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History-Making Athlete, Social Activist Kathrine Switzer ’68, G’72 to Deliver 2018 Commencement Address at Syracuse University
As a 20-year-old Syracuse University junior in 1967, Switzer became the first woman to officially enter and run the Boston Marathon. That life-defining day inspired her to create greater opportunities for women in sports.
VPA’s M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition to Open at Three University Venues
“Hiding in Plain Sight,” the master of fine arts (M.F.A.) thesis exhibition of the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), will open in March and April at three Syracuse University exhibition spaces that are part of the Coalition of Museums…
Book Talk, Signing with Carl Schramm, University Professor and Author of ‘Burn the Business Plan’ on April 4
The Syracuse University Libraries, the Blackstone LaunchPad and the School of Information Studies are hosting an author’s talk and book signing with Carl Schramm, author of “Burn the Business Plan,” University Professor and former president of the Ewing Marion Kauffman…
National Orange Day Celebrates Syracuse University’s Founding in 1870
This year, the celebration of the University’s 148th birthday on National Orange Day, March 24, will kick off Syracuse University’s first-ever Forever Orange Week.
TEDx Syracuse University Announces Speakers for 2018 Conference
The student organizers at the TEDx Syracuse University conference have unveiled the speakers who will be presenting at the annual event this April. The team has always made it a point to select speakers from a variety of professions and locations,…
Engineering and Computer Science Students Help Kids Fly in Vintage Flight Simulator at M.O.S.T.
Known as “blue boxes,” the compact blue mini-planes designed by Binghamton New York engineer Edwin Link in 1929 were the first commercially available flight simulators. To build them, Link used his experience working for his family’s piano and organ business….
Call for Nominations: Students, Faculty, Staff Sought to Serve on Disability Services Audit Steering Committee
A campuswide audit of Syracuse University’s disability services, policies and resources will soon get underway. But first, the University is seeking students, faculty and staff interested in serving on the steering committee charged with facilitating the audit. Chancellor Kent Syverud…
Global China Connection Holds Asian Career Fair
In coordination with Career Services, the Global China Connection student organization will be hosting the Asian Career Fair on Tuesday, March 27, from 7-9 p.m. in 304ABC Schine Student Center. This event is geared toward providing a place for Chinese-speaking…
Newhouse School to Honor Murdered Maltese Journalist with 2017 Tully Award for Free Speech
The late Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was assassinated last fall, will be honored posthumously with the 2017 Tully Award for Free Speech, presented by the Newhouse School’s Tully Center for Free Speech. Caruana Galizia’s husband, Dr. Peter Caruana…
Research Team Develops 3D Tissue Model of Developing Human Heart
The heart is the first organ to develop in the womb and the first cause of concern for many parents. For expectant mothers, the excitement of pregnancy is sometimes offset by anxiety over medication they require. Parents and doctors often…