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Campus & Community

Announcing New Acquisitions at the Special Collections Research Center

Monday, November 14, 2022, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) announces the following recent and notable acquisitions to its collections. SCRC is a vibrant research and learning environment for students, staff, faculty and the local and global communities. When adding new collection…

Campus & Community

Loop Road at John A. Lally Athletics Complex to Temporarily Close Nov. 10; Bus Stops Remain in Service

Wednesday, November 9, 2022, By News Staff

On Thursday, Nov. 10, final asphalt paving is scheduled to occur along the loop road at the John A. Lally Athletics Complex. The loop road will be closed from Thursday, Nov. 10, at 7 a.m., through Friday, Nov. 11, at…

Campus & Community

A Conservator With a Unique Window Into History

Sunday, November 6, 2022, By Eileen Korey

The purposeful preservation of the old. Conservation Librarian David Stokoe has dedicated his 40-year career to repairing and preserving a wide range of unique library materials and collections. For the last 16 years, Stokoe has worked in Syracuse University Libraries…

Campus & Community

Lender Center for Social Justice Granted $2.7M From MetLife Foundation for Research Initiatives to Help Address Racial Wealth Gap

Thursday, November 3, 2022, By Diane Stirling

Syracuse University’s Lender Center for Social Justice has been awarded a $2.7 million grant from MetLife Foundation to launch several new research initiatives to accelerate efforts to address the racial wealth gap and help dismantle the root causes of wealth…

STEM

Annual Wali Lecture Will Honor the Life and Legacy of Physics Professor Kameshwar C. Wali

Tuesday, November 1, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

Syracuse University will hold the 2022 Kashi and Kameshwar C. Wali Lecture in the Sciences and Humanities on Friday, Nov. 4, to honor the life and legacy of Professor Kameshwar C. Wali, in-person and over Zoom. The program will begin…

Arts & Culture

Light Work Presents Guanyu Xu’s ‘Suspended Status’ Exhibition

Wednesday, October 26, 2022, By Cjala Surratt

Debuting at Light Work this week is “Suspended Status” by Chicago-based photographer Guanyu Xu. Opening on Thursday, Oct. 27, in Light Work’s Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery, this solo exhibition depicts an artist caught in a web of red tape. The work…

Arts & Culture

Community Folk Art Center Celebrates 50 Years

Monday, October 24, 2022, By Renée Gearhart Levy

Habibatou Traore ’24 was in her first weeks at Syracuse University when she heard African drumming during an activities fair for new students last fall. She followed their sound to Joshua Williams, who teaches West African dance and drumming at…

The New York Times

Wegmans’ Self-Checkout App Discontinued After Experiencing Losses

Friday, October 21, 2022, By Julia Mazzer

Ray Wimer, professor of retail practice in the Whitman School, was interviewed by The New York Times for the article “Wegmans Discontinues Self-Checkout App, Citing Losses.” The article explains why Wegmans is discontinuing SCAN, a self-checkout app that was created…

Veterans

New Book Highlights the Incredible Legacy of World War I Veteran William Shemin ’1924

Wednesday, October 19, 2022, By Jen Plummer

There are a few vivid details Sara Shemin Cass recalls about her grandfather, William Shemin ’1924 (1896-1973), from her time growing up in Westchester County, New York, and spending summers with her family upstate in Lake Champlain. At a strapping…

Health & Society

For Renée Verdi ’22, a Career in Public Health Starts in Communications

Tuesday, October 18, 2022, By Matt Michael

The path to a rewarding career is rarely a straight line. Renée Verdi​ followed two paths–public health and policy studies–that led to her first job and will ultimately help Verdi reach her career goal of advocating for reform in the…