Campus & Community
Commencement Speech by New Yorker Editor David Remnick
Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker, delivered the Commencement address for Syracuse University’s 160th Commencement ceremony.
NewsHouse: What Has Syracuse Given You?
Journalists at NewsHouse posed this simple question: what has Syracuse University given you? The answers tell a story of personal growth. What has Syracuse University given you? from The NewsHouse on Vimeo.
Syracuse University in the News: Friday, May 9
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Seeking First-Generation Faculty/Staff Members
As part of SU’s growing support for first generation college students, we are looking to identify first-generation faculty and staff members on campus. We are gathering information in hopes of starting a first generation connection/mentoring-type program to help ease the…
Burman Named Inaugural Holder of Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics
Public finance and tax policy expert Leonard E. Burman has been named the first holder of the Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Burman is currently professor of public administration and…
Chemists Design Molecules for Controlling Bacterial Behavior
Chemists in the College of Arts and Sciences have figured out how to control multiple bacterial behaviors—potentially good news for the treatment of infectious diseases and other bacteria-associated issues, without causing drug resistance. Yan-Yeung Luk, associate professor of chemistry, has…
Syracuse University in the News: Wednesday, May 7
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Strauskulage, Usman Honored by Goldwater Foundation
Junior Luke Strauskulage has been named as a 2014-15 Goldwater Scholar. Sophomore Samantha Usman was recognized with a Goldwater Honorable Mention. Goldwater Scholars are selected on the basis of academic merit from a field of mathematics, science and engineering students…
Blood Drive May 21
The Center for Policy Research at The Maxwell School and The SU American Red Cross Club will host a blood drive on Wednesday, May 21, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in 304ABC Schine Student Center. To set up an appointment to…
Up All Night at Carnegie Library
During finals week, Carnegie Library is open around the clock. Students need a quite place to study, and the stately library is the perfect spot—even at midnight on a Friday night, as you can see in this time-lapse video. Time…