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Campus & Community

Award-Winning Poet and Memoirist Mary Karr to Give 2015 Commencement Address

Friday, April 17, 2015, By News Staff

Karr will also be awarded an honorary degree, a Doctor of Humane Letters, at the 161st Commencement exercises.

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell Hosts Symposium on South Asian Politics April 24

Friday, April 17, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The Maxwell School continues its 90th anniversary celebrations with a symposium titled “Contemporary Politics in South Asia.” On Friday, April 24, The Cornell-Syracuse South Asia Consortium (SAC) will feature presentations by Johns Hopkins University (JHU) professors Walter Andersen and Touqir…

Campus & Community

Libraries’ White Paper Reports Nearly $2 Million Savings from Journals Migration Project

Thursday, April 16, 2015, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Syracuse University Libraries has issued the white paper “Collections and Space: An Update on Syracuse University Libraries’ Journals Migration Project.” Written by K. Matthew Dames, Roberta Gwilt, Scott Warren and TC Carrier, the report documents the progress on the relocation…

Business & Economy

Student Startups Win Over $175,000

Thursday, April 16, 2015, By News Staff

Student startups won a combined $178,500 in seed funding on April 11 when, for the third consecutive year, Syracuse University entrepreneurship and innovation competitions came together as OneUniversity to support them.

Business & Economy

Whitman School Hosts 6th Annual Conference on Africa Business and Entrepreneurship

Wednesday, April 15, 2015, By Kerri D. Howell

The Kiebach Center’s Africa Business Program at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management will host the sixth annual Conference on Africa Business and Entrepreneurship April 16-18 at the Whitman School. The conference offers a unique forum for participants to…

Earthfest Celebrates Earth Day with Art, Speakers, Local Food

Tuesday, April 14, 2015, By News Staff

Earthfest, a music and art festival to celebrate this year’s Earth Day (April 22), will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 19, at the Thornden Park Amphitheatre. The event is free and open to the public. The event is…

Campus & Community

Tips for Better Writing: How to Tackle the Exam Essay

Tuesday, April 14, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Preparing for exams? Stacey Wright, a professional writing instructor in the Writing Program, offers some advice on short answer and essay writing on exams.

Campus & Community

Repurposed Books Highlight Changing Library Roles, National Library Week

Tuesday, April 14, 2015, By Diane Stirling

Two tables full of repurposed books turned into artwork and items of creative expression are forming a celebration of National Library Week, as well as serving as a signpost of how changing times are affecting libraries, those in the library…

STEM

University Awarded $3 Million Grant for Graduate-Level STEM Training

Tuesday, April 14, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

At Syracuse University, “interdisciplinarity” isn’t just a buzzword; it’s a way of life.

STEM

Neuroscience Research Day at Syracuse University‬

Monday, April 13, 2015, By Amy Manley

Igniting the spirit of collaboration, the first annual Neuroscience Research Day in the College of Arts and Sciences was a great success for those seeking to make interdisciplinary connections. Over 50 faculty members and students from across the University gathered…