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Syracuse University Hosts First-Ever Procurement Fair, Launches Building Local Initiative

Thursday, May 23, 2019, By Joyce LaLonde

On Tuesday, May 21, Syracuse University hosted its first-ever Procurement Fair as part of its new Building Local initiative, a three-pronged effort focused on opportunity, partnerships and business. The fair introduced local business enterprises—including those owned by women, minorities, veterans…

STEM

Negussey Named American Society of Civil Engineers Fellow

Tuesday, May 21, 2019, By Alex Dunbar

Dawit Negussey, professor of civil and environmental engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been elected a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)—an honor that recognizes the contributions and creative solutions of civil engineers…

Construction Progress Profiled At National Veterans Resource Center

Tuesday, May 21, 2019, By Sean Dorcellus

Several outlets covered construction progress at the National Veterans Resource Center including News Channel 9, WAER, WRVO, the Central New York Business Journal and Spectrum News.

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Receives $1 Million from Lilly Endowment to Develop Faith Leaders for the Contemporary Era

Monday, May 20, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University has received a five-year, $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish the Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Ministry. The program is a collaboration with Le Moyne College and is part of Lilly Endowment’s Thriving in…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage to Receive $10,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts

Friday, May 17, 2019, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage was awarded a $10,000 Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for the 2019/2020 season Cold Read Festival of New Plays. Cold Read is Syracuse Stage’s launch pad for making new play development and production…

Campus & Community

PlastiVan Visits Syracuse University Libraries

Thursday, May 16, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center hosted a visit from the PlastiVan on April 26.  The PlastiVan is sponsored by SPE Foundation, an association of more than 22,000 members uniting plastics professionals worldwide and committed to making the plastics…

Arts & Culture

iSchool, Arts and Sciences, Libraries Collaborate on Art of Romanticism Course

Thursday, May 16, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

As part of Professor Romita Ray’s Art of Romanticism course this past semester, Ray, her students, School of Information Studies (iSchool) Professor Daniel Acuna and Elizabeth Novoa, president of Unika Analytics, designed the website Romanticism at Syracuse University. It features…

Campus & Community

InclusiveU Students Continue Advocacy Work for Inclusive Higher Education

Thursday, May 16, 2019, By Karly Grifasi

Students in Syracuse University’s InclusiveU program spent this year advocating for inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities beginning with a visit to Capitol Hill last fall and ending with a visit to campus from U.S. Representative John Katko….

STEM

Students Partner with Industry on Wearable Cooling Device

Thursday, May 16, 2019, By Matt Wheeler

While many people work in climate-controlled buildings, certain jobs require workers to toil in oppressive heat. Military personnel, firefighters, construction workers and many others don’t have many good options for keeping cool in their line of work. This spring, a…

The New York Times

Economics Professor Shares Thoughts On the Trade War

Thursday, May 16, 2019, By Sean Dorcellus

Mary Lovely, economics professor at the Maxwell School, has been interviewed by several outlets covering the trade war including The New York Times, NPR’s All Things Considered, CBS News, Washington Post, the Associated Press, and a secondary AP article. In…