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On a recent warm morning, before most people are out of bed, Heather Ketcham dives into the cool waters of Cazenovia Lake, not far from her home. This isn’t just a refreshing dip; this is her training ground.

The summer of 2015 isn’t one Chase Guttman ’18 will soon forget. It included close encounters with sharks in a shark cage, riding ostriches and a photographic journey into a land of breathtaking beauty and culture.

Syracuse city traffic crews will be visible next week (beginning Aug. 17) along Comstock and Waverly avenues. As part of the ongoing effort by the city to improve the flow of cars, people and bikes, work will soon begin, leading…

For students in Newhouse School Assistant Professor Aileen Gallagher’s “News Writing and Reporting” class, it was a real life taste of spot news. As part of a dual exercise involving emergency management, faculty and student journalists, a realistic drill played…

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…

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…

Department of Public Safety (DPS) Chief Robert Maldonado was officially sworn in on July 27 as a peace officer by Syracuse Police Department Chief Frank Fowler. Chief Maldonado’s first day leading the Department of Public Safety, which consists of more…

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.

Distinguished Professor of Information Science Kevin Crowston has enjoyed a rare opportunity in the academic researcher’s world. He’s lived life on the other side of a research funding proposal. Crowston recently completed a 27-month rotation as a program director for the…

Maxwell School Economics Professor Mary E. Lovely, who studies the Chinese economy and China’s economic growth, provides some insight into China’s market volatility. “If stock values do not rebound, households may perceive a permanent decline in wealth and slow down…