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Arts & Culture

Syracuse University Press Awarded NEH/Mellon Humanities Open Book Grant

Wednesday, March 29, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Syracuse University Press, a division of Syracuse University Libraries, is one of eight institutions to be awarded a grant in the Humanities Open Book Program, jointly sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Andrew W. Mellon…

Campus & Community

Student Profile: Lily Teevens

Wednesday, March 29, 2017, By Liam Sullivan

Lily Teevens never expected she would be able to secure a full-time job offer, but when she heard about the “From Arts & Sciences to Stocks & Finances” Immersion Experience, Teevens thought she’d apply anyway in hopes of making some…

Campus & Community

OrangeAbility 2017: Presenting the Sixth Annual Accessible Athletics Expo and Relaunch of the Cycle Share Program

Wednesday, March 29, 2017, By Justin Kim

On Sunday, April 2, from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Women’s Building Gymnasium, members of the Syracuse University and the Central New York communities are invited to the University’s sixth annual accessible athletics expo, OrangeAbility. This student-led initiative is…

STEM

Announcing the Richard J. Taylor Memorial Scholarship

Tuesday, March 28, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

The Richard J. Taylor Memorial Scholarship has been established in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Instituted by a generous donation from his family, the fund provides scholarship and financial assistance to students enrolled in the college, with preference…

Campus & Community

Brown, Pati Named Class of 2018 Senior Class Marshals

Tuesday, March 28, 2017, By Shannon Andre

Gerald Brown and Anjana “Angie” Pati were named senior class marshals for the Class of 2018 by the Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience, which oversees the selection process. Brown and Pati will lead their class and carry the…

Campus & Community

Students Awarded Critical Language Scholarships

Tuesday, March 28, 2017, By News Staff

Several students recently learned that they have been selected as recipients of the prestigious Critical Language Scholarship, an award that will allow them to study a “critical need” language intensively through an immersive experience abroad in summer 2017. Ana Monzon,…

Media, Law & Policy

David Fahrenthold of The Washington Post Honored by Newhouse School with Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting

Tuesday, March 28, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

David Fahrenthold of The Washington Post is the winner of the 2017 Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting. The $5,000 prize, which is sponsored by the Newhouse School, honors the late Robin Toner ’76, a summa cum laude graduate…

Campus & Community

Spiritual Life Council Shares Message of Unity Through Peace Poles on Quad

Monday, March 27, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

“May Peace Prevail on Earth.” A simple phrase with a powerful message. The words—in 23 different languages and in Braille—are inscribed on two red cedar “peace poles” installed over winter break in front of Hendricks Chapel through the work of…

STEM

Peak to Peak Immersion Program to Explore Innovation in Seattle, Portland

Thursday, March 23, 2017, By J.D. Ross

When William Boeing started building airplanes in Seattle in 1934, Silicon Valley would be nothing but orchards for another 30 years. When Intel introduced the microprocessor in 1971, the term Silicon Valley had just been coined in a magazine article….

Health & Society

To Halt Domestic Violence, Syracuse Students Hear Challenge to Men: ‘Raise the Bar’

Tuesday, March 21, 2017, By Sean Kirst

Samantha Skaller had a two-word explanation for why she traveled across Syracuse on Monday night to Le Moyne College. She was part of a packed house in Grewen Hall that listened for more than two hours as Jackson Katz—renowned educator,…