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Students Organize Initiatives for Typhoon Haiyan Relief
On Nov. 8, Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms ever recorded, slammed into portions of Southeast Asia, hitting the Philippines particularly hard. The storm left unbelievable devastation in its wake. More than 5,600 deaths have been officially recorded, and…
Three SU Staff Members Named to 40 Under FORTY
Three members of the Syracuse University community were named among Syracuse’s 40 under FORTY for 2013. The annual award, presented this year at a Nov. 20 luncheon at the Oncenter in downtown Syracuse, recognizes 40 ambitious, civic-minded individuals under the…
Modern Mythology: Fifty Years Later, JFK Still Resonates
It was sunny that day in June of 1957 when John F. Kennedy came to Syracuse University. He was the junior senator from Massachusetts, but he was already eying the presidency, and already testing the rhetoric—a call to public service, an appeal to young people—that would later mark his administration.
Seniors Can Apply to Be Engagement Scholars
Undergraduate students graduating in December 2013 or May 2014 can apply to be Imagining America Engagement Scholars or Entrepreneurship Engagement Scholars. The yearlong program supports recent graduates with a strong academic record to become civic-minded professionals or entrepreneurs in Central New…
Freeman Hrabowski Named 2014 MLK Keynote Speaker
Freeman A. Hrabowski III, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), will be the keynote speaker for Syracuse University’s 29th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, “Pursuing the Dream: Above All Odds” on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, in…
Cultivating Entrepreneurial Journalists
Dan Pacheco, Newhouse’s Peter A. Horvitz Endowed Chair of Journalism Innovation, wants communications students to explore all the ways that storytelling brings words, photos and video to life in compelling ways. A new program, in conjunction with Kickstarter, is giving Newhouse students more opportunities to make that happen.
A&S Professor’s Neuroimaging Work Featured in Nature Article
Leave it to Corey White, assistant professor of psychology in The College of Arts and Sciences, to get a head start on the competition. White is the focus of a Nov. 6 article in the journal Nature about young scientists…
Memoirist Strayed to Give Next Carver Reading
Cheryl Strayed G ’02, author of The New York Times bestselling memoir “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail” (Knopf, 2012), will present the next Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, in Gifford…
Thwarting a Devastating Disease
Assistant Professor David Larsen saw the damaging effects of the lack of health care and clean water in the favelas of Belem, Brazil, while working among the people ten years ago. Impacted by the work, he now conducts research to halt the impact of deadly—yet preventable—infectious diseases.
A Veterans Day Reflection
Veterans Day is a day of pride, remembrance and reflection for U.S. Navy veteran Jared Lyon. His work now—with the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities—furthers his service connection in helping his fellow veterans achieve their next mission.