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IVMF Hosts 5th Annual Veteran EDGE Conference in Dallas
During 2022, Syracuse University’s D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF/D’Aniello Institute) delivered 161 entrepreneurship training programs across the nation to more than 3,000 military-connected participants. One of those events, the annual Veteran EDGE conference, is among the largest…
Weissman Scholarship Recipient April Lopez Shares Late Professor’s Vision of Food Justice
April Lopez says she was drawn to Syracuse University’s food studies master’s program because of its vision of food justice. That vision was shaped in large part by Syracuse Professor Evan Weissman, a tireless advocate for equity in the food…
‘Voices Off, Hands Up!’ Popular American Sign Language Program Expands With New 200-Level Courses
When professor Corrine Occhino took the helm of the School of Education’s American Sign Language (ASL) program in fall 2021, three sections of ASL 101 and one section of ASL 102 were offered. Since then, ASL has been added to…
Raising Awareness to End Caste Discrimination
In 2015, a group of civil rights activists from India marched across 16 cities in North America to raise awareness about an issue many Americans may not be familiar with – caste discrimination. Originating in ancient India, caste is a…
Through Public Health, University Scholar Kiersten Edwards Finds Path to Improving Lives of Others
Kiersten Edwards was 8 years old when her older brother, Daniel McPeck, left home to join the U.S. Marine Corps. And as Edwards grew older, she spent a lot of time away from home competing for the U.S. Snowboard Team….
All Star Broadcasting Panel Addresses the ‘Intersection of Entertainment and Democracy’
While covering the Olympics’ opening ceremony for NBC in 2012, journalist Bob Costas ’74, H’15 noted a tragic anniversary: During the 1972 Olympics in Munich, a Palestinian militant organization killed 11 Israeli athletes and coaches. The International Olympic Committee (IOC)…
Iona Volynets Selected as 2023 Truman Scholar
Syracuse University junior Iona Volynets has been named as a 2023 recipient of the Truman Scholarship. Volynets, of Washington, D.C., is a history and international relations major in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and College of…
ACC Meeting of the Minds Conference Attracts Top Student Researchers
Each spring, there’s a prestigious, student-centric event featuring colleges and universities affiliated with the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) that has nothing to do with March Madness and everything to do with research and preparedness. During the annual ACC Meeting of…
Uniting the Community in the Pursuit of Environmental Justice
How can everyday people make sense of climate change’s effect on the planet and human life? Through creative outlets like storytelling, interpretation and art, the humanities can demonstrate how environmental concerns are intertwined with social, economic and cultural issues. Addressing…
Syracuse University Art Museum Hosts Performance Artists Emilio Rojas and Katiushka Melo
The Syracuse University Art Museum will host a live performance by multidisciplinary artists Emilio Rojas and Katiushka Melo on Wednesday, April 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rojas and Melo will be in dialogue with Robert Smithson’s “Double Nonsite,…