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Xinye (Cindy) Zou ’17 Delivers New Student Convocation Address (Video)

Friday, August 26, 2016, By Keith Kobland

Xinye (Cindy) Zou ’17, the 2017 Whitman School Marshal, spoke at the New Student Convocation of how she arrived at Syracuse from China “with two suitcases and a future full of possibility.”

Campus & Community

Information Session on GENIUS NY $2 Million Business Competition

Friday, August 26, 2016, By News Staff

GENIUS NY, the world’s largest accelerator of unmanned systems, is awarding up to $2 million in grand prizes during its 12-month in-residence business competition and accelerator program at The Tech Garden in downtown Syracuse in 2017. Start-ups specializing in unmanned aerial, ground, marine and data-to-decision systems will…

Media, Law & Policy

Acclaimed Broadcast Journalist Bob Dotson G’69 to Teach at Newhouse School This Fall

Friday, August 26, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Acclaimed broadcast journalist Bob Dotson G’69, an alumnus of the Newhouse School at Syracuse University, will teach broadcast and digital journalism (BDJ) students …

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Delivers New Student Convocation Address (Video)

Thursday, August 25, 2016, By Keith Kobland

Chancellor Syverud offers words of advice to members of the class of 2020, along with words of comfort to the moms and dads, at the New Student Convocation. This ceremony took place at the Carrier Dome on Thursday, Aug. 25.

Campus & Community

Advancing Diversity and Inclusion at Syracuse University: A Status Report on the Short Term Recommendations

Thursday, August 25, 2016, By Ellen Mbuqe

In the fall of 2015, Chancellor Kent Syverud announced the creation of a new University-wide Chancellor’s Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion. The Chancellor’s Workgroup, co-chaired by Francine D’Amico, associate professor in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, and…

Media, Law & Policy

Trial Lawyer for “Making a Murderer” Defendant to Speak at Maxwell School

Wednesday, August 24, 2016, By News Staff

The Maxwell School’s State of Democracy Lecture Series welcomes Dean Strang for a discussion on “Humility in Criminal Justice: What it Would Invite Us to Reconsider,” on Friday, Sept. 9, at 4 p.m. at Hendricks Chapel. The event is free…

Arts & Culture

A Cautionary Tale about One Alumna’s Battle with Depression, Poor Body Image

Wednesday, August 24, 2016, By Rob Enslin

When Lilly Thomann ’15, G’16 was an undergraduate at Syracuse University, she seemed to have it all: grades, talent, an appealing presence, popularity. “On the outside, I had it together,” she says. Indeed, Thomann, who hails from affluent West Caldwell,…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Renews Commitment, Plans to Launch a Series of New Initiatives to Further Enhance Diversity Among Student Body, Faculty and Staff

Tuesday, August 23, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse University will launch a series of new initiatives aimed at further enhancing diversity among the student body, faculty and staff. The renewed commitment comes on the heels of the diligent efforts of the Chancellor’s Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion,…

STEM

Syracuse, Cal State Fullerton Awarded Grant to Enhance Diversity in Astrophysics

Tuesday, August 23, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Physicists in the College of Arts and Sciences are sharing a grant award with their colleagues at California State University, Fullerton, (CSUF) to recruit and expand the number of underrepresented students in gravitational-wave astronomy. Syracuse University professors Duncan Brown and…

Campus & Community

State Fair Discounted Tickets Available for Students, Employees

Monday, August 22, 2016, By Shannon Andre

Advance sale tickets to The Great New York State Fair will be available starting Aug. 25, at the Schine Box Office for a discounted rate of $5 for students and $6 for employees with their SU or SUNY-ESF I.D. Students…