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The Gift of a Professorship to Inspire Generations of Engaged Citizens
When the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs opened in 1924, it included a citizenship curriculum for all undergraduates in the liberal arts. Thirty years later, Merle Goldberg traveled from her home in Maryland to Syracuse University, hoping for…
Applications Open for New York Business Plan Competition 2022
The New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC) is accepting applications through March 15 from graduate and undergraduate students from across Central New York colleges and universities for the regional qualifier, Compete CNY. Compete CNY will take place on March 25…
Applications Open for 2022 ACC InVenture Prize Competition
Blackstone LaunchPad at SU Libraries (LaunchPad) is currently accepting applications through Feb. 1 for the 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) InVenture Prize. The ACC InVenture Prize is a televised student start-up pitch competition open to teams from the 15 colleges…
Understanding COVID-19 Transmissions in Our Communities Through Wastewater Surveillance
Back in the 1990s, as countries around the world contended with a spike in poliovirus cases, many nations turned to wastewater surveillance as an effective method for monitoring and tracking local transmission levels. Fast forward to 2022, and as the…
New Syracuse University Art Museum Exhibition Addresses Inequality and Injustice Among Incarcerated Women
A new exhibition that intimately examines the experiences of currently and formerly incarcerated women in Louisiana by sharing stories of loss, hope, despair, survival, triumph and persistence debuted at Syracuse University Art Museum beginning on Jan. 18. “Per(Sister): Incarcerated Women…
Students Learn Craft of Creative Writing With Stellar Faculty, New Undergraduate Degrees
In a 2019 interview, National Public Radio’s Scott Simon asked Chanelle Benz G’12 a pointed, and timely, question about her debut novel, “The Gone Dead,” in which the lead character returns to the Mississippi Delta shack her father owned in the…
‘Overwhelmingly Positive’ Response to University’s Free Community COVID-19 Testing
With access to COVID-19 tests becoming increasingly scarce in and around Central New York, Syracuse University began offering free COVID-19 testing to the Central New York community on Jan. 4. Announced earlier this month by New York State Gov. Kathy…
Students Encouraged to Submit Energy Technology Ideas as Part of EnergyTech National Competition
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Technology Transitions recently launched the EnergyTech University Prize (EnergyTech UP), an engaging competition that challenges post-secondary students to develop and present a business plan that leverages lab-developed and other high-potential energy technologies. The…
University Monitoring Winter Weather and Travel Conditions for Monday, Jan. 10, and Tuesday, Jan. 11
Syracuse University is monitoring weather conditions pertaining to a Winter Weather Advisory, currently in place until 1 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, and a Wind Chill Advisory, which goes into effect tonight and is expected to remain in place through the…
Behind the Scenes, Facilities Dispatchers Keep the Lights On (and the Pipes Working) at Syracuse University
There are not many jobs on the Syracuse University campus where the office cheat sheet includes items like “clogged toilet,” “hot office,” “broken garbage disposal” and “Quad event set-up.” The list of potential mishaps is at least 10 pages long…