Winners of LaunchPad’s 2025 Impact Prize Announced
Seven student startup companies were awarded a total of $15,000 in cash prizes for ventures that create meaningful change.
5 Data Warriors Student Research Fellows Chosen to Work With SCSD Youth
Graduate and undergraduate students will work with 21 high schoolers, using math, maps and data analysis to study and solve community issues.
iSchool Cybersecurity Professor:Â Routine Software Updates May Cascade Into Future
A major AWS outage highlights the hidden risks of routine cloud software updates and their global impact on internet infrastructure.
Protecting the Grid: Engineering in Action
Amid rising global urgency around digital defense, Syracuse University faculty draw on real-world expertise to prepare the next generation of cybersecurity leaders.
Winners of LaunchPad’s 2025 Ideas Fest
Student entrepreneurs pitched 90-second business ideas to judges at Bird Library, earning cash prizes and mentorship opportunities.
How I Spent My Summer Vacation: The Important Role of Internships
Students gained real-world experience, built professional networks and clarified career goals through immersive summer internships.
Remembering the Legacy of Elizabeth (Liz) DuRoss Liddy
Elizabeth (Liz) DuRoss Liddy, dean emerita of the School of Information Studies (iSchool) and former interim vice chancellor and provost, passed away on Aug. 21.
Blackstone LaunchPad Founders Circle Welcomes New Members
Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad welcomed 34 graduates of the Class of 2025 as new members of the Founders Circle. They were selected in recognition
Libraries Recognize Outstanding 2025 Student Employees With Awards
Syracuse University Libraries recognized its student employees with an awards celebration on April 23. The Libraries typically employs around 150 undergraduate and graduate students each
Blackstone LaunchPad Student Start-Ups Win in the 2025 New York Business Plan Competition
Three Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) student start-up teams won prizes in the finals of the New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC), powered by
Outstanding Teaching Assistants Recognized at Graduate School Ceremony
The important work and contributions of teaching assistants were recognized yesterday at a ceremony hosted by the Graduate School. The Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award is
Doctoral Students Earn Summer Funding to Support Dissertation Completion
The Summer Funding Competition provides dissertation fellowships to late-stage doctoral students to facilitate progress to degree and dissertation completion. The $4,500 awards are given annually
2025 Raymond von Dran iPrize and Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award Winners Announced
Winners of the 2025 School of Information Studies’ (iSchool) Raymond von Dran (RvD) Fund for Student Entrepreneurship iPrize competition and the Hunter Brooks Watson (HBW)
2025 Hult Prize Campus Qualifier Competition
On Feb. 21, five student teams from Syracuse University competed in the 2025 Hult Prize campus qualifier at Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad for a chance to
Applications Open for 2025 Raymond von Dran iPrize and Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award
Applications are open now through April 6 for the School of Information Studies’ Raymond von Dran (RvD) Fund for Student Entrepreneurship iPrize competition and the
Smart Cities Research @ SU Holds First Workshop
On Feb. 14, Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (SyracuseCoE) hosted the first Smart Cities Research @ SU workshop, led by Sevgi
Blackstone LaunchPad Announces 2025 Afropreneurship Business Competition Winners
Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad awarded prizes to several student teams as part of its fourth annual Afropreneurship Celebration and Business Competition, held in Bird
iSchool Professor Jaime Banks Secures $600,000 NSF Grant to Research Human Experiences of AI
Jaime Banks, an associate professor and Ph.D. program director in the School of Information Studies (iSchool), has secured $600,000 in grant funding for an innovative