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SBA Administrator Announces Funding to Support Expansion of Services to Vets

Wednesday, April 22, 2015, By News Staff

Maria Contreras-Sweet, the 24th administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and a member of President Obama’s Cabinet, held a press conference at the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) on Tuesday, April 21, to announce that the…

STEM

Chemistry Major to Receive Slepecky Research Prize April 24

Tuesday, April 21, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

Kewei Xu ’15, a chemistry major in the College of Arts and Sciences, will receive the Norma Slepecky Undergraduate Research Prize at the annual Slepecky Memorial Lecture and Awards Ceremony on Friday, April 24, at 3:30 p.m. in the auditorium…

Business & Economy

Student Startups Win Over $175,000

Thursday, April 16, 2015, By News Staff

Student startups won a combined $178,500 in seed funding on April 11 when, for the third consecutive year, Syracuse University entrepreneurship and innovation competitions came together as OneUniversity to support them.

Media, Law & Policy

Finalists Announced in 2015 Mirror Awards Competition

Tuesday, April 14, 2015, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications today announced the finalists in the 2015 Mirror Awards competition honoring excellence in media industry reporting. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on June 11 in New York City. The…

Arts & Culture

British Literary Scholar, Theorist Evan Gottlieb to Visit Syracuse April 16-17

Tuesday, April 14, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

The Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences will present a mini-residency by Evan Gottlieb, a leading British literary scholar, on April 16-17. An associate professor of English at Oregon State University, Gottlieb will discuss “Speculative Romanticisms:…

STEM

University Awarded $3 Million Grant for Graduate-Level STEM Training

Tuesday, April 14, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

At Syracuse University, “interdisciplinarity” isn’t just a buzzword; it’s a way of life.

Campus & Community

Outing Club Climbs Towering Peaks, Descends Great Depths on Weekend Adventures

Thursday, April 9, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Looking down into the gaping, dark hole of a cave you’re about to rappel into may not be everyone’s idea of fun. But members of the Syracuse University Outing Club say you never know until you try.

Campus & Community

Chandler-Olcott, Schell Named Meredith Professors for 2015-16

Thursday, April 9, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

In addition, seven non-tenured faculty members will be given Meredith Teaching Recognition Awards. Lawrence Mason will be named the 2015 United Methodist Scholar-Teacher of the Year.

STEM

13th Annual WISE Symposium to Feature Expert Women Speaking on Innovation, Entrepreneurial Experience

Wednesday, April 8, 2015, By News Staff

Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (WISE) is bringing powerhouse guest speakers to the 13th annual WISE Symposium on Tuesday, April 21, to inspire an anticipated audience of 1,000 at the Carrier Dome. The event runs from 9:30 a.m. to…

STEM

Syracuse to Host Regional Earth Sciences Symposium April 11

Tuesday, April 7, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Hundreds of people are converging at Syracuse University this weekend for its annual Central New York Earth Science Student Symposium (CNYESSS). The daylong event takes place on Saturday, April 11, primarily in the Heroy Geology Laboratory. The symposium features research…