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Campus & Community

Associate Librarian Reynolds Selected for Association of Research Libraries’ Visiting Program Officer Project

Wednesday, July 24, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

Stephanie McReynolds, associate librarian for business, management and entrepreneurship at Syracuse University Libraries, has been selected as one of five Association of Research Libraries’ (ARL) visiting program officers to advance the Research Library Impact Framework initiative. The initiative explores library…

Arts & Culture

Light Work Awarded $100,000 Grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

Wednesday, July 24, 2019, By Cjala Surratt

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts has honored Light Work with a $100,000 multi-year programming grant. Distributed over the next two years, these funds will support Light Work’s renowned residency and exhibition programs, offering support and visibility to…

Business & Economy

Amazon, Online Retailers Pushing Back-To-School Shopping Season Earlier

Tuesday, July 23, 2019, By Daryl Lovell

Feel like the back-to-school shopping ads are coming in earlier and earlier? You’re not alone. According to the National Retail Federation, families are expected to spend more than ever this year on school and college supplies, averaging nearly $700 for…

Campus & Community

Work Underway Along Comstock Avenue to Install New Gas Main

Monday, July 22, 2019, By News Staff

National Grid is in the process of installing a gas main along the east side of Comstock Avenue, from Stratford Street extending south and across East Colvin Street. The work is expected to be completed by mid-August. During the installation…

STEM

Murphy, White Named Astronaut Scholars

Tuesday, July 16, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

For the first time, two Syracuse University students have been named in one year as Astronaut Scholars. Syracuse is one of two universities nationwide with multiple recipients of the Astronaut Scholarship this year. Bethany Murphy, a senior environmental engineering major…

Veterans

IVMF’s Maureen Casey Testifies before U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Veteran Affairs

Tuesday, July 16, 2019, By Leah Lazarz

On July 10, Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) Chief Operating Officer Maureen Casey testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Veteran Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity in Washington, D.C. The testimony marks the second time in…

Campus & Community

Summer Fellowships Help Doctoral Candidates Focus on Finishing Dissertation

Wednesday, July 10, 2019, By Kathleen Haley

Darci Pauser, a doctoral candidate in the Maxwell School, is examining regional freshwater access from water basins controlled by two powerful Middle Eastern countries. Ashley O’Mara, a Ph.D. candidate in English in the College of Arts and Sciences, is researching…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University, SEIU Confirm New Five-Year Agreement

Tuesday, July 2, 2019, By News Staff

Syracuse University staff members represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 200United voted on Friday, June 28, to ratify a five-year contract for over 800 University employees, who are food service workers, library technicians, skilled tradespeople, custodial and…

Business & Economy

Whitman School’s Matt Shumer Selected for Blackstone LaunchPad Techstars Summer 2019 Lift Program

Monday, July 1, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

Matt Shumer ’22, founder of OptechVR/Visos, is part of an elite cohort of seven university teams from the United States selected for the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars LaunchPad Summer 2019 Lift program. The LaunchPad Lift accelerator program, which kicks…

STEM

Renewed Search Underway for iSchool Dean, Dean Gene Anderson to Chair Search Committee

Thursday, June 27, 2019, By News Staff

Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele G. Wheatly today announced the membership of a renewed search committee tasked with finding the next dean of the School of Information Studies (iSchool). In May, Wheatly announced the appointment of David Seaman, dean of…