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Aidan Mickleburgh Wins Second Place 2023 ACC InVenture Prize
Aidan Mickleburgh ’23, G’23 (College of Engineering and Computer Science and Martin J. Whitman School of Management) won the $10,000 second place prize in the prestigious 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) InVenture Prize competition, which was held at Florida State…
Call for Applications for 2023-24 Alexander N. Charters Adult Education Grants-In-Aid Program
The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) at Syracuse University Libraries is accepting applications now through May 26 for the Alexander N. Charters Adult Education Grants-in-Aid program. The grant, up to $5,000 depending on the proposal, is awarded to scholars or…
Winners of 2023 Raymond von Dran iPrize and Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award Announced
Winners of the School of Information Studies’ (iSchool) Raymond von Dran (RvD) Fund for Student Entrepreneurship competition, the Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award and the Compete CNY regional qualifier for the New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC) were…
Sound Beat: Access Audiobook ‘King Arthur and the Book of Corbenic’
Syracuse University Libraries’ Sound Beat: Access Audio recently released the audiobook “King Arthur and the Book of Corbenic” written by Christopher Catroppa ’22 on its website SoundBeat.org. This retelling of the king’s tale portrays Arthur as a young man gazing…
Traci Geisler ’90 Appointed Director of Blackstone LaunchPad
Syracuse University Libraries recently appointed Traci L. Geisler ’90, MBA, J.D. as director of the Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) effective March 17. Geisler succeeds Linda Dickerson Hartsock, founder and former executive director of the LaunchPad, who has transitioned to the role…
Now Accepting Applications for Intelligence++ Competition
Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) will be hosting the Intelligence++ showcase competition on Friday, April 21, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management. Undergraduate and graduate student teams across Syracuse University, including SUNY-ESF…
Libraries Accepting Proposals for 2024-25 SCRC Faculty Fellows Program
Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) is accepting online application proposals through April 29 for two Faculty Fellows for the 2024-25 academic year. The Faculty Fellows program provides a $5,000 fellowship payment, a hands-on introduction to engaging with…
Libraries Hours for Spring Break 2023
The Libraries will have reduced hours for Spring Break week, March 11-18. Hours will be as follows: Bird Library Saturday, March 11: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, March 12: noon-8 p.m. Monday, March 13-Thursday, March 16: 8 a.m.-8 p.m. (Note the…
Libraries Conducting User Testing of Search Functionality
Throughout the month of March, Syracuse University Libraries is seeking user feedback on its website search results functionality. All students, faculty and staff are asked to participate in the Library Search Study. In May 2022, the Libraries launched a redesigned website….
Tree-Spun Wins 2023 Hult Prize Competition Qualifier
Rob Goldblatt ’23, a student in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management and co-founder of Tree-Spun, and his teammates, Paul Sausville and Nicole Byrnes, both from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, won the 2023 Syracuse University Libraries’…