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Dean Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz’s E-Mail to the University Community on the Advocacy Center
June 19, 2014 Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff: Many of you have shared your thoughts and feelings about the recent decision, which was made based on my recommendation to Chancellor Syverud, to integrate and align the services of the Advocacy…
Students from SU, SUNY-ESF, OCC Win National Award for Net-Zero Home Design
A team of students from Syracuse University, SUNY-ESF and Onondaga Community College was recently named the winner in a national competition held by the Department of Energy and the National Association of Homebuilders. The team won the grand award in…
Meet the Men Behind Creation of the Fisher Center
Winston Fisher and James Kuhn are the driving force behind Syracuse University’s New York City academic home in midtown Manhattan. This video provides some insight on the two men who made it all happen. Here’s a transcription of the story:…
Architecture Students Create Parti Wall Installation over 72-Hour Period
Over the course of the weekend of April 4-6, teams of Syracuse Architecture students, led by faculty members, worked together to develop a performative installation within a nine-square space frame in the atrium of Slocum Hall.
Sternlicht to Lecture on Jewish Literature in Nation’s Capital May 19
New York City’s Lower East Side, as seen through the eyes of early Jewish American writers, is the subject of a special presentation by a Syracuse University professor at the Library of Congress. Sanford Sternlicht G’62, professor emeritus of English…
Fast Forward Winners Give Voice to Inspired Ideas
They have an idea to make it better and the passion to make it work. Thirteen entrants—both individuals and teams—have been selected as winners in the Fast Forward competition, in which the University will fund student projects that demonstrate how…
Unsung Heroes Honored at SU’s MLK Celebration
The 2014 Martin Luther King Jr. Unsung Hero Awards were presented to four members of the Syracuse University and greater Syracuse communities during the University’s 29th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, “Pursuing the Dream: Against All Odds.” The event…
Thwarting a Devastating Disease
Assistant Professor David Larsen saw the damaging effects of the lack of health care and clean water in the favelas of Belem, Brazil, while working among the people ten years ago. Impacted by the work, he now conducts research to halt the impact of deadly—yet preventable—infectious diseases.
Million Stories Under One Roof
It’s home to more than a million stories. Reference books, maps, and multimedia are housed there. So how does the Syracuse University Libraries Facility preserve these materials for hundreds of years? Here’s the transcribed version of our video: Interviewer: “Inside…
November, December 2013 programming for UVP-Everson
Urban Video Project and Light Work have announced the exhibition of “Still Raining, Still Dreaming” by experimental filmmaker Phil Solomon at UVP Everson from Nov. 7-Dec. 21. “Still Raining, Still Dreaming” is part of Solomon’s acclaimed “Grand Theft Auto” series,…