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SU community members react to Connecticut shooting
In the wake of the terrible events that took place in Newtown, Conn., on Friday, Dec. 14, we asked some members of the Syracuse University community to give us their thoughts.
SU philosophy department adds new faculty members
The Department of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences has announced the appointments of three full-time faculty members. They are David Sobel, the Irwin and Marjorie Guttag Professor of Ethics and Political Philosophy; Janice Dowell, associate professor of…
A vote for Syracuse Poster Project—and local artists and poets
In 1992, the City of Syracuse received a federal grant for downtown renovations that included the installation of large-scale poster kiosks. Syracuse resident Jim Emmons, like many others, was excited about the prospect of having quality art in downtown, but was disappointed to find out-of-date event posters, if anything at all, inside the displays.
Perspective on Canonization of Mother Marianne Cope at next session of IRP
The Dec. 20 session of the Institute for Retired People (IRP) will feature Liz Ayers, director of development and grants at WCNY TV. Ayers will share the details of her recent trip to Italy with a group from Central New…
CNY Veterans’ Higher Education Regional Consortium supports vets in transition to higher ed
Founder speaks with NPR on need for similar organizations across nation Twenty-six institutions of higher education located in the 13-county region of Syracuse’s Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) in upstate New York have formed the Central New York Veterans’ Higher…
SU student entrepreneurs accepted into Kairos Society Global Fellowship
Syracuse University student entrepreneurs have been recognized for their innovation, passion, and drive to turn ideas into reality by many media outlets and organizations over the past five years. One more organization has been added to the list of those…
Student Startup Madness: Building dreams into reality
When Camille Malkiewicz G’12 reflects on her experience last year with Student Startup Madness (SSM), a competition that originated through the Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, her smile almost says it all….
Neighbors helping neighbors through the United Way
Fritz Diddle sees the impact the United Way has every day in his work at On Point for College—it’s in the success of hundreds of young people in the community.
Hydrologist named fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science
Donald Siegel, professor of Earth Sciences in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, is one of the nation’s most well known, respected and admired hydrologists. His discoveries that much of the world’s potable groundwater found deeper than 600 feet…