Search Results for: ,HIE

Campus & Community

History-Making Athlete, Social Activist Kathrine Switzer ’68, G’72 to Deliver 2018 Commencement Address at Syracuse University

Friday, March 23, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

As a 20-year-old Syracuse University junior in 1967, Switzer became the first woman to officially enter and run the Boston Marathon. That life-defining day inspired her to create greater opportunities for women in sports.

Media, Law & Policy

Can Judges Rule on Gerrymandering and Stay Non-Political?

Thursday, March 22, 2018, By Ellen Mbuqe

Professor Keith Bybee, a legal scholar at Syracuse University who studies issues around gerrymandering and perceptions of judicial bias, is available to discuss the legal issues of Benisek v. Lamone which will be argued before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, March…

Business & Economy

Book Talk, Signing with Carl Schramm, University Professor and Author of ‘Burn the Business Plan’ on April 4

Thursday, March 22, 2018, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Syracuse University Libraries, the Blackstone LaunchPad and the School of Information Studies are hosting an author’s talk and book signing with Carl Schramm, author of “Burn the Business Plan,” University Professor and former president of the Ewing Marion Kauffman…

Health & Society

Dr. Sharon Brangman ’77 to Give 35th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Public Affairs Lecture

Wednesday, March 21, 2018, By News Staff

Dr. Sharon Brangman ’77, Distinguished Service Professor and Chief of Geriatrics at SUNY Upstate Medical University, will give the 35th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Public Affairs Lecture on Wednesday, March 28, at 6 p.m. in the Peter Graham…

Campus & Community

Call for Nominations: Students, Faculty, Staff Sought to Serve on Disability Services Audit Steering Committee

Tuesday, March 20, 2018, By News Staff

A campuswide audit of Syracuse University’s disability services, policies and resources will soon get underway. But first, the University is seeking students, faculty and staff interested in serving on the steering committee charged with facilitating the audit. Chancellor Kent Syverud…

Media, Law & Policy

Life in the Fast Lane

Wednesday, March 14, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Last fall, Bob Sorokanich ’08 tweeted Tesla celebrity CEO Elon Musk, asking to test-drive his company’s new Model 3. Sorokanich, who is Road & Track’s deputy online editor, may have been half-joking, but ten minutes later, Sorokanich got a call from one…

Health & Society

Libraries Celebrate Women’s History Month

Wednesday, March 14, 2018, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The month of March marks the national celebration of Women’s History Month. In commemoration, the SU Libraries are hosting a number of exhibits in its spaces. In addition to a book display on the first floor of Bird Library by…

Media, Law & Policy

Roy Gutterman Contributes to Newly Launched Whistleblower Project

Tuesday, March 13, 2018, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Roy Gutterman of the Newhouse School is part of the team contributing to the Whistleblower Project, a new initiative dedicated to spreading awareness to ensure that whistleblowers and the journalists who work with them are protected and supported. A collaboration between the Society of Professional…

Business & Economy

SparkCharge Raises Capital and Joins Techstars

Monday, March 12, 2018, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

SparkCharge has officially “launched” from the Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University to acceleration stage with Techstars in Boston. The startup has achieved a significant milestone, growing from a college student’s idea to an award-winning company that has won several awards…

Arts & Culture

Chao Wei’s Alterable Brick Wall M.S. Capstone Project Wins Masonry Competition

Monday, March 12, 2018, By Elaine Wackerow

A December 2017 graduate of the Syracuse Architecture M.S. in architecture program won the student category of the inaugural Joan B. Calambokidis Innovation in Masonry Competition with his alterable brick wall. Rotating bricks could usher a new wave of dynamic…