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Syracuse’s InVenture Prize Winner, Kate Beckman of Fresh U, Advances to ACC Finals

Thursday, March 2, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Kate Beckman, founder of Fresh U, will represent Syracuse University at the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) InVenture Prize Competition on March 30-31 at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The ACC is composed of 15 member universities that compete in NCAA Division I athletics….

Campus & Community

Laura J. Steinberg Named Special Assistant for Strategy to Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives and Innovation

Thursday, March 2, 2017, By News Staff

Laura J. Steinberg, former dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS), has been appointed to a new role at Syracuse University in which she will help lead the growth of entrepreneurship and innovation across campus. Today, Steinberg…

Arts & Culture

Research Is Her Cup of Tea

Wednesday, March 1, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

Romita Ray’s background is steeped in India’s place in the history of tea production. She grew up in Kolkata (also known as Calcutta), a descendent of one of the pioneering Indian tea planter families in Bengal. Her expertise as an…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Announces Its 2017/18 Season

Tuesday, February 28, 2017, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage Artistic Director Robert Hupp has announced the plays selected for the 2017/18 season. The six plays are “The Three Musketeers,” “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” “The Wizard of Oz,” “Next to Normal,” “A Raisin…

Campus & Community

Teresa Mangum Discusses Graduate Education in the Humanities

Monday, February 27, 2017, By News Staff

Inspired by calls from the Modern Language Association and the American Historical Association, many humanities departments are asking how they can prepare their graduate students for diverse careers. Visiting Syracuse University to discuss how institutions across the country are addressing…

STEM

iPrize, CompeteCNY Make $140,000 Available for Student Pitch Competition

Monday, February 27, 2017, By J.D. Ross

Entrepreneurial students on campus will have the opportunity to test their pitch skills for prize money in a new competition supported in part by the Raymond Von Dran (RvD) Fund for Student Entrepreneurship at the School of Information Studies (iSchool)….

Campus & Community

Still Time for Feedback on Information and Communication Technology Accessibility Policy

Monday, February 27, 2017, By Christopher C. Finkle

Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to offer their thoughts on the draft Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Accessibility Policy at the final public comment session on Tuesday, Feb. 28, from 9-10:15 a.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114…

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Assistant Professor of Humanities
Arts & Culture

George Saunders’ First Novel, ‘Lincoln in the Bardo,’ Debuts at No. 1 on New York Times Bestseller List

Friday, February 24, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

For an author, you are truly in an enviable position when fans and book critics alike anxiously await your next creation. So it is for College of Arts and Sciences’ English professor George Saunders. Especially now, with the publication of…

Arts & Culture

Sharif Anael-Bey to Speak for Sankofa Lecture Series

Thursday, February 23, 2017, By Briana Rinaldo

The Office of Program Development and the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) are hosting author Sharif Anael-Bey ’95 for the Sankofa Lecture Series. His presentation—“Black History Month Relevant?”—is Monday, Feb. 27, at 6 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons,…