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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.

Henry Touma ’20 and Jordan Zwang ’20 are transforming the music industry

Posted on Dec. 10, 2020, noon

Henry Touma and Jordan Zwang set off to break the definition of Syracuse nightlife.

In the Beginning of the Year and When it Ends: Memorials to Pan Am Flight 103

Posted on Dec. 9, 2020, 2:24 p.m.

December 21 will mark the 32nd anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland that killed 270 individuals from 21 countries.

Supporting Our Young Leaders (SOYL) In Real Life

Posted on Dec. 6, 2020, noon

Supporting Our Young Leaders (SOYL) was kaunched in 2016 by Kevin Claiborne G ’16 School of Education

Selim Dangoor ‘23 creates artisanal beef jerky

Posted on Dec. 6, 2020, noon

Selim Dangoor ‘23, founder of MUNCH Jerky, created a scrumptious artisanal food with luxuriously delicious flavors.

Hail Librarians!: Reflecting on SU Library Service

Posted on Dec. 2, 2020, 3:18 p.m.

“Hail, Librarians, holders o’ the golden keys!”, wrote poet Frank Elijah Dudley in 1955.

November 2020 Wrap Up: Native American Heritage Month

Posted on Nov. 25, 2020, 6:50 p.m.

Researching Audrey “Gonwaiahhih” Shenandoah.

Give Home in Your Hand

Posted on Nov. 25, 2020, 9:53 a.m.

Do you have an old family home that you had to leave behind?

Ricardo Sanchez ’21 on designing with empathy

Posted on Nov. 25, 2020, 9:47 a.m.

Buying new soccer cleats was Ricardo Sanchez’s yearly ritual throughout high school.

Kaizhao (Zero) Lin ’21 strives for global citizenship and policy reform

Posted on Nov. 25, 2020, 9:45 a.m.

“I am thousands of miles away from home to learn more about the world”

Yum Yum team is taking on the global issue of food waste

Posted on Nov. 23, 2020, 9:58 a.m.

30-40% of the U.S. food supply becomes waste. 80 billion pounds of food — worth $161 billion – is left unconsumed each year, simply rotting or filling landfills.

Relax with Fiction, Fantasy, eBooks, and Audiobooks

Posted on Nov. 23, 2020, 8:26 a.m.

Check what public libraries (and Syracuse University Libraries) have to offer

Maggie Sardino brings authenticity to telling refugee stories

Posted on Nov. 22, 2020, 10:22 a.m.

With a population of only 143,000 people, Syracuse has seen the resettlement of nearly 9,500 refugees in the last decade alone.

Survival Kit: Provisions for your Research Journey Exhibit Interview

Posted on Nov. 18, 2020, 2:54 p.m.

The Edwin F. Bushman Papers are part of the Special Collections Research Center’s manuscript collections.

COVID Cataloging Project

Posted on Nov. 17, 2020, 12:41 p.m.

Considerations and Conundrums of Cataloging the Latin American 45 Records

Aley O’Mara on championing gender identities

Posted on Nov. 17, 2020, 10:23 a.m.

Freelance writer and PhD candidate Ashley “Aley” O’Mara is restructuring the conservative systems of academia through their background as a queer, asexual and non-binary individual.

Inside SCRC | Jack Kerouac in the Belfer Audio Archives

Posted on Nov. 16, 2020, 1 p.m.

Record/recordings featuring Jack Kerouac from the Beat Generation, housed in Belfer Audio Archive.

Global Entrepreneurship Week: Cultivating our international community

Posted on Nov. 16, 2020, 10:58 a.m.

At the LaunchPad, we’re proud of our community of innovators and learners from 118 different countries.

Joseph Dunaway ’12 on food as a tool for well-being

Posted on Nov. 16, 2020, 10:35 a.m.

How do we balance all the ever-growing responsibilities of a busy life and still preserve sanity?