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A Taste of Science

Thursday, August 24, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Area students got a taste of science, thanks to members of the Department of Chemistry. Gary Bonomo G’10, a lab supervisor and general chemistry lab instructor, and Deborah Maley, the department’s budget administrator, led a hands-on chemistry workshop in Syracuse’s historic Burnet…

Campus & Community

3 Pieces of Advice to New Students from Orientation Leaders

Thursday, August 24, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Syracuse University orientation leaders know what it’s like to be new on campus, and they are eager to share their own experiences.

Campus & Community

Syracuse Announces $500,000 Annual Fund Gift Challenge from Barnes Family

Thursday, August 24, 2017, By News Staff

Steve W. Barnes ’82, chairman of Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees, and his wife, Deborah, today pledged support for the Invest Syracuse Initiative, an ambitious fundraising effort aimed at raising $40 million in new student scholarships. The Barnes Family promised an…

Campus & Community

Fall Lineup Announced for 17th Season of the University Lectures

Tuesday, August 22, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

The 17th season of Syracuse University’s premier speaker series begins Sept. 14 with Soledad O’Brien and continues Oct. 3 with David Greene, followed Nov. 9 by Jill Lepore.

Campus & Community

University Earns Top Short-Term Credit Rating from Standard and Poor’s

Tuesday, August 22, 2017, By Carol Boll

Standard and Poor’s (S&P) credit rating service has assigned Syracuse University an A-1+ credit rating for its short-term notes program. This is the highest rating of this type assigned by S&P and a reflection of the University’s overall fiscal health…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University to Welcome Increasingly Diverse, Academically Competitive Incoming Class

Tuesday, August 22, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Later this week, Syracuse University will welcome to campus about 4,000 students ready to begin their academic life here, make lifelong friends and become part of an inclusive, challenging and stimulating learning community.

Arts & Culture

Going Places

Monday, August 21, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Santiago Quiñones ’90 has a knack for being in the right place at the right time—a quality that has served him well in television and film. Thus, it is fitting that he began his career as a location scout, tasked…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University’s Sustainability Portfolio to Be Managed by New Integrated Leadership Team

Friday, August 18, 2017, By News Staff

Beginning this academic year, an integrated team of University leaders is responsible for overseeing Syracuse University’s expansive sustainability portfolio via a new integrated approach that will allow Syracuse to expand and grow its impact in this important field. John Liu,…

Arts & Culture

‘Equality, Peace and Compassion in the Archives: A Showcase of Rare Documents’

Thursday, August 17, 2017, By News Staff

On Aug. 18, Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center will hold an open viewing of materials from its collections that document the efforts of people who championed equality, peace, kindness and compassion. The viewing will be held noon to…

STEM

Student Discovers Tuberculosis DNA in Dental Plaque of Smithsonian’s Anatomical Collection

Wednesday, August 16, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

In a collection of historic skeletal remains at the Smithsonian, microscopic signs of a serious contagion lurk in an intriguing place in a sample of individuals from 100 years ago. Student researcher Soleil Young ’17, a member of the Renée…