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Let There Be Lightboard!
Imagine a glass chalkboard pumped full of light. You face your online students and write on the board at the same time, in the same window, and what you write glows in front of you. Imagine no more! Lightboard is…
SBA Administrator Announces Funding to Support Expansion of Services to Vets
Maria Contreras-Sweet, the 24th administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and a member of President Obama’s Cabinet, held a press conference at the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) on Tuesday, April 21, to announce that the…
Hinchman, Chandler-Olcott named co-editors of Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy
The International Literacy Association (ILA) has announced the appointment of Kelly Chandler-Olcott and Kathleen A. Hinchman as new co-editors of The Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (JAAL), the leading peer-reviewed journal for educators of literacy learners ages 12 and…
Libraries Offer Two New Research Data Services Tutorials
The Research Data Services program of the Syracuse University Libraries offers a broad range of services related to the identification, collection, management, analysis and curation of quantitative and qualitative research data. Among their most recent offerings are two series of…
Student Startups Win Over $175,000
Student startups won a combined $178,500 in seed funding on April 11 when, for the third consecutive year, Syracuse University entrepreneurship and innovation competitions came together as OneUniversity to support them.
Diem Awarded Two Major Honors
Albrecht Diem, associate professor of history in the Maxwell School, has been awarded two major academic honors. He will join the School of Historical Studies of the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton as a member for the academic year…
Cold Case Justice Initiative: Recent Killings Just Continuation of a Trend
As part of a summary released today by the United Nations Human Rights Council Working Group and prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) has called upon the…
Tips for Better Writing: How to Tackle the Exam Essay
Preparing for exams? Stacey Wright, a professional writing instructor in the Writing Program, offers some advice on short answer and essay writing on exams.
Author/Musician Rita Indiana, Filmmaker Noelia Quintero to Visit April 23-24
The Spring Symposia series of the Syracuse University Humanities Center concludes with a two-day residency by Dominican author/musician Rita Indiana and Puerto Rican filmmaker Noelia Quintero. Much of their visit will focus on issues of contemporary Caribbean identity. Titled “Writing,…
Wellness Week 2015 Kicks Off April 13
The fourth annual Wellness Week, coordinated by the Office of Health Promotion, will begin on campus on Monday, April 13, with a variety of activities to promote overall wellness among students, faculty and staff. Students are encouraged to attend as…