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Syracuse University’s annual Philanthropy Week will kick off on Monday, March 31, beginning a weeklong series of special events planned to raise awareness about the critical role that philanthropy plays at the University—and in society as a whole—and to recognize…

Just three days remain! The deadline for submission is fast approaching. The University wants to help fund your big idea. Students are our greatest asset, and we want to see your ideas come to life. As part of Chancellor Kent…

Graduate student Quinton Fletchall loves narrative. He particularly loves the narrative of urban planning and social design. He sees cities as stories that people tell through the lens of hope, fear and dreams for the future. He also sees those…

The costs of using wind energy and natural gas for electricity are virtually equal when accounting for the full private and social costs of each, making wind a competitive energy source for the United States, according to a new study on the…

Online Learning Services, University College and the Office of Faculty Development announce the 2014 Summer Institute for Technology-enhanced Teaching & Learning (SITETL).  Offered twice in separate, week-long sessions, SITETL will be held May 19-23 and again on June 2-6. SITETL…

For Elizabeth Kahn, being president of Students of Sustainability at Syracuse University is not just a campus commitment. A few weeks ago, Kahn spent her weekend in Washington, D.C., with 12 other students in the organization to protest the proposed…

A Syracuse University junior is lacing up his running shoes for a 54-mile jog, in the name of his sister and an organization that grants wishes to sick children. Rob Faugno will depart before sunrise on April 11, which is…

Last fall, the Anti-Bias Education Team of the Division of Student Affairs collected anonymous statements from students, faculty and staff answering the question, “Who are you?” The postcards submitted (approximately 200) will be on display in Panasci Lounge following the…

Green chemistry was the focus of a recent teacher workshop in The College of Arts and Sciences. Nearly 30 teachers from 24 area high schools converged at the Life Sciences Complex to learn more about the benefits of sustainable science…

Can we practice goodness and create a world to sustain it? In Bertolt Brecht’s comic and complex play, this question is raised by one of his most entertaining characters, Shen Tei, the good-hearted, penniless, cross-dressing prostitute, who is forced to…