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Business & Economy

Alumnus Honored for Entrepreneurship in Making Bagels an American Staple, Philanthropy

Monday, April 3, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Marvin Lender ’63 has many wonderful memories about his family’s bagel bakery while growing up. Lender remembers the times he would stand at a bench making bagels by hand—a skill that could take up to a year to learn—in the…

Campus & Community

Maxwell Professor Mehrzad Boroujerdi Named a 2017-18 ACE Fellow

Monday, April 3, 2017, By Carol Boll

Mehrzad Boroujerdi, professor and chair of political science at the Maxwell School and a Provost Faculty Fellow for internationalization, has been named an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow for the 2017-18 academic year. Established in 1965, the ACE Fellows…

Campus & Community

University Celebrates Trans Week of Liberation

Monday, April 3, 2017, By Shannon Andre

The LGBT Resource Center presents Trans Week of Liberation April 3 through April 7.  The week of events aims to affirm and celebrate trans communities and experiences. The Trans Week of Liberation keynote event, #BlackExcellenceTour, is Thursday, April 6, at…

Campus & Community

Improve Your Money Habits: Financial Literacy Month Offers Resources, Events for Students

Monday, April 3, 2017, By News Staff

Students are encouraged to take time to build better money habits during Financial Literacy Month in April. The University’s Office of Financial Literacy has organized several events for students to learn more about planning for their financial future. On Tuesday,…

Campus & Community

Building Bridges: First CHRONOS Undergraduate History Conference

Friday, March 31, 2017, By News Staff

CHRONOS, The Syracuse University Undergraduate History Journal, organizes a one-day conference on the theme of “Building Bridges” April 7 in the Hall of Languages, Room 500, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Faculty of the Department of History and other departments present…

Campus & Community

University Hosts Spring ‘It’s On Us’ Week of Action

Friday, March 31, 2017, By Shannon Andre

The It’s On Us student team, Peer Educators Encouraging Healthy Relationships and Sexuality (PEEHRS), student organizations, University offices and the Office of Health Promotion are hosting the spring “It’s On Us” Week of Action from Monday, April 3, through Friday,…

Campus & Community

Sexual Assault Awareness Month Begins April 1

Friday, March 31, 2017, By Shannon Andre

The Office of Health Promotion, in collaboration with numerous student groups, offices and departments, presents Sexual Assault Awareness Month throughout April.  The month aims to bring a number of educational, empowering and engaging programs and events to promote the importance…

Campus & Community

Scholar Spotlight: Billy Gallagher G’17

Thursday, March 30, 2017, By Liam Sullivan

Billy Gallagher, a second-year graduate student in the School of Information Studies (iSchool), chose to remain at Syracuse University to earn his graduate degree in information management after first earning his B.S. in information management and technology in just three…

STEM

Our Mathematical Universe: Interdisciplinary Research Thrives in Department of Mathematics

Thursday, March 30, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Professors in the Department of Mathematics are taking interdisciplinary research to new heights, thanks to innovative collaborations with colleagues on campus and around the world. Uday Banerjee, professor and chair of mathematics, says the Applied Mathematics group—one of eight research…

STEM

Undergraduate Research Project Takes IM&T Student to China

Thursday, March 30, 2017, By J.D. Ross

How immigrants use social media, digital communications technologies and mobile applications to interact with their communities and families is the subject of an undergraduate research project that brought School of Information Studies (iSchool) junior Alexis Ho-Liu to China last week,…