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STEM

Alumni Praises SU’s Efforts in Student Support and Diversity

Friday, June 30, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

Priscilla Tyree Williams ’86 holds a unique distinction at Syracuse University. She is the first African American woman to have graduated with a civil engineering degree from SU. Today, she oversees the implementation of the capital improvement program for the…

Health & Society

Alumnus Plans to ‘Race Across America’

Friday, June 16, 2017, By John Boccacino

More than 3,000 miles—and every type of possible terrain—separate picturesque Oceanside, California, from Annapolis, Maryland. Over the course of seven to eight days, Syracuse University alumnus Ryan Jean ’09 and three teammates will race across those 3,000 miles on bicycles…

STEM

Syracuse Alumnus Instrumental in LIGO’s Third Detection of Gravitational Waves

Thursday, June 1, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Alex Nitz G’15, who earned a Ph.D. in physics, helped detect the signal on Jan. 4, 2017, using a software package he began developing at Syracuse.

Mark Verone ’95 Delivers Alumni President Address at 2017 Commencement (Video)

Monday, May 15, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Mark Verone ’95, president of the Syracuse University Alumni Association, delivers his Commencement address at the Carrier Dome on Sunday, May 14, 2017.

Campus & Community

Alumna Challenged by Rigors of Syracuse University

Friday, May 12, 2017, By Liam Sullivan

Tara Favors ’95, has made a career working for some of the top businesses in America from Revlon to Morgan Stanley to Merrill Lynch. The foundation for her success was built during her undergraduate years in the College of Arts…

Campus & Community

‘Paving the Way’ Connects Alumni and Students for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Tuesday, April 11, 2017, By Justin Kim

As part of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, members of the campus community are invited to an insightful discussion with Syracuse University alumni on Friday, April 14, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Room 500 of the…

Arts & Culture

SUArt Galleries Presents New Exhibitions Highlighting SU Alumnae and Student Scholarship

Friday, April 7, 2017, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Art Galleries celebrates the strength of Syracuse University students, alumnae and scholarship with the presentation of two new exhibitions that opened April 6. “Hindsight: Four Alumni Artists from the College of Visual and Performing Arts” examines the…

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

Hank Greenwald: A Great Syracuse Alumnus, a Broadcasting Giant, on the Hope of Opening Day

Friday, March 31, 2017, By Sean Kirst

Opening day has always mattered to Hank Greenwald ’57. In his early childhood in Detroit, just after World War II, he felt the electricity when his hometown Tigers opened the baseball season at the legendary ballpark known then as Briggs…

Health & Society

Remembering Rosemary Lape, Nursing Alumna, Professor Emerita

Thursday, March 9, 2017, By Valerie Pietra

Rosemary L. Lape ’56, G’68, professor emerita of nursing, was both a Syracuse University alumna and faculty member. Born 1931 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Lape received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Syracuse University School of Nursing. Lape, who passed…