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Saunders on Life After Winning the Man-Booker Prize

Monday, November 27, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

George Saunders, College of Arts and Sciences professor, won the 2017 Man Booker Prize Award for his Novel, Lincoln in the Bardo. He recently was interviewed by Star 2, to discuss life after the win and what he will be…

STEM

Physics Ph.D. Student Builds Successful Research Company

Tuesday, November 21, 2017, By Cyndi Moritz

Aaron Wolfe expects to finish up his Ph.D. in physics this semester. He has been working on his doctorate since 2011 and should have been done by now, he says, but a few things have gotten in the way—like helping…

Media, Law & Policy

Model UN Team Named Distinguished Delegation at D.C. Conference

Thursday, November 16, 2017, By Dana Cooke

A Syracuse University/Maxwell School team participating in the National Model United Nations (NMUN) conference earlier this month was named a “Distinguished Delegation” (the second-highest award) for its portrayal of the Republic of Finland/Suomi. The conference, held in Washington, D.C., drew…

Health & Society

University to Host State of the Art Conference on Postsecondary Education and Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities

Tuesday, November 14, 2017, By Jennifer Russo

The ninth annual State of the Art Conference on Postsecondary Education and Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities runs Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 15 and 16, at the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel and Conference Center and the Schine Student Center. Including a…

Arts & Culture

‘Wanderlust: Travel Photography from the Syracuse University Art Collection’ Now Open at Palitz Gallery

Friday, November 10, 2017, By Scott McDowell

“Wanderlust” explores how a variety of artists from the late 1800s until today have captured landscapes, either near or far, in order to give viewers a glimpse of diverse and varied places. Defined by the Photographic Society of America as…

Veterans

Profiles from the Past and Present—Celebrating Alumni and Student Veterans

Thursday, November 9, 2017, By Stephanie Salanger

In celebration of Veterans Week 2017 at Syracuse University, the Office of Veterans and Military Affairs is recognizing the success stories of one current student veteran and one military-connected alumni each day of the week.  After welcoming veterans to campus…

Health & Society

Trans Day of Remembrance Featuring Jennicet Gutiérrez on Nov. 8

Tuesday, November 7, 2017, By Joyce LaLonde

The LGBT Resource Center, within the Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience, presents Transgender Day of Remembrance. Transgender Day of Remembrance is nationally observed on Nov. 20 and honors those who have lost their lives to transphobic violence. To…

Campus & Community

Abdali, MacPherson are Finalists for Prestigious Nationally Competitive Scholarship Awards

Monday, November 6, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Two Syracuse University students have been named finalists for three of the United States’ most prestigious nationally competitive scholarship awards: the Marshall Scholarship, the Mitchell Scholarship and the Rhodes Scholarship. Zainab Abdali, a senior English and textual studies and mathematics…

STEM

Arents Winner Mary Spio ’98 Brings Virtual Reality to Everyday People

Thursday, November 2, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

As Neil Armstrong took his infamous “one small step” onto the surface of the moon, Mary Spio’s world took a giant leap forward. Decades removed from the actual event, as a child in Ghana, Spio watched a lunar landing documentary…

Business & Economy

NEXT Conference to Feature Commercialization Experts

Thursday, November 2, 2017, By Martin Walls

The College of Law’s New York State Science and Technology Law Center (NYSSTLC) has a leading role at the NEXT Conference and Tech Showcase, taking place on Nov. 17 at the Sheraton Syracuse University. NYSSTLC is both a conference co-sponsor…