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African American, Latino Alumni Gather for Coming Back Together 2014
Coming Back Together 2014, Syracuse University’s African American and Latino alumni reunion, will take place on campus Sept. 18-21. The theme is Celebrate, Inspire, Empower! Celebrar, Inspirar, Empoderar! This is the 11th CBT Reunion—the events take place every three years.
AT&T CNY Civic App Challenge Launched
Technology giant AT&T, along with Syracuse University, CenterState CEO, SUNY-Oswego, Girls in Tech and Hack Upstate, today announced the AT&T Central New York Civic App Challenge, a two-month “virtual hackathon” in which developers are encouraged to “Solve Local” by building…
Laboratories of Opportunity
Karin Ruhlandt takes a step forward, adjusts the glasses on the bridge of her nose, and peers at a small graph in the center of a large, white science poster. “This is why we stay up five days in a…
Parking and Transit Services Seeks to Meet Changing Needs
The Syracuse University campus casts a wide footprint. One can take many footsteps to get to class or work. That’s why transportation is provided to every corner of campus. But just as the daily bus runs continue to move forward,…
Newhouse Professor Leads Team Developing Website to Track Ebola in Liberia
Ken Harper, associate professor and director of the Newhouse Center for Global Engagement, is working as the U.S. director of a project aimed at better tracking and mapping cases of Ebola in Liberia.
Communication Sciences and Disorders’ Beth Prieve Awarded $1.4 Million Grant
The most common birth defect among newborn babies is hearing loss. In fact, according to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, more than 12,000 babies are born each year with some degree of hearing loss. But Beth Prieve, professor of communication sciences…
Whitman School Using Gamification to Promote Learning
What do Harry Potter and a smartphone app have to do with training tomorrow’s business leaders? At Syracuse University, plenty. This semester, the Whitman School of Management is launching the Goodman IMPRESS program. IMPRESS creates competition among students to gain…
University Launches Commemoration of 25th Anniversary of Fall of Berlin Wall
In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell. Nearly 25 years later, approximately 4,000 miles away, Syracuse University is commemorating this historic occasion with a three-month-long series of events.
Emme ’85 Introduces VPA Students to Fashion Without Limits Program
Supermodel Emme ’85 helped to take the wraps off a new fashion design program at the College of Visual and Performing Arts, which is tailored to a more common female body size.
Libraries Partner with Emerald Group Publishing to Support EBV
Syracuse University Libraries has brokered an agreement with Emerald Group Publishing to secure an extensive collection of eBooks and eJournals for use by participants in the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) program. Emerald representatives approached the libraries with…