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Reflecting Forward: The Digital Underground Series
Posted on Feb. 23, 2021, 11:17 a.m.
Visualizing our past in the context of our future as a library and community.
Inside SCRC | Abolitionist Materials
Posted on Feb. 22, 2021, 4 p.m.
Petrina Jackson spotlights anti-slavery and abolitionist collection items.
LaunchPad Insights: Why You Should Spend Time with Entrepreneurs
Posted on Feb. 22, 2021, 3 p.m.
If you spend enough time with entrepreneurs, you begin to think like one.
Zain Elwakil ’21 launches The Singing Buildings Project
Posted on Feb. 22, 2021, 11:03 a.m.
Some places invoke an accompanying melody.
LaunchPad Insights: Entrepreneurs and Manifestation
Posted on Feb. 22, 2021, 1 a.m.
Simply put, manifestation has been around for centuries, passed along as the secret to wealth through books like Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich.
Bento-box Focus Group
Posted on Feb. 19, 2021, 12:36 p.m.
NCSU Libraries’ bento-style search interface
Researching Stenogravures, Crystopal and Armand Winfield
Posted on Feb. 17, 2021, 7:12 p.m.
Stenogravures are very strong and are akin to stone carvings
Film and Media Roundtable Announces 2021 Notable Films
Posted on Feb. 15, 2021, 9:34 a.m.
Movie clapper icon by Shmector is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Erica Morrison ’21 is inspired to create a legacy
Posted on Feb. 14, 2021, 11:22 a.m.
To touch another person’s life in a positive way is the legacy many of us dream of leaving.
Trevor Miller ’20 on creative expression through drag
Posted on Feb. 14, 2021, 11:17 a.m.
It’s no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has halted business operations across many sectors.
Reconstructing Racial Equality in Syracuse
Posted on Feb. 10, 2021, 7 p.m.
Syracuse’s Interstate 81 has played a major role in the racial, social, and economic landscape of the city.
Black History Month Resources 2021
Posted on Feb. 10, 2021, 8:55 a.m.
Although not comprehensive, highlights from our collections in celebration of Black History Month include:
LaunchPad Insights: The best entrepreneurial tips are just a click away
Posted on Feb. 8, 2021, 4 p.m.
Techstars Entrepreneur’s Toolkit is an online educational resource to help you learn the fundamentals
Research Starting Points
Posted on Feb. 8, 2021, 10:03 a.m.
Explore the Syracuse Universities Libraries website
LaunchPad Insights: The Value of Pivoting
Posted on Feb. 8, 2021, 1 a.m.
Don’t be afraid to pivot and take a new path.
75 Years of Benjamin Spock’s Common Sense Parenting
Posted on Feb. 3, 2021, 6:32 p.m.
2021 marks the 75th anniversary of the publication of the first edition of Benjamin Spock’s Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care.
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.