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Business & Economy

Syracuse University Student Entrepreneurs Win Big at New York Business Plan Competition

Monday, May 1, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Syracuse University student entrepreneurship teams dominated the eighth annual New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC), which took place on Friday, April 28, at SUNY Poly’s NanoTech Complex in Albany. Syracuse teams captured the $100,000 grand prize and took first-place honors…

Campus & Community

University Seeks Campus Feedback on Middle States Self-Study Draft Report

Monday, May 1, 2017, By Carol Boll

Syracuse University’s Middle States Reaccreditation Self-Study Steering Committee is seeking feedback from all University constituencies to the draft self-study report that has been prepared as part of the University’s effort to retain accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher…

Campus & Community

New Centralized Funding for Faculty/Staff Workplace Accommodations

Monday, May 1, 2017, By News Staff

In its efforts to implement the recommendations from the Chancellor’s Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion, the University created a central fund to assist sponsoring schools, colleges, and other responsibility centers and administrative support units with costs related to faculty and staff workplace accommodations.

Campus & Community

ACE Reviewers to Assess Campus Internationalization Efforts

Friday, April 28, 2017, By Carol Boll

A three-member team of reviewers from the American Council on Education’s (ACE) Internationalization Laboratory will visit Syracuse University next week to assess the University’s progress on its internationalization goals and ambitions. The visit is one of the culminating requirements of…

Arts & Culture

Two Young Syracuse Architecture Faculty Firms Receive Prestigious Honor

Thursday, April 27, 2017, By Elaine Wackerow

Architecture Office and SPORTS, two faculty firms from the Syracuse University School of Architecture, have each been awarded the 2017 Architectural League Prize for Young Architects + Designers. The prize is one of North America’s most prestigious awards. Open to…

Veterans

Student Veterans Organization Announces New Officers for 2017-18

Wednesday, April 26, 2017, By News Staff

The Student Veterans Organization at Syracuse University (SVO) announced the newly elected officers for the 2017-18 school year. The slate of officers includes: • President: Kierston Whaley (Pennellville, New York, U.S. Army) • Vice President: Tyler Paul (Fresno, California, U.S….

STEM

Cooperators and Cheaters in the Petri Dish: Biology Professors Awarded $710,000 to Study Mutualistic Yeast Communities

Wednesday, April 26, 2017, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Three Syracuse University biologists have received a $710,000, three-year grant from the National Science Foundation. Led by Associate Professor Kari Segraves, the researchers will investigate mutualistic species. Segraves and collaborators will use new, genetically designed yeast strains to explore stability…

Campus & Community

Inaugural One University Awards Honor Campus Community Members

Wednesday, April 26, 2017, By News Staff

Syracuse University held the inaugural One University Awards Ceremony on Tuesday in Hendricks Chapel, honoring dozens of members of the University community for their scholarship, teaching, academic achievement, leadership and service. Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly presided at the…

STEM

Engineering Students Compete in Steel Bridge, Concrete Canoe Challenges at ASCE Regional Conference

Wednesday, April 26, 2017, By News Staff

Syracuse University hosted the 2017 Upstate New York Regional American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Conference from April 20-22. Students from Syracuse University, SUNY Polytech, Clarkson, University of Buffalo, RIT, RPI, Cornell, SUNY Canton, United States Military Academy at West…

Business & Economy

Gift by John ’61 and Diane Riley Creates Five-Year Dual Degree Program in Business Administration and Engineering

Wednesday, April 26, 2017, By News Staff

A major gift from University Trustee John Riley ’61 and his wife, Diane, will establish a new dual degree program that allows Syracuse University students to earn both an MBA from the Whitman School and a bachelor’s degree from the…