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30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Posted on July 27, 2020, 1:26 p.m.
Petrina Jackson, Director of SCRC
SU alumni Caleb Obiagwu and Anthony Obas join us for a talk about NextGen
Posted on July 20, 2020, noon
Caleb Obiagwu and Anthony Obas headline this week’s Talk Tea, the LaunchPad’s summer series in partnership with The Republic of Tea.
Traces of a Movement
Posted on July 14, 2020, 5:16 p.m.
Irene Castle was as an internationally-recognized ballroom dancer, silent film star, and one of the first celebrities with an eponymous fashion line.
Quandary of being international
Posted on July 9, 2020, noon
SEVP’s modified exemptions hurt international students’ lives and careers.
Josh Jackson ’17 G’19 is making dental care affordable
Posted on July 8, 2020, noon
Josh Jackson ’17 G’19 is on a mission to make dental care affordable and accessible.
Accessibility and Discoverability: Describing Street and Smith Cover Art
Posted on July 7, 2020, 6:37 p.m.
Founded in 1855, Street & Smith was the largest publisher of pulp fiction and dime novels in the United States of its time.
Indaria Jones creates new #buyblack initiative through The Creators Lounge
Posted on July 7, 2020, 1:40 p.m.
University College alumnus Indaria Jones, founder and CEO of The Creators Lounge in downtown Syracuse is an award-winning marketing and business development executive.
Caleb Obiagwu ’19 creates a platform to support Black Lives Matter
Posted on July 7, 2020, 1:36 p.m.
Caleb Obiagwu ’19 actively supports the Black Lives Matter movement across the country, but he also noticed something alarming in some cities during the early days of protests.
Zheng Xiongworking on grant to develop 3D printing of microfluidic devices
Posted on July 7, 2020, 1:34 p.m.
Zheng Xiong is part of the SummerStart accelerator program at the LaunchPad, working on a business model for his concept for 3D printing of microfluidic devices.
June 2020 Wrap Up
Posted on June 30, 2020, 1:53 p.m.
By Grace Wagner, Reading Room Access Services Supervisor
Rehousing the American Book Company Illustrations
Posted on June 24, 2020, 1:35 p.m.
Massive preservation project of 17,000 plates used as textbook illustrations by the American Book Company.
A Perfect Recipe for Conservation
Posted on June 16, 2020, 5:44 p.m.
Diary entries and recipes probably written in the early 1880’s.
Brian Kam ’16 is veteran, student entrepreneur and frontline healthcare worker
Posted on June 11, 2020, 1:57 p.m.
Veteran, student entrepreneur and now frontline healthcare worker Brian Kam ’16 has a mission to serve.
Resources for LGBTQ+ Studies
Posted on June 10, 2020, 1:06 p.m.
June is here, which means the celebration of Pride Month for the LGBTQ+ community and our allies.
Gokul Beeda ’21 is creating the future through design
Posted on June 8, 2020, 2:07 p.m.
Beeda’s focus, through the HAUS project which he founded, is design principles applied to Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
Oladeji Awe ’20 combines design innovation and entrepreneurship
Posted on June 3, 2020, 2:13 p.m.
Oladeji Awe ’20 designed a technology to alert wheelchair bound or immobile individuals when they need to move around.
Dragnet! A Musical Controversy
Posted on June 2, 2020, 2:27 p.m.
Miklós Rózsa (1907-1995), whose papers are held at SCRC, was a Hungarian-American composer known for his dramatic film scores.
Pratik Paranjape G’20 brings cybersecurity to Promptous
Posted on June 2, 2020, 2:27 p.m.
One of the Promptous team members has been Pratik Paranjape G ’20, who just completed a master’s degree in cybersecurity.
Victoria Lawson ’20 on positivity, purpose, patience and passion
Posted on May 29, 2020, 2:30 p.m.
Victoria Lawson, ’20, is a proud new member of the Blackstone LaunchPad’s 2020 Founders Circle.
Will DeVito ’20 tells a great story
Posted on May 29, 2020, 2:28 p.m.
At any given day in the LaunchPad over the past four years it has been open, you might have walked in and seen a dozen or more different activities.