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Students Awarded Fulbright Opportunities Around the World

Wednesday, May 10, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program has awarded several Syracuse University students the opportunity to explore their research and teaching interests around the world for the 2017-18 academic year. Five students were selected to participate in the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant…

Campus & Community

Schools and Colleges Announce Speakers for 2017 Convocations

Monday, May 8, 2017, By News Staff

A lifelong advocate for the arts, an entrepreneur and accomplished students are among the many fascinating speakers to highlight the convocation ceremonies for Syracuse University’s schools and colleges. The convocations are scheduled later this week before the University’s 163rd Commencement…

Business & Economy

Bonding Over Infrastructure

Monday, May 8, 2017, By Alex Dunbar

Updating aging roads, water and sewer lines is not only a challenge for engineers but also for those who have to develop budgets and policies for governments around the world. Practical solutions require understanding technical, political and social implications, and…

Arts & Culture

Architecture’s Francisco Sanin to Join International Panel at Upcoming United Nations Event

Friday, May 5, 2017, By Elaine Wackerow

On May 19, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, School of Architecture Professor Francisco Sanin will join a highly respected gathering of leading thinkers from around the globe as a panelist at the “Gateway Portals to the…

Campus & Community

All You Need to Know About Commencement 2017

Friday, May 5, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Cap and gown? Check. Graduation tassels? Check. Ready to celebrate your academic accomplishments at Syracuse University? Check! Here’s what you’ll need to know as you prepare for Commencement 2017. Syracuse University’s 163rd Commencement will take place Sunday, May 14, beginning…

Arts & Culture

McCartney at the Carrier Dome: Latest Tale in Rich Beatles Heritage in Syracuse

Friday, May 5, 2017, By Sean Kirst

Ed Riley swings open the door to suite 830 at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown, known for decades as the Hotel Syracuse. The rooms inside still contain much of the detail from the 1924 opening of the hotel, restored by Riley’s…

Arts & Culture

Valuing the Humanities

Friday, May 5, 2017, By Rob Enslin

First in four-part series about humanities research at Syracuse   Michael Ebner anticipates a busy summer. When not in his office in Eggers Hall, fulfilling his duties as chair of the Department of History, the Syracuse University professor will spend…

College of Engineering and Computer Science Student Innovation Recognized at 2017 Research Day

Thursday, May 4, 2017, By Alex Dunbar

The College of Engineering and Computer Science celebrated student innovation at the annual Research Day luncheon. The focus of the recent event is on the importance of bringing research to a broad audience and presenting it in a way that…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse University Receives Gift of ‘Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible’ from the Russian Federation

Thursday, May 4, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Consul General of the Russian Federation in New York, Hon. Igor Leonidovich Golubovskiy, presented Syracuse University with a copy of “The Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible” (Russian title: Лицевой летописный свод XVI века) at a ceremony in Bird…

Campus & Community

Professors Honored with Prestigious Meredith, Teaching Recognition, Scholar and Teacher Awards

Wednesday, May 3, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Sanjay Chhablani, professor in the College of Law, and Jackie Orr, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School and the College of Arts and Sciences, have been named the 2017-20 Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professors for Teaching…