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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…
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…
Training Exercise Will Temporarily Close College Place Tuesday
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…
New DPS Chief Robert Maldonado Takes Oath of Office
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…
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.
Global Fulbright Scholars at University for Summer Immersion Program
Thirty-four Fulbright scholars from around the world have arrived at the University for an immersive four-week English language program. The program, hosted by the English Language Institute, serves to provide international graduate students with language skills and cultural competency before…
Graduate Students Work to Strengthen Local Economy in Start-Up New York Program
“Start-Up New York is about the marriage of the community with the businesses and the university. It’s about really finding the right fit in all those different areas: What’s mutually beneficial? What helps the community?” says Olevia Mitchell, a first-year…
Evacuation Drills Scheduled
Fire and Life Safety Services (FLSS) will conduct the summer 2015 evacuation drills in academic and administrative buildings from July 27-31. The building drills will be conducted in the morning between 9:30-11:30 a.m. or in the afternoon/evening between 1:30-9 p.m.,…
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.
MOST Young Women Scientist Camp
About a dozen middle school girls spent the day with real scientists at Syracuse University as part of the 2015 MOST Young Women Scientist Camp. Faculty from the College of Engineering and Computer Science partnered with faculty from the College…