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Raising Awareness to End Caste Discrimination

Wednesday, April 19, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

In 2015, a group of civil rights activists from India marched across 16 cities in North America to raise awareness about an issue many Americans may not be familiar with – caste discrimination. Originating in ancient India, caste is a…

Campus & Community

Through Public Health, University Scholar Kiersten Edwards Finds Path to Improving Lives of Others

Monday, April 17, 2023, By Matt Michael

Kiersten Edwards was 8 years old when her older brother, Daniel McPeck, left home to join the U.S. Marine Corps. And as Edwards grew older, she spent a lot of time away from home competing for the U.S. Snowboard Team….

Arts & Culture

Architecture Students Named to Future100 List in Metropolis Magazine

Friday, April 14, 2023, By Julie Sharkey

Chenhao Luo ’23 and Angelina Yihan Zhang ’23—both fifth-year bachelor of architecture degree students in the School of Architecture—have been selected for Metropolis magazine’s Future100, an elite group of architecture and interior architecture students from the United States and Canada….

STEM

‘Fishing’ for Biomarkers

Friday, April 14, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

While a popular hobby for many, fishing is also a pastime full of uncertainty. Each time you have something on the line, you can never be completely sure what type of fish you’ve hooked until you pull it out of…

Campus & Community

Maxwell Celebrates 4 Exceptional Alumni at Annual Awards of Excellence

Thursday, April 13, 2023, By Jessica Youngman

Bernard Rostker G’66, G’70 has tackled some of the most contentious issues in the military over a 55-year career in government service and research. He oversaw the re-establishment of Selective Service registration during the Carter administration, co-authored two key RAND…

Campus & Community

Aatif Abbas Receives 2023 Mary Hatch Marshall Essay Award

Tuesday, April 11, 2023, By Cristina Hatem

Aatif Abbas, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), was selected as the 2023 winner of the prestigious Mary Hatch Marshall Essay Award for his piece titled “Corporations Choose Differently: A…

Campus & Community

Donate Food to Reduce Your Library Fines

Tuesday, April 11, 2023, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries is offering its end of semester opportunity for students to reduce their library fines while doing good for others. “Food for Fines” will run from Monday, April 17, through the end of the spring 2023 semester. All…

Campus & Community

From Displaced Burmese Citizen and Refugee to Syracuse University Student

Monday, April 10, 2023, By Lyndy McLaughlin

“I had to run and hide in the jungle, without food, from the fighting between the Burmese military troops and the rebel groups,” a distinct memory floods Hsa Mu Na’s mind. “There had been war–Burmese against Burmese–for as long as…

Campus & Community

Upcoming Religious and Spiritual Observances at Hendricks Chapel

Sunday, April 2, 2023, By Dara Harper

In the coming day and weeks, several significant religious and spiritual traditions will be honored and celebrated by numerous members of the Syracuse University community. Through Easter, Passover, Ramadan, Ram Navami and more, all students, faculty and staff are invited…

Campus & Community

Hendricks Chapel Announces New Hindu Chaplaincy; Welcomes Sanjay Mathur as Hindu Chaplain

Thursday, March 30, 2023, By Dara Harper

Hendricks Chapel is excited to announce a new Hindu Chaplaincy and appoint Sanjay Mathur as the inaugural Hindu Chaplain. “To welcome a Hindu Chaplaincy to Syracuse University is an occasion for tremendous celebration,” says the Rev. Brian Konkol, dean of…