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From Pages to Stages: Arts and Sciences Author Writes Vogue Cover Story, Inspires New Opera
The work of acclaimed writer and professor of English Dana Spiotta is taking center stage this December and January. The bestselling author wrote the cover story for December’s issue of Vogue, and her novel, “Eat the Document,” has been adapted…
How Trailblazer Kathrine Switzer ’68, G’72, H’18 Uses Running to Motivate and Inspire Women Around the World (Podcast)
Instead of wallowing in what could have potentially been the lowest moment of her life, Kathrine Switzer ’68, G’72, H’18 used the adversity she overcame during her historic run at the Boston Marathon as fuel to inspire women around the…
A&S Offers More Community Learning Pathways for Arts and Sciences Undergraduates
As the popular adage goes, “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” An essential step in preparing students to tackle today’s pressing challenges, like climate change and social and economic inequity,…
2024 Student Entrepreneur Impact Prize Winners
Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) announced the winners of the 2024 Impact Prize competition for social entrepreneurship, held on Nov. 13 at Bird Library. Student teams pitched their respective social impact ventures for a chance to win a total…
First Year Seminar Peer Leaders: They’re the Connectors in an Innovative Program
When members of the Class of 2025 graduate in May, many will have spent four years as instrumental components of a unique program designed to acclimate new students to life at Syracuse University. These seniors have been involved as students…
Cultivating Community Through Augmentative Communication
Verbal communication is one of the most common and fundamental forms of interaction for humans. Whether it’s conversing with colleagues at work, or chatting with family members around the dinner table, on average, a person speaks around 16,000 words a…
What Does Seventh-Generation Thinking Mean?
When Haudenosaunee gather for a meal or event, they begin with the Thanksgiving Address. “Today we have gathered and we see that the cycles of life continue,” opens this statement of values, translated from the Mohawk version to English. “We…
Biology Ph.D. Student Awarded Two Prestigious National Scholarships to Study Fungi’s Role in Forest Health
Eva Legge, a first-year Ph.D. student majoring in biology in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), is one of two researchers nationally to be named a Mollie Beattie Visiting Scholar by the Society of American Foresters (SAF). The award honors Beattie,…
LaunchPad Announces Orange Central Student Showcase Winners
Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) hosted its 2024 Student Showcase as part of Orange Central Alumni Weekend Nov. 1 in Bird Library. Alumni were invited to award “‘Cuse Cash” to student founders showcasing their products, with top winners receiving…
Syracuse University to Reshape the Future of Its Human Dynamics Programs, Reposition Them to Create Academic Synergies and Drive Excellence
Following four months of deliberate assessment and cross disciplinary collaboration by members of the Human Dynamics Task Force, Syracuse University today announced a go-forward plan to reshape the future of its human dynamics programs and reposition them for short- and…