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Indoor Mapping Project Attracts Funding from Google
School of Information Studies (iSchool) Assistant Professor Yun Huang has received funding from Google’s Faculty Research Awards Program that will help her continue research on an indoor mapping project. The award of $38,514 is for Huang’s work on the research initiative “General…
iSchool Faculty Receive Grant for Promoting Children’s Creative Thinking
Two School of Information Studies (iSchool) professors who have worked on several library resources projects before will begin another innovative one soon, aimed at school librarians and the students they serve, thanks to funding from a National Leadership Grant for…
Statement from Syracuse University and Jim Boeheim, Head Coach of the University Men’s Basketball Team
On November 17, 2011, news media outlets reported Robert Davis and Michael Lang’s allegations that Bernie Fine had sexually abused them. The University immediately placed Bernie Fine on leave, eventually terminating his employment. The following day, Head Coach of…
Armstrong, Wason Promoted within Advancement and External Affairs
Chief Advancement Officer and Senior Vice President Matthew Ter Molen has announced two promotions within the Division of Advancement and External Affairs (AEA). He has appointed Deborah Armstrong as vice president for development, while Sara Wason has been promoted to…
From Battlefield to Bookworm
The University’s long tradition of service to the nation’s veterans and military service members continues in the classrooms of the College of Arts and Science. In July, Arts and Sciences faculty and staff hosted approximately a dozen military veterans for…
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…
RvD IDEA Wins Award from Deshpande Foundation
The Raymond von Dran Innovation and Disruptive Entrepreneurship Accelerator received the award for Excellence in Curriculum Innovation in Entrepreneurship Award by the Awards Committee for the Deshpande Symposium on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Education on June 10. The Deshpande…
Hromadzic Publishes ‘Citizens of an Empty Nation’
Azra Hromadzic, assistant professor of anthropology in the Maxwell School, has published a new book, “Citizens of an Empty Nation: Youth and State-Making in Postwar Bosnia-Herzegovina” (University of Pennsylvania Press), an ethnography that investigates the internationally directed postwar intervention policies…
Statement from Chancellor Kent Syverud on the Death of Beau Biden
“Syracuse University lost an esteemed member of our alumni community Saturday night with the passing of 1994 College of Law graduate Joseph R. ‘Beau’ Biden III. Our thoughts and prayers are with Beau’s wife Hallie, his two children, his parents…
Lambright Awarded Research Grant from IBM
Harry Lambright, professor of public administration and international affairs and political science, has been awarded a research grant from IBM for his study “Replacing the Shuttle: Leadership, Change, and Public-Private Innovation.” An expert in space policy, Lambright has completed numerous…