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LaunchPad Insights: How to take your idea on an adventure this semester
Posted on Feb. 2, 2021, 1 a.m.
“Where do I begin?” is a common question. There is no straight path to launching a startup.
Gabby Holliman-Lopez ’22 and Tyra Jean G ’21 reflect on their roles as Todd B. Rubin Diversity and Inclusion Scholars at the LaunchPad
Posted on Jan. 31, 2021, 12:08 p.m.
The image of an entrepreneur is a narrow one, often as Silicon Valley unicorns or Shark Tank hopefuls.
Cassie Cavallaro ’21 on turning skills into freelancing
Posted on Jan. 27, 2021, 9:29 a.m.
As the world was sent into a spiral last March, Cassie Cavallaro found herself homeless due to unfortunate family circumstances. She was living in her friend’s storage room.
LaunchPad Insights: How to Start a Startup
Posted on Jan. 20, 2021, 9:27 a.m.
For Syracuse innovators, the university ecosystem offers a wealth of knowledge, guidance, and support to help you build your business from scratch.
LaunchPad Insights: What do entrepreneurs have in common?
Posted on Jan. 19, 2021, 1 a.m.
Perhaps entrepreneurial spirits are cut from a similar cloth.
LaunchPad Insights: How to build a successful digital brand
Posted on Jan. 19, 2021, 1 a.m.
As social media platforms establish interconnectivity among those billions of users, ordinary people have the ability to transform themselves into influencers, small business owners, food bloggers, and more.
Nolan Kagan ’22 is building community through Gather
Posted on Jan. 15, 2021, 10:31 a.m.
Nolan Kagan ’22 has always been a problem solver.
Patrick Linehan ’21 and Zain Elwakil ’21 collaborate on music video for NONEWFRIENDS
Posted on Jan. 15, 2021, 10:29 a.m.
A partnership forged at the Blackstone LaunchPad & Techstars at Bird Library took to the streets of New York City over winter break to film a music video.
Marcel Breuer auf Deutsch
Posted on Jan. 14, 2021, 4:08 p.m.
Letters from the Marcel Breuer Digital Archive.
Inside SCRC | World War I American Red Cross Posters
Posted on Jan. 14, 2021, 3 p.m.
World War I-era American Red Cross posters
Murray Lebovitz ’23 is making coffee more accessible
Posted on Jan. 11, 2021, 11:04 a.m.
When COVID-19 sent all Syracuse students packing last March, then freshman Murray Lebovitz started recording and sharing his morning ritual: making a cup of coffee.
Everyone Wants the Libraries to Acquire Textbooks for Student Use
Posted on Jan. 7, 2021, 12:09 p.m.
Acquiring textbooks at the Libraries is a complex issue.
Animals in the Stacks
Posted on Jan. 6, 2021, 6:41 p.m.
Inspired by the Getty Collection, materials from our archives for animals within our own collection.
Top Ten Reasons to join the LaunchPad in 2021
Posted on Jan. 4, 2021, 11:13 a.m.
Top 10 reasons to join the LaunchPad.
2020 Year in Review
Posted on Dec. 23, 2020, 4:40 p.m.
As we reach the end of a decidedly unprecedented and unusual year, let’s look back on some of the topics we researched, discussed, and discovered in SCRC’s collections this year.
Jose Arrieta ’21 on tackling climate change
Posted on Dec. 22, 2020, 11:46 a.m.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently reported that by 2030, carbon dioxide emissions need to be cut by 45% to keep the rise in global temperatures in check for this century.
Inside SCRC | Pan Am Flight 103 Archives: Shannon Davis
Posted on Dec. 18, 2020, 2 p.m.
Postcard, written by Shannon Davis, victim of the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster, detailing her travels.
Renee Yu ‘21 is building social impact through WeMedia Labs
Posted on Dec. 18, 2020, 11:48 a.m.
Many of us are starry-eyed dreamers wishing to leave the world better than we found it.
Tempering Virtue, Prohibiting Vice
Posted on Dec. 17, 2020, 4:16 p.m.
When the Volstead Act came into effect on January 17, 1920, it ushered in a 13-year period where alcohol’s production, sale, and distribution was prohibited by constitutional law.