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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…
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.
Summer Snaps 2015
What are you doing on your summer vacation? Take a look at what some members of the University community are doing to have some fun in the sun. We invite you to send in your favorite summer vacation photos for…
Research Computing Gains Momentum at University
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…
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.
Maxwell School Names Ronald P. O’Hanley New Advisory Board Chairman
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs has named Ronald P. O’Hanley chairman of its advisory board. O’Hanley is chief executive officer of State Street Global Advisors, the investment management arm of State Street Corp. and a global leader…
Philosophers Celebrate 10th Anniversary of SPAWN Series July 29-31
The Department of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences is marking the 10th anniversary of its acclaimed SPAWN summer workshop series by revisiting the theme of its first conference: “Consciousness.” SPAWN, which stands for “Syracuse Philosophy Annual Workshop…
Mehrzad Boroujerdi on Historic Iran Nuclear Deal
“The time has come to turn a page in the torturous relationship between Iran and the United States,” says Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department and O’Hanley Faculty Scholar at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship…
Physicists Confirm Existence of Rare Pentaquarks
Physicists in the College of Arts and Sciences have confirmed the existence of two rare pentaquark states. Their discovery is said to have major implications for the study of the structure of matter.