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NSF I-Corps Semiconductor and Microelectronics Free Virtual Course Being Offered
University researchers with groundbreaking ideas in semiconductors, microelectronics or advanced materials are invited to apply for an entrepreneurship-focused hybrid course offered through the National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program. The free virtual course runs from Sept. 15 through…
LaunchPad Awards Student Start-Up Fund Grant
The Blackstone LaunchPad at Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity Libraries has awarded a Student Start-Up Fund grant for the Spring 2025 semester to Thomas O’Brien ’25 for his company, Ten Open Projects. Grants are awarded on a rolling basis to undergraduate and graduate…
Libraries Receives Grant for Book Repair Workshop
Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity Libraries’ Department of Access and Resource Sharing received a Central New York Library Resources Council Catalyst Grant for $2,000 to provide train-the-trainer workshops on book repair to local school district media specialists. Preservation librarian Marianne Hanley submitted the…
The Libraries’ Resources: A Staff and Faculty Benefit
Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity Libraries is a critical asset to student success and faculty research and teaching. But Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity staff may not realize that all the collections, services and spaces available through the Libraries are also available for staff use. Anyone…
Libraries Innovation Scholar Launches Utopia, a Transparent Beauty Brand
Trey Augliano ’27, a rising junior in the Whitman School of Management majoring in entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises and marketing management, recently launched Utopia Beauty, a science-driven beauty retailer that promises to bring transparency and trust to the personal care…
Blackstone LaunchPad Founders Circle Welcomes New Members
Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad welcomed 34 graduates of the Class of 2025 as new members of the Founders Circle. They were selected in recognition of launching or leading ventures at the University while students, as well as contributing to…
Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity Libraries’ Information Literacy Scholars Produce Information Literacy Collab Journal
Earlier this month, Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity Libraries’ Information Literacy Scholars published their first open access information literacy journal, Information Literacy Collab (ILC). It is available on SURFACE, the University’s open access institutional repository. ILC is a diamond open-access publication by and…
David Seaman to Continue Tenure as Libraries Dean, University Librarian
David Seaman, who has served as dean of Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity Libraries and University Librarian since 2015, has been reappointed for a third five-year term. The announcement, made by Interim Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Lois Agnew, follows a…
Blackstone LaunchPad Student Start-Ups Win in the 2025 New York Business Plan Competition
Three Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) student start-up teams won prizes in the finals of the New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC), powered by Upstate Capital Association of NY, held in Albany on April 24. Carolyn Fernandes G’25 (College…
Libraries Supports Students During Spring 2025 Finals
Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity Libraries is offering extended hours during Spring 2025 finals week: Bird Library Monday, April 28-Thursday, May 8: Bird Library will be open 24 hours a day The Libraries is also offering the following wellness initiatives at Bird Library during finals:…