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Orange Innovation Fund Fall 2025 Grant Applications Open
Syracuse University graduate and undergraduate students can apply for the Fall 2025 round of Orange Innovation Fund grants now through Oct. 10 at midnight. Applications must be submitted as a single PDF to OrangeInnovation@syr.edu and must follow the template which…
University Hosting Voices of Service: A Celebration of Veterans Writing and Weekend Workshop
Syracuse University Press and the Libraries, in partnership with the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) and the National Veterans Resource Center (NVRC), are hosting a discussion of art, identity and conflict featuring Veterans Writing Award-winning authors on…
Sci-Fi, Afrofuturism Expert, Author Named Newest University Professor
Syracuse University’s newest University Professor takes a “Renaissance Man” approach to scholarship. Isiah Lavender III, an expert in the field of 20th-century literature, science fiction and Afrofuturism, says his work is informed by everything from his personal experiences as a…
Fall 2025 LaunchPad Competitions Announced
Syracuse University Libraries’ LaunchPad announces its fall 2025 lineup of competitions, where student entrepreneurs, founders, innovators and creatives have an opportunity to win prizes to support their endeavors. To participate in any of the LaunchPad competitions, the first step is…
Libraries Announces Fall 2025 Workshops
Syracuse University Libraries is hosting workshops for the Fall 2025 semester. All events are free and open to attend for all Syracuse University students, faculty and staff. Registration is required. For more information on the fall workshops, visit Learn! At…
Libraries’ Receives George W. Hamilton Collection of Books on Printing and Typography
Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) was recently gifted the George W. Hamilton Book Collection from George W. Hamilton ’53, G’54. The collection documents the history and practice of fine press printing in Europe, particularly Austria, and North…
2025 Orange Innovation Fund Grants Announced
Syracuse University Libraries awarded seven Orange Innovation Fund grants to student start-up businesses in 2025. From launching a clothing line for neurodivergent individuals to creating artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools for industries as diverse as health care, computing and drone operation,…
Call for Focus Group Participants for Bird Library Assistive Technology Room
Syracuse University Libraries’ is seeking student participants for two focus groups this fall to provide feedback on the assistive technology room in Bird Library. The assistive technology room, Room 123 in Bird Library, houses such equipment as screen readers and…
Libraries’ Fall 2025 Hours and Welcome Week Activities
Syracuse University Libraries’ Fall 2025 regular hours will take effect Aug. 25 and run through Dec. 16. Regular hours, excluding exceptions, are as follows with full details at library.syracuse.edu/hours/: Bird Library: Lower level to 2nd floor: Open 24 hours Monday–Thursday;…
Vanessa St.Oegger-Menn Receives Spotlight Award From Society of American Archivists
Vanessa St.Oegger-Menn, Pan Am 103 archivist and assistant university archivist in the Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center, is the 2025 recipient of the Spotlight Award from the Society of American Archivists (SAA). Established in 2005, the award recognizes contributions from individuals…