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Christen Brandt ’10 Uses Media and Mentoring to Create Opportunities for Girls
Christen Brandt ’10 counts Maheshwari as a success story for She’s the First. The young woman grew up in rural India, a member of the Dalit—the “untouchable” caste. She lived in a country where only 20 percent of women can…
Scholar Spotlight: Courtney Rosser ’16
When Courtney Rosser arrived on campus from Amsterdam, a small city in New York’s Montgomery County, she chose to major in bioengineering. She changed her major to biology, then added neuroscience. Rather than becoming a doctor or a researcher, Rosser…
The Human Trace
The great anthropologist Loren Eiseley once compared mankind to a twisted stem of wisteria—a “rooted vine in space” on an immense, if not impossible journey. It’s one that each of us must attempt, regardless of outcome. This is the premise…
Professor Eyes New Books, International Humanities Appointment
When Gregg Lambert stepped down as founding director of the Syracuse University Humanities Center in 2014, he did what any self-respecting professor would do. He hit the books. Nearly two years later, Lambert is still at the top of his…
Fourth Annual ‘Cripping’ the Comic Con Symposium on April 1
A groundbreaking event in the Comic Con genre, the fourth annual “Cripping” the Comic Con Symposium, will take place on Friday, April 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. in 304ABC and Panasci Lounge, Schine Student Center. The event is…
University Celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
This year’s commemorative speaker is Christine Ha, celebrity chef and writer, and first blind contestant and season three winner of “MasterChef” on FOX.
College of Engineering and Computer Science to Celebrate New Construction Engineering Lab
On March 23 at 10 a.m. the College of Engineering and Computer Science will be celebrating the official opening of its Construction Engineering Lab. The lab, which was built on South Campus, has been the result of a number of…
Neuroscience Expert Shares Love for Dance with People with Parkinson’s Disease
Tumay Tunur feels dance helps people with Parkinson’s disease escape from their world of problems, medication and illness.
iSchool Launches Second Crowdfunding Campaign
Over two years ago, the first crowdfunding effort at Syracuse University, Fuel, inspired over 125 donors to contribute nearly $30,000 to support student programs at the School of Information Studies (iSchool). Now, the iSchool is raising the stakes with a…
La Casita Celebrates ‘Diversity in Reading’ in April
April is “Diversity in Reading” month at La Casita Cultural Center in the College of Arts and Sciences. All month, the center is presenting various events and activities, beginning with two book-launch parties, designed to raise awareness of and support…