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Campus & Community

Syracuse and Sustainability Go Hand in Hand

Friday, April 24, 2015, By Keith Kobland

When someone mentions the word “sustainable,” what comes to mind? Is it the environment? Is it your family? Is it your finances? Sustainability can take on many different forms. At Syracuse University, sustainability means identifying and promoting sustainable practices that…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Appoints Task Force on Sexual and Relationship Violence

Thursday, April 23, 2015, By News Staff

Acting on a recommendation from the Chancellor’s Workgroup on Sexual Violence Prevention, Education and Advocacy, Chancellor Kent Syverud today appointed 30 members of the campus community to a standing Task Force on Sexual and Relationship Violence. “The members of this…

Campus & Community

Send Silence Packing Offers Hope, Brings Awareness to Mental Health

Wednesday, April 22, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

The 1,100 backpacks distributed around the Quad were part of an exhibition to represent the number of college students nationwide who commit suicide every year.

Campus & Community

Community Engagement Honored at Annual CAPES Award Ceremony

Wednesday, April 22, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University will honor students, faculty, staff and community partners who exemplify SU’s commitment to engagement with the community and public scholarship at the 2015 Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship (CAPES). The awards will be given at a…

SBA Administrator Announces Funding to Support Expansion of Services to Vets

Wednesday, April 22, 2015, By News Staff

Maria Contreras-Sweet, the 24th administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and a member of President Obama’s Cabinet, held a press conference at the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) on Tuesday, April 21, to announce that the…

STEM

Chemistry Major to Receive Slepecky Research Prize April 24

Tuesday, April 21, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

Kewei Xu ’15, a chemistry major in the College of Arts and Sciences, will receive the Norma Slepecky Undergraduate Research Prize at the annual Slepecky Memorial Lecture and Awards Ceremony on Friday, April 24, at 3:30 p.m. in the auditorium…

Business & Economy

Student Startups Win Over $175,000

Thursday, April 16, 2015, By News Staff

Student startups won a combined $178,500 in seed funding on April 11 when, for the third consecutive year, Syracuse University entrepreneurship and innovation competitions came together as OneUniversity to support them.

Media, Law & Policy

Finalists Announced in 2015 Mirror Awards Competition

Tuesday, April 14, 2015, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications today announced the finalists in the 2015 Mirror Awards competition honoring excellence in media industry reporting. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on June 11 in New York City. The…

Campus & Community

Repurposed Books Highlight Changing Library Roles, National Library Week

Tuesday, April 14, 2015, By Diane Stirling

Two tables full of repurposed books turned into artwork and items of creative expression are forming a celebration of National Library Week, as well as serving as a signpost of how changing times are affecting libraries, those in the library…

STEM

University Awarded $3 Million Grant for Graduate-Level STEM Training

Tuesday, April 14, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

At Syracuse University, “interdisciplinarity” isn’t just a buzzword; it’s a way of life.