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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…

Health & Society

Psychologist Stephen Maisto Awarded $2.1 Million NIH Grant Award

Thursday, July 30, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

A psychologist’s research in the College of Arts and Sciences is receiving backing from one of the world’s most foremost biomedical research centers. Stephen Maisto, professor of psychology, is the recipient of a five-year, $2.1 million National Institutes of Health…

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.

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell School Names Ronald P. O’Hanley New Advisory Board Chairman

Monday, July 20, 2015, By Scott Barrett

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…

Media, Law & Policy

Summer Law Program Focuses on Business and Technology Development

Friday, July 17, 2015, By Jessica Chesher

Microfluidic bubble bioreactor for cell capture is not a description one would expect to hear for a project being researched in a law school, but that’s exactly what Heather Roark Parker L’16 was explaining to Assemblyman William Magnarelli during a…

Campus & Community

Candace Campbell Jackson Appointed Vice President, Chief of Staff to Chancellor Syverud

Thursday, July 16, 2015, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud today appointed Candace Campbell Jackson to the position of vice president and chief of staff. A highly experienced and accomplished administrator, Jackson currently serves as the vice president for student success and vice provost for academic success…

Leah Lazarz Named Digital and Social Media Manager for Enrollment Management

Wednesday, July 15, 2015, By Ellen Mbuqe

Leah Lazarz is the new manager of digital and social media for the Office of Marketing and Communications at Syracuse University. In this position, Lazarz will focus on the development of Enrollment Management’s social media and digital marketing plans. Through…

STEM

Physicists Awarded $3 Million Grant to Build Particle Detector

Wednesday, July 15, 2015, By Rob Enslin

They will use the three-year award to build an inner tracking device, known as the Upstream Tracker, which will increase the amount of data that LHCb can handle by factors of five to 10.

Campus & Community

Susan Hildreth to Rejoin Libraries Advisory Board

Monday, July 13, 2015, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Syracuse University Libraries has announced the re-appointment of Susan Hildreth to its advisory board. Hildreth was appointed by President Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in Washington, D.C….

STEM

Faculty Member Launches New Tool for Digital Learning

Monday, July 6, 2015, By Diane Stirling

A website featuring the work of a School of Information Studies (iSchool) research professor and a graduate student that strives to use artwork to help in the understanding of scientific principles has just launched. Over the past year, Jun Wang,…