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OrangeAbility 2016: Let’s All Play Accessible Athletics
Members of the Syracuse University and Central New York communities are invited to participate in Syracuse University’s fifth annual accessible athletics expo, OrangeAbility. This student-led initiative is sponsored by the Disability Student Union, the Beyond Compliance Coordinating Committee, the Disability…
Scholar Spotlight: Ariel Ash-Shakoor
Ariel Ash-Shakoor, a bioengineering Ph.D. student, studies how cells behave on specialized polymers in the Syracuse Biomaterials Institute (SBI), and is a founder of K-12 STEM tutoring program in the Syracuse City School District that aims to inspire deeper interest…
CSTEP Students Participate in Annual Conference
Eight scholars in the Collegiate Science & Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) presented their research at CSTEP’s 24th Annual Statewide Student Conference. The conference theme this year was “Journeys Beyond Excellence,” and was aimed at embodying the nearly 30 years of…
New President of National Academy of Sciences to Speak on Climate Interventions
The president-elect of the National Academy of Sciences will address the growing problem of climate change at a special event co-hosted by the Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) program and the Department of Earth Sciences in the College of…
University Lectures Hosts ‘Serial’ Co-Creator/Host Sarah Koenig
The 2015-16 season of the University Lectures concludes Tuesday, April 12, with Sarah Koenig, host and co-creator of the wildly popular podcast “Serial” and named one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” of 2015. Koenig’s lecture is free and…
Conductor Vance George to Lead 13th Annual Women’s Choir Festival
Vance George, the Grammy Award-winning conductor emeritus of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, will be the guest conductor for the University’s 13th Annual Invitational Women’s Choir Festival and concert on Saturday, April 16. The theme of the festival is “Joyfully…
Professor James W. Watts Hosts Religion and Senses Symposium in Germany
A fellowship funded by Germany’s Ministry for Education and Research has allowed religion professor James W. Watts to apply his work on the Syracuse University-based Iconic Books Project to a broader study of the interaction of religion and the senses….
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Series for Faculty and Staff
The Syracuse University Wellness Initiative is offering a course in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) for SU faculty and staff. The eight-week course meets Wednesday evenings, 500 Hall of Languages from 5:15 – 7:15 p.m., beginning April 27. The MBSR…
Maya Alam Named Boghosian Fellow
Syracuse Architecture Assistant Professor Maya Alam has been selected as the first recipient of the Boghosian Fellowship, effective fall 2016. The fellowship—established in early 2015 in memory of Harry der Boghosian ’54 by his sister Paula der Boghosian ’64 (School…
Seven Students Selected for 2016 ACC Meeting of Minds Hosted on Campus April 8-10
An annual showcase of some of its most outstanding scholars, the ACC Meeting of the Minds (M.O.M.) Conference highlights students from each of the 15 ACC schools presenting their research and creative work.