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Life’s Refrain: Standing Up for the Underdog
Every morning, Thelma Guenther Bonzek ’43 sits down at the upright piano in her sunny Syracuse home and plays a few songs. She pounds out the notes and sways to the music, nodding her head to keep time. At 5…
University College Contributes Christmas Tree to Everson to Celebrate Upcoming Centennial
University College (UC) will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2018. Syracuse University was among the first in the nation to offer evening courses when it opened its doors to adult students on Oct. 8, 1918. To promote the year-long celebration,…
Intercollegiate Moot Court Teams Complete Successful Fall Season
It’s been a busy two months for the College of Law’s Trial Advocacy program, reports Professor Kathleen O’Connor, faculty director of the Moot Court Honor Society and Advocacy, with intercollegiate teams reaching the final four in three competitions and with…
Nominations Sought for Orange Circle Awards
Do you know a member of the Syracuse University community doing extraordinary things in the service of others? The Office of Alumni Engagement is now accepting nominations for the Orange Circle Awards. These prestigious awards recognize altruistic members of our…
Falk Sport Analytics Majors Place First at NYU’s SABR Diamond Dollars Case Competition
A team representing the Syracuse University Sport Management Baseball Statistics and Sabermetrics Club won the SABR Diamond Dollars Case Competition at NYU earlier this month. Falk College sport analytics majors Justin Perline ’19, CB Garrett ’19, Luke Scheetz ’21, Trevor…
Terrorism Expert Corri Zoli Breaks Down Most Recent North Korea Missile Test
North Korea has recently launched another missile test, prompting talks around the world over global security. Corri Zoli, the Director of Research for the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism at Syracuse University, spoke with CNY Central about this test….
Physics Alumnus Wins Major Dissertation Award
An alumnus of the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) is being recognized by the American Physical Society (APS). Nathan Jurik G’16, a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Oxford (U.K.), is the 2018 recipient of the Mitsuyoshi Tanaka…
Students Pursue Research at Sites across Country through NSF-Funded Program
Mathematics major Danika Van Niel ’18 conducted original research in algebraic geometry last summer within the Mathematics Department at Purdue University. In the process, she learned what a career in mathematics research involves—and discovered more about herself. “I learned about…
New Biography ‘A Swoony Valentine’ to Joni Mitchell
A review in The Nation magazine calls David Yaffe’s new biography about the Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell “a swoony valentine to Mitchell, or at least to the effect that her music can have on the spirit.” Yaffe is unapologetic about…
Workshop Uses Design Thinking to Develop Solutions for Desirable Aging Experience
A recent daylong workshop—“Design-Thinking for Community-Supported Senior Care,” organized by the Syracuse University Aging Studies Institute and the School of Design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts—brought together interested individuals from across the University and the Central New…