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Music in the Stacks

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Posted on March 10, 2020, 12:45 p.m.

The Franz Liszt Manuscript

Alexandra Cianfarani ’22 on turning every path into an entrepreneurial journey

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Posted on March 9, 2020, 4:37 p.m.

The usual entrepreneurial story goes something like this. A user is passionate about something, a product, service or technology.

Open Access Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Winter 2019

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Posted on March 6, 2020, 2:29 p.m.

Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) submitted by the Graduate School for Winter 2019.

Happy International Women's Day!

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Posted on March 3, 2020, 1 p.m.

Highlights of groundbreaking or interesting women from collections.

March is Women’s History Month - #LaunchStrongWomen

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Posted on March 2, 2020, 4:41 p.m.

The Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars at Syracuse University boasts some pretty impressive stats.

Ideas at the first annual Afropreneurship celebration

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Posted on March 2, 2020, 1:54 p.m.

Students and young alumni from across the campus and community shared how being entrepreneurs has helped them knock down personal and professional goals.

Meet Courtney Jiggetts ’20, innovator

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Posted on March 1, 2020, 2:46 p.m.

Richard Branson, the founder of the Virgin Group conglomerate, dropped out of high school at the age of 16.

Invent your way through the unexpected: Russell Fearon ’20

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Posted on March 1, 2020, 2:41 p.m.

It’s a wonder how simply our delicately complex bodies do everything for us.

Syracuse Deputy Mayor Sharon Owens inspires at first annual Afropreneurship

Sharon Owens speaking at event

Posted on March 1, 2020, 2:01 p.m.

Sharon Owens graduated from Syracuse University in the 1980s, and credits her success to the inspiration of her mother, who grew up in poverty and held her children to a high standard.

February 2020 News Wrap Up

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Posted on Feb. 28, 2020, 11:30 a.m.

Looking back at events, newly processed collections

Special Collections Research Center History Highlights

Leopold von Ranke in his library, early 1880s

Posted on Feb. 24, 2020, 11:45 a.m.

Let the Reader Emerge! Milestones of the Syracuse University Libraries

Find a solution to climate change, says Calvin Atieku ’23

Student in a LaunchPad shirt

Posted on Feb. 23, 2020, 3:08 p.m.

According to theguardian.com, citing a recent NOAA study about water levels and climate change, Florida is set to be completely underwater by the year 2070.

Noel Chang on the heart of entrepreneurship

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Posted on Feb. 22, 2020, 3:16 p.m.

To notice a problem in the world that urgently needs to be solved is a testament to good observation.

Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month in Books

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Posted on Feb. 20, 2020, 1:15 p.m.

Six Book Highlights from Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month

Kenya National Archives

Three Kenya Archivists standing with two female SU Libraries staff

Posted on Feb. 17, 2020, 2:48 p.m.

The Kenya archive collections comprise a large variety of materials which are mostly primary source government documents.

Get your pitch ready - Practice Makes Perfect

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Posted on Feb. 16, 2020, 3:51 p.m.

With business plan competitions right around the corner, there is no substitute for practice.

Andrew Benbenek shares his passion for forging new paths

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Posted on Feb. 16, 2020, 3:34 p.m.

The number of opportunities available to students at Syracuse University are so numerous one can’t possibly come close to taking advantage of them all.

Zain Elwakil ’21, on how triumph and transformation come from struggle

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Posted on Feb. 16, 2020, 3:32 p.m.

Zain Elwakil ’21, is an architect, a designer, a storyteller and an entrepreneur.

Behind the scenes of SU Globalists with Jane Lee: More than just a magazine

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Posted on Feb. 16, 2020, 3:29 p.m.

On its website, the team behind SU Globalists describes a globalist as someone who is proud of his/her/their cultural and social identities, and unafraid to start difficult conversations to bridge differences and find commonalities.

Unfaithful: Marriage Reform and Utopian Dreams

Book cover with image of 1800s couple

Posted on Feb. 13, 2020, 12:31 p.m.

Radical reform movements, including the Oneida Community in upstate New York and the Free Love Club and the Unitary Home in New York City.

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