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Arts & Culture

German Language Class Connects U.S. Citizens With Their Jewish Family History

Thursday, June 10, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

If you were to take a walk around the streets of Bochum, a city once noted for its coal mining in western Germany, you would come across small bronze plaques slightly protruding from the sidewalk in front of many houses….

Campus & Community

VPA’s Department of Transmedia Remembers Faculty Member Leo Crandall

Wednesday, June 9, 2021, By Erica Blust

Leo Crandall, a filmmaker, musician and instructor of film in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Department of Transmedia, died unexpectedly on Saturday, May 29, in Syracuse. He was 67. Born in Detroit, Crandall earned a B.A. in…

STEM

NYSERDA Energy to Lead Grant to Support Net-Zero Energy Living Lab on South Campus

Tuesday, June 8, 2021, By News Staff

A team led by Nina Sharifi, assistant professor of architectural technology in the School of Architecture, is undertaking a $1.59 million retrofit demonstration project and “living lab” for ongoing research using a South Campus dormitory at Winding Ridge. The pilot…

Arts & Culture

Libraries Launches Biblio Gallery Online

Monday, June 7, 2021, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries recently launched an online version of its Biblio Gallery.  The Biblio Gallery, set up on the fourth floor of Bird Library, was created in 2007 as a student exhibition and study space. S. Ann Skiold, art librarian,…

Arts & Culture

Architecture Student Named Honors Thesis Prize Award Recipient

Sunday, May 30, 2021, By Julie Sharkey

Vasundhra Aggarwal ’21 (B.Arch.), a fifth-year student in the School of Architecture, was announced as a Class of 2021 Honors Thesis Prize recipient during the virtual presentation of the Renée Crown University Honors Program Convocation on Friday, May 21. As…

Campus & Community

Robert Congel: A Visionary Who Transformed the Region and Served the University

Tuesday, May 25, 2021, By News Staff

The Wall Street Journal paid tribute to the late Robert J. Congel, Syracuse University Trustee, as an entrepreneur who “pursued towering ambitions.” It was a reference not just to the buildings that marked his expansive footprint, but to the innovative…

Campus & Community

Students Inducted Into Prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Society

Monday, May 24, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Fifty-six students in the College of Arts and Sciences, the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications were inducted into the Syracuse University chapter of Phi Beta Kappa May 20. Phi Beta…

Arts & Culture

Through Poetry, Nidaa Aljabbarin ’22 Shares Her Personal Journey as a Syrian Refugee

Wednesday, May 19, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

When Nidaa Aljabbarin ’22 stepped into her first Narratio Fellowship workshop at the North Side Learning Center in Syracuse in 2019, she never imagined that it would lead to her becoming a published poet with her work being read by…

Campus & Community

Public Health Update: Testing Center Will Transition to Kimmel Dining Hall Effective May 24; New Hours of Operation

Monday, May 17, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Safeguarding the health and wellness of our campus community has been our top priority since the onset of the pandemic. Key to the University’s public health strategy has been our rigorous surveillance testing program.  Students,…

Campus & Community

May 2021 Construction Update

Thursday, May 13, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: As we near the end of the academic year, I want to congratulate our graduating students as they finish their studies on campus. And to all our students, you should be proud of what you…