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Meet the 2018 Syracuse University Tillman Scholars
Established following his death in April 2004 while he was serving with the 75th Ranger Regiment in Afghanistan, the Pat Tillman Foundation invests in the future of military veterans and their spouses through academic scholarships at select universities. One of…
Former Iraq War Refugee, Entrepreneur to Speak on ‘Rewriting Tragedy: Empowering the Displaced’
The Nonfiction Reading Series of the Department of Writing Studies, Rhetoric and Composition is hosting a lecture and reading with Ahmed Badr on Thursday, Nov. 15, from 4-5:30 p.m. in 319 Sims Hall. Badr is an Iraq War refugee and…
Noted Disability Studies Scholar Jay Dolmage to Speak on Disability and Inclusion on College Campuses
Jay Dolmage, associate professor of English language and literature at The University of Waterloo and author of the groundbreaking book “Academic Ableism: Disability and Higher Education” (Michigan University Press, 2017), will visit Syracuse University from Dec. 4-5. He will meet…
Maxwell X Lab Helps City Recoup $1.47 Million in Overdue Tax Debt and Stabilize Ownership for Hundreds of Syracuse Properties
Maxwell X Lab, part of the Center for Policy Research at the Maxwell School, recently completed a series of projects designed to reduce overdue property tax bills in the City of Syracuse. Delinquent tax bills can lead to costly late…
5 Questions Answered: Amazon Opening Headquarters in New York and Arlington, VA
Today, Amazon announced it had chosen New York City and Northern Virginia as the new location for its second headquarters. The company plans to invest $2.5 billion in both locations, and hire as many as 25,000 employees in each location….
Economics Professor Quoted in Story About Trump’s Tariffs
Mary Lovely, professor of economics in the Maxwell School, was quoted by Business Insider for the story “The government is raking in billions of dollars from Trump’s tariffs.”
University Honors Trans Day of Remembrance
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center is hosting the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance commemoration on Thursday, Nov. 29, at 7:30 p.m. in 214 Slocum Hall. The event is recognized internationally on Nov. 20; the LGBT Resource…
International Thanksgiving Celebration Will Introduce Students to American Thanksgiving Traditions
International students will be treated to an American Thanksgiving meal, featuring traditional fare, at Syracuse University’s 34th International Thanksgiving Celebration on Thursday, Nov. 15. The event will be held in Goldstein Auditorium in the Schine Student Center. Doors open at…
SU Geologist is Co-Editor of New Major Book on Fission-Track Thermochronology
Geologist Paul Fitzgerald, professor of Earth sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, is co-editor of a new book, “Fission-Track Thermochronology and Its Application to Geology” (Springer, 2018), the first major book on the subject in 20 years. The…
Research Training Program for Veterans Now Accepting Applications
To improve access to undergraduate research experiences in the area of trauma for groups typically underrepresented in this research—including veterans—a collaborative venture of the Falk College, SUNY Oswego and SUNY Upstate Medical University is now recruiting students for its 2019…