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Approaching Graduation and Beyond: A Senior Sendoff Checklist
In the midst of completing final assignments, preparing to graduate and to embark on their next adventures, graduating seniors can have a lot on their final to-do lists. Helping soon-to-be graduates focus on making memories and not missing anything, the…
Sharing Adoption Stories for Shelter Pet Day
National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is celebrated each year on April 30. The day serves as a reminder of the critical need for pet adoption—especially from overcrowded shelters where animals face the highest risk of euthanasia. Adopting from these…
Libraries Accepting Applications for Student Library Advisory Board
Syracuse University Libraries is accepting undergraduate and graduate applications for its Student Library Advisory Board for the Fall 2025 semester. Applications from active students in good standing, regardless of year or discipline, are due by May 6. Selected students who…
Syracuse University Launches ‘The Syracuse Promise’—A Game-Changing Fundraising Initiative to Significantly Expand Student Scholarships
Syracuse University today announced the launch of The Syracuse Promise—a three-year, $50 million fundraising initiative aimed at making a Syracuse University education more affordable for high-achieving students from across the socioeconomic spectrum. As part of the initiative, the University will…
Arts and Sciences Doctoral Student Wins at This Year’s Three-Minute Thesis Competition
Ten graduate students competed in this year’s Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition on April 4. The annual event, sponsored by the Graduate School, provides participants with the opportunity to share highlights of their research and scholarship in pithy, engaging presentations lasting…
Innovative Student Group Designs Inclusive Clothing for Neurodivergent Community
Carolyn Fernandes ’25 remembers walking out of an interview for a design internship that she ended up not getting. She wondered if fidgeting with her nails—a common, repetitive expression of her nervous energy every day—was misconstrued as a sign of…
Arctic Training With Canadian Troops Complements International Studies
A student in the master of arts in international relations program in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs recently returned from a unique training exercise that brought together U.S. and Canadian troops in the Arctic. Connor McNeil participated…
Celebrating 30 Years of the Shaw Center as a Hub for Academic Community Engagement (Podcast)
Community engagement. Reciprocal learning. Service to others through volunteering. Those were the principles behind the creation of the Mary Ann Shaw Center for Public and Community Service in 1994 under the direction of then-Syracuse University Chancellor Kenneth Shaw and his…
Dire Wolves Resurrected? Bioethics Expert Questions the Reality of “De-Extinction” Amid Genetic Engineering Milestone
It’s a headline sure to grab a reader’s attention – after thousands of years of extinction, a biotechnology company claims it has brought back the dire wolf through genetic engineering. But is this milestone truly “de-extinction,” and what are some…
Patrick J. Ahearn Named School of Architecture Convocation Speaker
The School of Architecture has announced that Patrick J. Ahearn FAIA ’73, G’73, one of America’s most celebrated classical architects, will address graduates at the 2025 Convocation ceremony on Saturday, May 10, at 10 a.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Ahearn serves…