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Thrive! Well-Being Series Continues with New Sessions Each Month
The Thrive! well-being series for faculty and staff focuses on breaking down the science of well-being and the key elements known to increase happiness, combat overwhelm and move us from simply surviving to thriving! Upcoming Thrive! sessions—led by facilitator Jaime…
Earth Sciences Professor Pushes For More Women At the Science, Technology Table
For Tripti Bhattacharya, the road to a career in earth sciences has taken a few twists and turns along the way. Bhattacharya, the Thonis Family Assistant Professor of Earth Sciences, first thought she would explore a career in environmental policy…
University Competing in RecycleMania Collegiate Recycling Competition Through March 28
Syracuse University is competing in RecycleMania, the eight-week national recycling and waste reduction competition where colleges across North America are ranked on their recycling, trash and food organics reduction efforts. The competition began Feb. 2 and continues until March 28….
Applications Now Open for 2020 RvD iPrize Competition and Regional Qualifier for the New York Business Plan Competition
Applications are being accepted now through March 13 for the School of Information Studies’ (iSchool) Raymond von Dran (RvD) Fund for Student Entrepreneurship pitch competition and the Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award (Watson Award) for full and part-time…
Forever Orange Gift from Patricia H. ’64, G’66 and Louis A. ’61, G’62 Mautino Will Support Scholarships for Veteran Undergraduate Students
In the lives of Syracuse University Trustee Patricia H. ’64, G’66 and Louis A. ’61, G’62 Mautino, patriotism runs deep. Louis was a member of the Reserve Officer Training Corps while a student at Syracuse University in the late 1950s,…
Syracuse University Operating on Limited Status on Friday, Feb. 7; Classes Canceled, Only Essential Services Personnel Should Report to Campus
Central New York is under a Winter Storm Warning, the highest level of winter weather alerts issued by the National Weather Service. Significant snow accumulation mixed with freezing rain and high winds is expected today and could cause dangerous travel…
Syracuse University Announces New Interdisciplinary Clusters, 69 New Faculty Members to Be Hired Across New and Existing Clusters
Syracuse University’s Cluster Hires Initiative is moving ahead rapidly with approval to fund 69 new faculty positions in new and existing interdisciplinary academic clusters. Cluster hires involve scholars whose academic interests align with two or more schools/colleges based on shared,…
Helping Preserve the Works of an Important Early Black Feminist Educator, Activist and Author
As an outspoken advocate of abolition and women’s rights, Frederick Douglass gladly accepted an invitation to the first Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848. It was events like this, and being part of the “Underground Railroad,”…
Macy’s Can’t Figure Out Right Strategy to Compete In Today’s Retail Landscape
This week, Macy’s announced it will be closing 125 stores over the next three years in an effort to combat slumping sales. Ray Wimer is an assistant professor of retail practice at Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management….
Applications Now Open for ACC InVenture Prize Competition
Applications are being accepted now through Feb. 7 for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) InVenture Prize 2020. The InVenture Prize is a televised “shark tank” competition open to student startup teams from the 15 colleges and universities in the ACC…