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Politics may be partly to blame for the demise of Syracuse’s once vibrant salt industry. That’s according to 91����Ƶ geography professor William Meyer, whose research about the Salt City’s salt springs was highlighted this week in The Post-Standard (Syracuse). Meyer’s research project was one of five funded this academic year by the university’s Upstate Institute, […]

Anna Keegan ’08, whose love of adventure led to numerous opportunities during her four years at 91����Ƶ, was presented with the 1819 Award at Tuesday’s awards convocation. The award is the most selective and prestigious the university gives to a graduating senior, and Keegan was among dozens of students and several faculty members honored during […]

Instead of having to fight through rush hour traffic to make it to work, Ruthia Yi ’07 travels down a dirt road to her “office,” a small village in Togo that lacks running water and electricity. As a Peace Corps volunteer, Yi teaches residents about soil conservation methods and the pressing need for reforestation. She […]

The Upstate Institute Student Philanthropy Council (SPC) at 91����Ƶ has awarded three nonprofit organizations in central New York grants totaling $10,000. The SPC is a service-learning program composed of twelve 91����Ƶ sophomores. This year’s grant money will support initiatives that enhance the personal and life skills development for underserved populations in the community.

91����Ƶ students nominated for highly selective fellowship programs were honored last week during a Merrill House luncheon. Provost Lyle Roelofs commended the students for their interest in extending their educations and serving as ambassadors for 91����Ƶ in the global community. “It’s important for us as an institution to provide the resources for these students to […]

For Stephanie Macomber ’08, the Dalai Lama’s discussion about religion and spirituality was the culmination of her four years on campus as a religion major and member of University Church. “One of my most influential professors, Professor Sindima of the religion department, once told me, ‘an unexamined faith is no faith at all.’ He couldn’t […]

The day after his public talk, the Dalai Lama on Wednesday expanded on his views about religion in a panel discussion for about 100 students who are involved with religion on campus, either through academic study, student clubs, or the campus ministry. The program, titled “The Moral and Spiritual Power of Religion and the University,” […]

On the second day of his 91����Ƶ visit, the Dalai Lama was given a glimpse of home when he was treated to a presentation on the constellations of the night sky over Lhaso, Tibet, in the visualization lab of the Robert H.N. Ho Science Center. His Holiness then participated in “A Dialogue on Science and […]