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Community Service Challenge
Dear Orange Friends, As we kicked off the academic year and the observation of the University’s 150th anniversary, we committed to a goal of asking our students, faculty and staff to donate 15,000 hours of service to our community. I…
Applications Now Open for 2020 RvD iPrize Competition and Regional Qualifier for the New York Business Plan Competition
Applications are being accepted now through March 13 for the School of Information Studies’ (iSchool) Raymond von Dran (RvD) Fund for Student Entrepreneurship pitch competition and the Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award (Watson Award) for full and part-time…
The Health Hub Goes Mobile
Students who have been on campus during a busy day or have participated in programs hosted by the health and wellness team may recognize the blue and orange octagonal informational tent that pops up in a variety of locations—commonly known…
Helping Preserve the Works of an Important Early Black Feminist Educator, Activist and Author
As an outspoken advocate of abolition and women’s rights, Frederick Douglass gladly accepted an invitation to the first Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848. It was events like this, and being part of the “Underground Railroad,”…
Macy’s Can’t Figure Out Right Strategy to Compete In Today’s Retail Landscape
This week, Macy’s announced it will be closing 125 stores over the next three years in an effort to combat slumping sales. Ray Wimer is an assistant professor of retail practice at Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management….
Libraries Seeks Feedback on E-Resource Trials
As part of its assessment-based and proactive approach to building collections, Syracuse University Libraries seeks feedback on new electronic resources through February 2020 for possible inclusion in its collections. On-campus users are asked to visit the resource trials guide, explore the…
Syracuse University Women in Leadership Initiative Announces Spring 2020 Pilot Programming
Last semester, attendees at the Women in Leadership Fall 2019 Forum were surveyed about their interest in future leadership programming. Key findings from survey respondents included: Wanting the opportunity to know in advance what upcoming programming is being offered. Multiple…
Anne Marie Patti Higgins ’76, G’90 Expands Opportunities for Student Research by Upgrading Hawk Nest Cam
An upgraded camera was installed on the roof of the Life Science Complex roof on Jan. 24 thanks to the generosity of Anne Marie Patti Higgins ’76, G’90, who established Syracuse University’s red-tailed hawk nest cam in 2017. The new…
Coronavirus and Chinese New Year Celebrations – What To Expect
Many Chinese New Year celebrations have been banned or postponed in China’s major cities as officials do everything they can to contain the ongoing coronavirus scare. This week authorities implemented travel restrictions to quarantine roughly 25 million people. Gareth Fisher…
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Student Xinyi Zhou Selected as First Recipient of the Pramod K. and Anju Varshney Endowed Graduate Scholarship
Computer and information science Ph.D. candidate Xinyi Zhou was selected as the first recipient of the Pramod K. and Anju Varshney Endowed Graduate Scholarship. Zhou’s research covers machine learning, data (text and graph) mining, social media mining and social computing…