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Campus & Community

Summer Snaps 2015 (Part 3)

Tuesday, August 11, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Summer is still in full swing and members of the Syracuse University community are reveling in the season of sunshine and getaways. See where your colleagues and fellow students have been. We’ll have one more edition of Summer Snaps published…

Veterans

University Explores Idea of Veteran-Focused College of Medicine

Thursday, August 6, 2015, By Carol Boll

If deemed feasible, it would be the first college of medicine in the nation to support a pipeline for doctors specifically focused on serving and supporting veterans and their families.

STEM

Stromer-Galley’s Bias Retraining Game Wins ‘Serious Play’ Honors

Monday, August 3, 2015, By Diane Stirling

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…

Campus & Community

Nourish Students Share in Rebuilding Livelihoods, Hope in Uganda

Wednesday, July 29, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

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.

Campus & Community

Research Computing Gains Momentum at University

Monday, July 27, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

Research computing continues to grow at Syracuse University. Supported by Information Technology Services (ITS), enhanced resources offer University researchers more support, greater capacity and an expanding toolset. A National Science Foundation award in 2013 funded infrastructure upgrades that expanded data-intensive…

James Schmeling on the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act

Wednesday, July 22, 2015, By Ellen Mbuqe

James Schmeling, J.D., Managing Director for Programming and Co-Founder of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University, reflects on the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and its impact on veterans. “Military service members may…

STEM

iSchool Welcomes New Assistant Dean for Advancement

Wednesday, July 22, 2015, By J.D. Ross

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…

Arts & Culture

Student Author Challenges Perceptions in ‘I, Too, Am a Dancer!’

Tuesday, July 21, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

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.

Campus & Community

ITS Offers Hands-On Workshop on Accessibility Fundamentals for Website Development

Monday, July 20, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

Information Technology Services (ITS) has announced that registrations are being accepted for a hands-on workshop called “Fundamentals of Creating Accessible Web Pages.” This workshop is for anyone who manages, creates or maintains web content. ITS staff will provide an overview…

STEM

Fridley Co-Authors International Biodiversity Research Paper

Monday, July 20, 2015, By Amy Manley

Humans depend upon high levels of ecosystem biodiversity. But due to climate change and changes in land use, biodiversity loss is greater now than at any other time in human history. Jason Fridley, associate professor of biology in the College…