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Campus & Community

Summer College: An Eye-Opening Experience

Thursday, September 6, 2018, By Eileen Jevis

Nazrun Chowdhury can’t believe that the Charles Hayden Foundation was willing to spend its money sponsoring “a kid from the Bronx.” The foundation provides grants that focus on helping youth develop the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in school…

Campus & Community

Graduate School Announces New $750K Fund for Additional Doctoral Fellowships

Thursday, September 6, 2018, By News Staff

Peter Vanable, dean of the Graduate School, announced today the creation of a $750,000 Fellowship Fund to strengthen support for graduate education and research at Syracuse University. The fund, supported by the University’s Invest Syracuse initiative and administered by the…

Campus & Community

University Launches Handshake Career Management Tool

Wednesday, September 5, 2018, By Stephanie Quinn

Syracuse University Career Services is introducing Handshake, the new career management tool for students to find jobs, internships and career events, and to connect with employers. More than 300,000 employers—from Fortune 500 companies to startups—are already on Handshake looking to…

Campus & Community

Goldstein Student Center on South Campus Closed Until Thursday, Sept. 6, at 10 a.m

Wednesday, September 5, 2018, By News Staff

The Goldstein Student Center on Syracuse University’s South Campus will be closed until Thursday, Sept. 6, at 10 a.m. due to a water pipe break. Students who depend on this facility for dining, recreation and fitness services will need to…

Business & Economy

Dave Knox Predicts the Turn Sept. 18 at Bird Library

Wednesday, September 5, 2018, By Julie Sharkey

Dave Knox, Grand Prix winner of the WPP Atticus Award for his book “Predicting the Turn: The High Stakes Game of Business Between Startups and Blue Chips” (Paramount Marketing Publishing, 2017), will visit Syracuse University to share his insights at…

STEM

PurpleSun Rises – Luis Romo ’10, G’12, Bioengineering

Tuesday, September 4, 2018, By Matt Wheeler

Luis Romo ’10, G’12 is shining a new light on infection—literally. His company, PurpleSun, uses light-based technology to prevent infections in health care settings. Since its founding on the Syracuse University campus in 2011, the company has won business plan…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Creative Advertising Students Win an Unprecedented 127 Awards

Tuesday, September 4, 2018, By News Staff

In a testament to the quality of the Newhouse creative advertising courses, the number of awards won by students at advertising competitions has increased by 243 percent over last year. Students developed their competition pieces in portfolio courses taught by professors Mel…

Campus & Community

University Relaunches Student-Focused Instagram @OurSyracuseU, Seeks Student Submissions

Tuesday, September 4, 2018, By News Staff

The University has announced the relaunch of the student-focused Instagram account, @OurSyracuseU, in an expanded format. Due to an overwhelming interest by the student community, @OurSyracuseU will now accept photo submissions from students to be featured. The account previously showcased…

STEM

Engineering and Computer Science Unveils Enhanced Advising Model

Tuesday, September 4, 2018, By Matt Wheeler

This fall, the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) has launched a new advising model to enhance the undergraduate student experience. In this model, every undergraduate student in the college is provided a team of advisors to support and mentor…

Campus & Community

University Lectures Launches 18th Season with Authors George Saunders and Margaret Atwood, Artist Robert Shetterly

Thursday, August 30, 2018, By Kevin Morrow

This fall, the University Lectures series welcomes distinguished authors George Saunders (“Lincoln in the Bardo,” “Tenth of December”) and Margaret Atwood (“The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Alias Grace”) and—in collaboration with the Tanner Lecture Series on Ethics, Citizenship, and Public Responsibility—accomplished portrait…