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Health & Society

Odds of Perfect Bracket Are 1 in 9.2 Quintillion, so Why Do We Play?

Monday, March 18, 2019, By Keith Kobland

The odds are, quite frankly, astronomical. If you are sitting down today to fill out your NCAA bracket, know this: the odds of getting it 100 percent correct are 1 in 9.2 quintillion (a number string 19 digits long). But…

Campus & Community

Hendricks Chapel, Muslim Chaplaincy, Muslim Student Association Invite Community to Vigil

Monday, March 18, 2019, By News Staff

Hendricks Chapel will host a Universitywide candlelight vigil on Tuesday, March 19, to honor lives lost in the terrorist attack at two mosques last week in Christchurch, New Zealand. The vigil will begin at 6 p.m. on the steps of…

Business & Economy

Fetner Family Gift Launches Syracuse University NYC-Based Experiential Learning Collaboration

Monday, March 18, 2019, By Arielle Spears

A generous gift from Syracuse University Trustee Harold (Hal) Fetner ’83 and his wife, Nina, will help establish the creation of an experiential learning collaboration in New York City between the Whitman School and the School of Architecture. The two…

STEM

TEDx Syracuse University Conference Announces 2019 Speakers

Friday, March 15, 2019, By J.D. Ross

The student organizers of the TEDx Syracuse University conference have announced the speakers who will be presenting at the annual event on April 6. The conference will give eight speakers a chance to share ideas worth spreading. From education to…

Campus & Community

Recent Graduates Reap Rewards of Liberal Arts Learning

Friday, March 15, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Students in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) often go on to graduate school, professional school or the workplace. Thanks to the liberal arts, they have the critical thinking, creative problem-solving and effective communication skills to succeed in almost…

Campus & Community

Poet Terrance Hayes to Headline Carver Series March 20

Tuesday, March 12, 2019, By Rob Enslin

The Raymond Carver Reading Series continues with a program by poet Terrance Hayes, the Richard Elman Visiting Writer, on Wednesday, March 20. Hayes will participate in a Q&A session from 3:45 to 4:30 p.m., followed by a reading of his…

Arts & Culture

School of Art Graduate Student to Exhibit Work at California’s New Buckwheat Space

Tuesday, March 12, 2019, By Erica Blust

Rene Gortat, a sculptor and graduate studio arts student in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Art, will present “Artist Shelter” during the “(W)here” exhibition at Buckwheat space, 11564 Tioga Dr., Morongo Valley, California. His work will…

STEM

CEEK VR Founder, CEO Mary Spio ’98 to Speak at ECS, iSchool Convocations

Tuesday, March 12, 2019, By J.D. Ross

Mary Spio ’98 will deliver the convocation speeches at the College of Engineering and Computer Science’s ceremony and the iSchool’s ceremony on Saturday, May 11, 2019. Spio is the founder and CEO of CEEK VR, a developer of premium social virtual…

Campus & Community

University College Opens the Office of Online Student Success

Tuesday, March 12, 2019, By Eileen Jevis

University College announced the launch of the Syracuse University Office of Online Student Success. The office, located at 700 University Ave., supports students enrolled in online undergraduate and graduate programs. Students enrolled in 2U-supported graduate online programs are not served…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law to Welcome Reshma Saujani as 2019 Commencement Speaker

Monday, March 11, 2019, By Robert Conrad

College of Law Dean Craig M. Boise announced that Reshma Saujani, founder and CEO of Girls Who Code, will be the speaker at the Commencement of the Class of 2019 on May 10, 2019, at 11 a.m. in the Dome….