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Observing Juneteenth as One Community
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Beginning on June 1, and each day leading up to June 19, Syracuse University will commemorate Juneteenth, a significant day in American history. On June 19, 1865, Black men, women and children in Texas were…
Two University Teams Win 2021 New York Business Plan Competition
Two Syracuse University student teams received first and second place in the 12th annual New York Business Plan Competition hosted by the Upstate Capital Association of New York on May 7. Ambassadoor Technologies placed first in the Software and Services…
Shared Competency Community of Practice Supports Information Literacy and Technological Agility
“We live in an increasingly digital environment and our students need to have a specific set of skills to function in society and to succeed in any career,” says Jian Qin, professor and program director of the master of library…
Spring 2021 Issue of ‘Wordgathering,’ a Digital Open Access Journal of Work from Disabled Writers and Artists, Now Live
“Wordgathering: A Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature” Spring 2021 issue is now live via “Wordgathering’s” website. The 57th issue of this quarterly digital, open access journal is made possible by generous support from Syracuse University’s Office of Interdisciplinary Programs…
Libraries and American Chemical Society Sign Innovative ‘Read and Publish’ Open Access Agreement
Syracuse University Libraries and the Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) recently signed an innovative “read and publish” open access agreement that will expand the reach of Syracuse University researchers’ scientific contributions. Open access provides students, faculty and…
Books in the Humanities Celebrates University Writers
More than 40 Syracuse University authors and editors—some with multiple works—are being showcased in the sixth annual Books in the Humanities celebration, hosted by the Syracuse University Humanities Center, in collaboration with the College of Arts and Sciences, the Office…
Lorenza D’Angelo Receives 2021 Mary Hatch Marshall Essay Award
Lorenza D’Angelo, a graduate student from the Department of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences, was selected as the 2021 winner of the prestigious Mary Hatch Marshall Essay Award for her piece titled “Emotional Experience and the Senses.”…
Campus Resources Available for Faculty, Staff and Students
The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd is reaching its final phase, with jury deliberations to begin early this week. Coverage of the trial and constant reports of racially motivated violence weigh…
Libraries Receive Two Access and Digitization Grants
Cross-campus collaborations led by Syracuse University Libraries’ Digital Library Program has resulted in two Central New York Library Resources Council (CLRC) access and digitization grants. One grant is for $1,000 to create metadata for 200 objects from the collection of…
2022 SCRC Faculty Fellows Program Call for Proposals
The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) at Syracuse University Libraries is now accepting proposals for two Faculty Fellows who would like to provide students with an opportunity to handle, analyze and interpret SCRC’s primary source materials in their classes. Proposal…