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Three Things Chancellor Syverud Wants New Students to Know (Video)

Friday, August 26, 2016, By Maren Guse Powell

On Thursday night, Chancellor Kent Syverud, on behalf of Syracuse University, welcomed more than 4,000 first-year and transfer students at the New Student Convocation in the Dome.

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Delivers New Student Convocation Address (Video)

Thursday, August 25, 2016, By Keith Kobland

Chancellor Syverud offers words of advice to members of the class of 2020, along with words of comfort to the moms and dads, at the New Student Convocation. This ceremony took place at the Carrier Dome on Thursday, Aug. 25.

Arts & Culture

A Cautionary Tale about One Alumna’s Battle with Depression, Poor Body Image

Wednesday, August 24, 2016, By Rob Enslin

When Lilly Thomann ’15, G’16 was an undergraduate at Syracuse University, she seemed to have it all: grades, talent, an appealing presence, popularity. “On the outside, I had it together,” she says. Indeed, Thomann, who hails from affluent West Caldwell,…

Campus & Community

Promenade Prepared for Opening

Thursday, August 18, 2016, By Keith Kobland

The finishing touches are being placed on the University Place Promenade. Much of the finishing work involves laying brick pavers. The process is painstaking, but the final product is receiving an enthusiastic response.

Media, Law & Policy

Burdick Leads Study on Social Housing Projects in Brazil

Tuesday, August 16, 2016, By News Staff

The National Science Foundation and the Economic and Social Research Council of the United Kingdom have awarded $597,000 to a project led by Professor John Burdick (anthropology) to observe differently organized social housing projects in downtown Rio de Janeiro, to…

Campus & Community

SummerStart Students Take Part in Drench the Dean Event

Monday, August 15, 2016, By Keith Kobland

It was an example of teamwork, problem solving and engineering skills all rolled into one, as students in SummerStart at Syracuse put their knowledge to the test. The end result was a cool outcome on a hot summer day, all…

Campus & Community

Summer Snaps 2016

Monday, August 15, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

What are you doing on your summer vacation? See how members of the University community are having fun as the summer kicks into gear.

Campus & Community

Olympic Reflections from Gold and Bronze Medalist Herman Frazier

Thursday, August 4, 2016, By Keith Kobland

Syracuse University’s Senior Deputy Director of Athletics Herman Frazier is a man who has lived the Olympic dream. A gold and bronze medalist, Frazier has played a key role in many of the Olympic Games since 1976. Frazier talks about…

STEM

Researchers Confirm Marine Animals Live Longer at High Latitudes

Wednesday, August 3, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Researchers in the Department of Earth Sciences have shown that high-latitude bivalves live longer and grow slower than those in the tropics. Their findings are the subject of an article in the “Proceedings of the Royal Society B” (The Royal…

Campus & Community

Newhouse Students Interning at Summer Olympic Games

Tuesday, August 2, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

When the 2016 Summer Olympic Games kick off Friday in Rio de Janeiro, 23 students from the Newhouse School will be part of the team that brings coverage of the event to the world community. They are among 258 student…