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Campus & Community

Invest Syracuse Update: Graham Fitness Center Opens Today on Mount Olympus

Monday, March 19, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

Living on Mount Olympus just got a whole lot more active. That’s because—thanks to a partnership between the divisions of Business, Finance and Administrative Services and Enrollment and the Student Experience—the Graham Fitness Center opened today on Mount Olympus. Auxiliary…

Campus & Community

‘Mindfulness and Social Justice’ Will Be Topic of Interfaith Dialogue Dinner

Monday, March 19, 2018, By Cyndi Moritz

The last of the University’s 2017-18 Interfaith Dialogue Dinner Series, “Common and Diverse Ground: Raising Consciousnesses by Acknowledging the ‘Hidden’ Things that Divide Us,” will take place on Thursday, March 22. The dialogue, on “Mindfulness and Social Justice,” will be…

Campus & Community

German Reading 2018

Thursday, March 15, 2018, By News Staff

Two texts form the basis for the Syracuse University German Community Reading Group 2018. 1) Robert Menasse: “Die Hauptstadt” (Suhrkamp Berlin, 2017). Winner of the Preis des deutschen Buchhandels 2017. The novel follows seven European citizens in Brussels whose decisions…

Business & Economy

SparkCharge Raises Capital and Joins Techstars

Monday, March 12, 2018, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

SparkCharge has officially “launched” from the Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University to acceleration stage with Techstars in Boston. The startup has achieved a significant milestone, growing from a college student’s idea to an award-winning company that has won several awards…

STEM

Biologists Discover Link Between Protein in Brain, Seizure Suppression

Tuesday, March 6, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Seizure suppression is the focus of an original research article by two members of the Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences—and they have the pictures to prove it. James Hewett, associate professor of biology, and Yifan Gong,…

Campus & Community

Eldawy, Letona Named as Finalists for Prestigious Truman Scholarship

Friday, March 2, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Truman Scholarship is awarded to approximately 55-65 college juniors each year in recognition of community service, academic accomplishment and commitment to a career of public service.

Business & Economy

Syracuse University Startup Ravle Makes the Finals at Student Startup Madness

Tuesday, February 27, 2018, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Ravle, a startup launched by Syracuse University students Tay Lotte ’19 and Kevin Rieck ’19, has been selected to compete in the finals of Student Startup Madness (SSM) at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, on March 12. Ravle…

Campus & Community

Hendricks Chapel Receives Prestigious Award for Weekly Dean’s Convocations

Tuesday, February 27, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Hendricks Chapel has been awarded the 2018 Outstanding Spiritual Initiatives Award from NASPA—Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, an association of student affairs professionals in higher education. The Outstanding Spiritual Initiative Award is given annually to recognize a program that…

Veterans

Syracuse University Paints New Orleans Orange at National Conference for Military-Connected Students

Thursday, February 22, 2018, By Stephanie Salanger

Leaders from Syracuse University’s Office of Veterans and Military Affairs (OVMA), Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), Career Services, Veterans Affinity Group, and the Veterans Resource Center attended the 2018 NASPA Symposium on Military-Connected Students in New Orleans, Louisiana,…

Veterans

IVMF Announces New Appointments to Advisory Board

Thursday, February 22, 2018, By Stephanie Salanger

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) welcomes four new members to its external advisory board. Today, the IVMF announced that the Honorable Bob McDonald, former secretary of Veterans Affairs and former chairman and CEO of Procter & Gamble; former Secretary of…