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New Biography of Bill Clinton Brings Historical Perspective to Career
David Bennett, professor emeritus of history at the Maxwell School, has authored “Bill Clinton: Building a Bridge to the New Millennium” (Routledge), a fascinating and meticulously researched new biography of the 42nd U.S. president. The book traces the path of…
Centscere Wins $150,000 in StartupLabs Competition
Centscere, the philanthropic student venture that began last summer in the Syracuse Student Sandbox, and entered the Syracuse StartupLabs competition earlier this year, was awarded the top prize of $150,000 in the StartupLabs contest. At the Centerstate CEO annual meeting…
Student Startups Win over $150,000 at Emerging Talk
Student start-ups won a combined $153,000 in seed funding at the third annual Emerging Talk conference on April 11 and 12. Emerging Talk was a weekend full of inspiring Power Chats by local and national entrepreneurs, a keynote by “Shark…
Verbal Blend to Host Campus-Wide Student Poetry Slam
Verbal Blend, a spoken-word poetry program out of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, will host its campus-wide Take the Mic Poetry Slam on Friday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Schine Student Center Underground. Doors will open at 7:15 p.m….
Geologists Prove Early Tibetan Plateau Was Larger than Previously Thought
Earth scientists in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences have determined that the Tibetan Plateau—the world’s largest, highest and flattest plateau—had a larger initial extent than previously documented. Their discovery is the subject of an article in the journal…
Inauguration Day Press Kit: Biography of Chancellor Kent Syverud
Kent Syverud is Chancellor and President of Syracuse University. Appointed by the University’s Board of Trustees in September 2013, he assumed the leadership post in January 2014, becoming the 12th leader of the University since its founding in 1870. Chancellor…
Deep Findings
When Cathryn Newton helped discover the USS Monitor in 1973, she was dealing with not just the most famous shipwreck of the Civil War (and of all U.S. naval history), but a paleontological and archaeological find of “epoch” proportions. “Shipwrecks…
Engineering Students Add ‘Spark’ to Advanced Manufacturing
Students from Syracuse University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science recently took part in a competition that aims to add some spark to the field of advanced manufacturing. As part of the second annual ‘Spark’ Innovation Competition, the students worked…
Tasty Fund-Raiser for SU/SUNY-ESF Habitat Chapter
The Syracuse University and SUNY-ESF chapter of Habitat for Humanity is hosting a tasty fund-raiser Saturday, April 12, to benefit the chapter’s work. The Habitat Spring Wing Festival Fund-Raiser will be held from noon to 4 p.m. at Walnut Park…
Evacuation Drill Schedule for Academic and Administrative Buildings
The Environmental Health and Safety Services Office (EHSS) will conduct the spring 2014 evacuation drills in academic and administrative buildings from April 14 through April 18. The building drills will be conducted between 9:30-11:30 a.m. or between 1:30-9 p.m., according…