEPA Research Associate Sara Pesek has accepted a position with the EPA Region Two Environmental Finance Center and the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Energy and Environmental Systems. Sara will remain affiliated with CEPA as well. Congratulations Sara!
Aug 14, 2007 general
- Green Drinks Chapter in Syracuse
- Green Drinks International is an informal network of meetings in cities around the world where people working in the environmental field get together for drinks. A new chapter has been established in Syracuse.
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Sep 19, 2006 general
- Workshop on Organizations and the Environment
- The Maxwell Workshop on Organizations and the Natural Environment is a new annual forum for exploring themes relevant to theory and practice related to complex formal organizations and the environment. The first meeting will be held in May 2007. More information and the call for papers is available.
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Aug 15, 2006 general
- Workshop on Technology and Climate Policy
- David Popp and Pete Wilcoxen organized an EPA-sponsored workshop in Washington in July on the economics of technology and its interaction with climate policy.
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May 17, 2006 general
- Environmental Job Openings
- See the Vacancy Announcements page for information about openings at Oregon State and the University of South Florida.
May 17, 2006 general
- Sarah Jones Accepts Internship with WMO
- CEPA Research Associate Sarah Jones has accepted a summer internship with the World Meteorological Organization in Geneva. Congratulations Sarah!
May 4, 2006 general
- Tom Perreault Featured in Connections
- Tom Perreault was featured in the Spring 2006 issue of Connections, the College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Magazine.
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May 3, 2006 general
- Tara Holmes Accepts Position with WRI
- CEPA Research Associate Tara Holmes has accepted a job as a program coordinator at the World Resources Institute. Congratulations Tara!
Apr 18, 2006 general
- David Popp Receives Moynihan Award
- David Popp has been named the recipient of the 2006 Moynihan Award. The Moynihan Award recognizes outstanding teaching, scholarship and service by Maxwell faculty who have not yet received tenure.
Feb 24, 2006 general
- CEPA Visitor Warwick McKibbin
- Warwick McKibbin of the Australian National University will be visiting CEPA from February 24th to March 14th. His research areas include international trade and finance, monetary and fiscal policy, international environmental policy, and demographics. He's also recently written a recent paper on the economic effects of a bird flu pandemic.
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Feb 3, 2006 general
- CEPA Featured in Maxwell Perspective
- An article about CEPA appears in the Fall 2005 issue.
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Nov 27, 2005 fellowship
- Udall Dissertation Fellowships
- The Udall Foundation is accepting applications for the 2006 Environmental Public Policy and Conflict Resolution Dissertation Fellowship. Two fellowships of up to $24,000 are awarded each year. The deadline is February 3.
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Oct 3, 2005
- Resources for the Future Internships and Fellowships
- Resources for the Future, an independent Washington think tank specializing in environmental policy, offers a range of summer internships and graduate and postdoctoral fellowships. The application deadlines vary but are generally in early 2006.
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Sep 26, 2005
- Climate Change Conference Fellowships
- The British Council, an NGO sponsored by the UK Foreign Office, is offering travel fellowships to its November 2005 conference on "Climate Change and its Impact on Cities." Graduate students in the final year of their PhD program or recent PhDs are eligible to apply. The deadline is very soon: October 5, 2005.
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Sep 16, 2005
- EPA Graduate Fellowships
- The deadline for pre-applications for the 2006 EPA STAR Graduate Fellowship program is October 18th. The program provides up to $37,000 per year to masters and doctoral students for a period of up to 3 years.
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Aug 18, 2005 general
- CEPA Faculty Expands
- CEPA welcomes three new faculty members this fall: Peter Castro, John McPeak and Bob Wilson. Peter is an anthropologist specializing in rural development and natural resource management, John is an economist specializing in development and natural resource use and Bob is a geographer specializing in environmental history and the history of environmental thought.
May 4, 2005 general
Apr 13, 2005 general
- Rosemary O'Leary Named Distinguished Professor
- Rosemary O'Leary has been named Distinguished Professor of Public Administration. Appointment to the rank of Distinguished Professor is a university-wide honor recognizing excellence and creativity in research and teaching.
Mar 25, 2005 general
- Tom Perreault and David Popp Win Teaching Awards
- CEPA faculty members Tom Perreault and David Popp are two of the six winners of this year's Teaching Recognition Awards sponsored by the SU Meredith Professors.
Mar 24, 2005 general
- Harry Lambright Elected Fellow of the AAAS
- Harry Lambright, Director of CEPA, was elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Mar 24, 2005 general
- HUD Lead Elimination Grant Program
- HUD funds grants for addressing lead hazards to children in private housing. Proposals are due by June 9th.
Mar 21, 2005 general
- Environmental Listserv Established
- A new environmental listserv mailing list has been established for SU and ESF. See the link below for more information.
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