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Ten Tons of Love Charity Drive Seeks Donations, Volunteers
The annual “Ten Tons of Love” charity drive will begin on Wednesday, April 27, and continue through Thursday, May 12. The drive, which collected more than 50 tons of usable clothing and household items last year, provides 3,000 families in…
Sharing the True ‘Stories of Syria’ with the World
After the attacks on Paris last Nov. 13, Andrew Kimmel ’08 made a life-changing decision. He would quit his job as a successful television producer and devote his full attention—and finances—to “Stories of Syria,” a project he conceived after a 2014 visit to a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan.
Scholar Spotlight: Ariel Ash-Shakoor
Ariel Ash-Shakoor, a bioengineering Ph.D. student, studies how cells behave on specialized polymers in the Syracuse Biomaterials Institute (SBI), and is a founder of K-12 STEM tutoring program in the Syracuse City School District that aims to inspire deeper interest…
Libraries’ Spring Exhibition ‘Avida Dollars’ Opens April 22
The Libraries’ spring exhibition, “Avida Dollars: Salvador Dalí, Joseph Forêt, and the Three Most Expensive Books in the World,” curated by Professor Emeritus Harold Jones, will open on April 22 and run through Sept. 9. The exhibition explores the collaboration…
Libraries and Partners Offer Third Annual Human Library Event April 6
The Syracuse University Libraries will host its third annual Human Library event on Wednesday, April 6, from noon-4 p.m. in Bird Library, in partnership with the Disability Cultural Center, the LGBT Resource Center, the Library and Information Science Student Association…
Caribbean Dance Workshops Planned for March 29 and April 12
Sydney Hutchinson, an assistant professor in the Department of Art and Music Histories in the College of Arts and Sciences, is teaming up with Wacheva Cultural Arts to host a pair of Caribbean dance workshops on Tuesday, March 29, and…
Libraries to Host Third Annual Human Library Event
The libraries will host their third annual Human Library on Wednesday, April 6, from noon-4 p.m. in Bird Library. During this time, participants will have the opportunity to talk to “human books:” volunteers from the SU community who represent a…
Libraries Announce $1 Million Gift to Endow Plastics Pioneers Curator Position
Dean of Libraries David Seaman has announced a new endowed fund to support the Plastics Pioneers Historical Plastics Collection, created by a $1 million gift to the Syracuse University Libraries. The donor, a successful member of the plastics industry, wishes…
Program on Latin America and the Caribbean (PLACA) CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Attention Syracuse University Graduate Students PLACA Graduate Student Summer Research Grants This year the Program on Latin America and the Caribbean (PLACA) will grant awards to graduate students of up to $1,500 to support field research in Latin America and…
Cellular Protein Provides Insight to Malaria Treatment’s Side Effects
Malaria is a worldwide menace. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 500,000 individuals died from malaria in 2013 alone. While treatments for the disease exist, cures can also take a hefty physical toll. Professor of chemistry…