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Blackstone LaunchPad Accepting Applications for Ideas Competition and Chance to Win $4,000 in Prizes

Monday, September 19, 2022, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad is hosting an Ideas Competition on Friday, Oct. 7, from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Whitman Atrium (Grand Flaum Hall) at 721 University Ave. The Ideas Competition is open to all Syracuse University and…

Campus & Community

Employers Eager to ‘Hire Orange’ During Career Week Sept. 26-30

Monday, September 19, 2022, By Gabrielle Lake

In a momentous in-person return, schools, colleges and unit career teams in partnership with Syracuse University Career Services will host Career Week Sept. 26-30, 2022. All students, regardless of class year and major, are welcome and encouraged to connect with…

Campus & Community

Yousr Dhaouadi: Ph.D. Candidate, GSO President Willing to ‘Follow Every Opportunity’

Friday, September 16, 2022, By Diane Stirling

Yousr Dhaouadi is a Ph.D. chemical engineering candidate in the Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science who plans to complete her program in summer 2023. She’s currently finishing a second term as…

Campus & Community

Fight Waste. Feed People! Volunteer With the Food Recovery Network

Wednesday, September 14, 2022, By News Staff

After the dining centers close, as most students are scattering back to their residence halls, to the library to study or toward other late-night activities, volunteers with the Food Recovery Network (FRN), a student organization with members from SUNY College…

Arts & Culture

Narratio Fellowship Expands Creative Opportunities for Resettled Refugee Youth

Tuesday, September 13, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

In African philosophy, the term “ubuntu” can be translated as “I am because we are.” The phrase, which illustrates the notion that a person’s sense of self is shaped by their relationships with others, is the framework guiding this year’s…

Arts & Culture

Community Folk Art Center Celebrates 50th Anniversary With Ailey II Dance Performance at Landmark Theatre

Tuesday, September 13, 2022, By Cjala Surratt

The Community Folk Art Center (CFAC), a unit of the Department of African American Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, celebrates its 50th anniversary with a performance by the Ailey II – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, featuring…

Campus & Community

Hendricks Chapel Food Pantry, Pete’s Giving Garden Help Combat Food Insecurity in Campus Community

Tuesday, September 13, 2022, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

In 2013, Syracuse University’s Hendricks Chapel established a food pantry to help students experiencing food insecurity. What started as a pantry in a small space in the chapel has grown into a large operation with two campus locations that serve…

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COVID was deadlier for those with intellectual disabilities, according to new research

Tuesday, September 13, 2022, By Ellen Mbuqe

Authors of a new peer-reviewed paper have discovered that COVID was the leading cause of death for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in 2020. The study, “COVID-19 Mortality Burden and Comorbidity Patterns Among Decedents with and without Intellectual…

Campus & Community

CLASS Peer-to-Peer Learning Strategies Project Receives NSF Grant to Extend Training, Research

Monday, September 12, 2022, By Diane Stirling

The Center for Learning and Student Success (CLASS) has received a National Science Foundation grant of $240,000 to expand a peer-to-peer academic coaching program that acquaints students with effective learning strategies and helps them adopt those tactics in their STEM…

Campus & Community

Celebrate Latinx Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15-Oct. 15

Monday, September 12, 2022, By Shannon Andre

Syracuse University will mark the start of the annual Latinx Hispanic Heritage Month (LHHM) celebration on Thursday, Sept. 15, during an opening ceremony in Schine Student Center atrium at 4 p.m. The ceremony, which will include remarks, student performances and…