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Internal Research Grant Program to Support Scholarly Exploration
The program, announced Monday by Vice President for Research Gina Lee-Glauser, provides a total of $150,000 in funding for faculty to develop essential relationships; obtain foundational results to expand or sustain their research, scholarly or creative activities; or strengthen and foster interdisciplinary collaboration across the University.
Stripling Elected NYLA President
Barbara K. Stripling, senior associate dean and assistant professor of practice at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), has been elected to the presidency of the New York Library Association (NYLA) for the organization’s 2016-2017 term. Election results were released earlier…
Stromer-Galley’s Bias Retraining Game Wins ‘Serious Play’ Honors
Human decision-making is prone to cognitive biases, the shortcuts people take because their brains are wired to make decisions quickly with limited information. However, a game developed by a research team that includes a School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty…
Training Exercise Will Temporarily Close College Place Tuesday
The Syracuse University Department of Public Safety, in conjunction with the Syracuse Police Department, Onondaga County Emergency Management, Syracuse Fire Department, Syracuse University Ambulance, Rural Metro and Fire and Life Safety Services, will conduct a training exercise in the vicinity…
Nourish Students Share in Rebuilding Livelihoods, Hope in Uganda
Rural Ugandans were at first unsure about the Nourish International students who came to help with health and livelihood initiatives. There can be skepticism about Westerners bringing their own values. The students showed their purpose was different.
Global Fulbright Scholars at University for Summer Immersion Program
Thirty-four Fulbright scholars from around the world have arrived at the University for an immersive four-week English language program. The program, hosted by the English Language Institute, serves to provide international graduate students with language skills and cultural competency before…
iSchool Welcomes New Assistant Dean for Advancement
Kimberly Pietro has joined the School of Information Studies as assistant dean for advancement. She began on July 21. Pietro comes to the iSchool from SUNY Cortland, where she had served as the vice president for institutional advancement and executive…
Evacuation Drills Scheduled
Fire and Life Safety Services (FLSS) will conduct the summer 2015 evacuation drills in academic and administrative buildings from July 27-31. The building drills will be conducted in the morning between 9:30-11:30 a.m. or in the afternoon/evening between 1:30-9 p.m.,…
Newhouse Begins Online Master’s in Communications with Cohort of 31 Students
Courses in Communications@Syracuse, the new online master’s degree program offered by the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, began Tuesday, July 21, with an inaugural class of 31 students from nine states across the U.S. Communications@Syracuse offers students from anywhere…
Student Author Challenges Perceptions in ‘I, Too, Am a Dancer!’
Kanisha L. Ffriend ’16 tells the story of a young girl of color who is hard of hearing in “I,Too, Am a Dancer!” The girl is the main character—a different approach than from what Ffriend had seen in other books about people with disabilities.