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Dr. David J. Langer, Renowned Neurosurgeon and Star of Netflix’s ‘Lenox Hill,’ to Engage University Community in Conversation on Oct. 19
Dr. David J. Langer, chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Lenox Hill Hospital, a featured physician on the new Netflix docuseries “Lenox Hill” and a Syracuse University parent, will join members of the Syracuse University community for a virtual…
End-of-Semester Checkout Procedures
Dear Students and Families: With residential instruction concluding Tuesday, Nov. 24, we are already planning move-out for the semester to ensure a smooth process. When you depart your on-campus housing for Thanksgiving, you will not return to campus again until…
Veteran’s Writing Award Reading and Book Talk Announced
Syracuse University Libraries, Syracuse University Press and the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) will host a virtual Veteran’s Writing Award Reading and Book Talk on Nov. 12, 2020 from 4 to 5 p.m. ET, featuring 2019 award winner…
Philanthropic Spirit that Never Loses Sight of the Goal
Brett Jefferson ’88 likes to cite the book titled “David and Goliath” by Malcolm Gladwell, when reflecting on life’s challenges that confronted him as a boy. The book explores the power of the underdog and the role of adversity in…
Annual Plant Sale Benefits Scholarship Funds
The Women of the University Community (WUC) will hold its annual plant sale this year to benefit three endowed scholarships: The Mildred Eggers, Ruth Tolley and Beverly Whaley Scholarship Funds. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual poinsettia and wreath…
Oct. 16 Is Shark Day at the LaunchPad
On Oct. 16, Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad and Techstars (LaunchPad) is celebrating”Shark Day.” Beginning at 2 p.m., the LaunchPad will host the annual Family Weekend ‘Cuse Tank competition, where student entrepreneur teams will compete “Shark Tank” style for $10,000…
‘Western Wildfires—There Is No ‘Silver Bullet,’ but There Are Things To Be Done’
Jacob Bendix, professor of geography and the environment in the Maxwell School, wrote an op-ed for The Hill titled “Western wildfires – there is no ‘silver bullet,’ but there are things to be done.” Bendix teaches pyrogeography, which refers to…
Native American, Indigenous Studies Program Director Comments on Planned Columbus Statue Removal
Today, Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh announced that the Christopher Columbus downtown in Columbus Circle will be removed and relocated. It will be moved to a private site. Mayor Walsh says the fountain and monument in Columbus Circle will remain and…
‘At Home with Warren Kimble’ Audio Production Available from ‘Sound Beat’
Syracuse University Libraries’ “Sound Beat: Access Audio” produced a casual but sophisticated audio documentary featuring Warren Kimble ’57 (College of Visual and Performing Arts), America’s “best-known living folk artist.” The audio documentary was released for free access via the “Sound Beat:…
2020 Census Failure Is Failure For U.S., Says Lerner Center Director
The Trump administration is seeking intervention by the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to end the 2020 census counting, which would reverse a lower court’s decision to keep it going until the end of the month. Shannon Monnat is…