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Student Journalists Get Breaking News Experience
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…
Student Awarded Best Paper for Laser Ignition Research
Nathan Peters, a mechanical engineering Ph.D. student in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has won the best student paper award at the 2015 Laser Ignition Conference. Peters presented the paper, “Laser ignition of methane and biogas near flammability limits,”…
William C. Banks Named Interim Dean of College of Law
William C. Banks, Board of Advisers Distinguished Professor of Law and founding director of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT), has been named the College of Law’s interim dean, effective Aug. 1. Banks has more than 35 years’…
Professor Charles Driscoll on the Clean Power Plan
Syracuse University Professor Charles Driscoll, a faculty member in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, said that the Clean Power Plan announced by President Obama and the EPA will positively impact communities throughout the US. “Our recent study published…
Summer Snaps 2015 (Part 2)
From around the city to around the world, members of the Syracuse University community are enjoying the summer in fun and adventurous ways. See where they’ve been in this second week of Summer Snaps 2015. We’ve gotten many great photos;…
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…
Rick Burton on the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
It was announced that China’s capital, Beijing, will host the 2022 Winter Olympics, becoming the first city in the world to host both the summer and winter Olympic Games. The games will be held from February 4 to February 20,…
Samuel Clemence Appointed Interim Dean of Hendricks Chapel
Senior Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz today announced the appointment of Samuel Clemence, Meredith professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering, as interim dean of Hendricks Chapel. The appointment comes as Tiffany Steinwert, current dean…