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Campus & Community

Forensic Science Camp for Syracuse City Students Held Aug. 3-7

Monday, August 10, 2015, By Jennifer Russo

From Aug. 3-7, 45 students from the Syracuse City School District in grades 7-12, lived on the Syracuse University campus and participated in an academic schedule as rigorous as most college students’. They were part of the NSBE Jr. program,…

Campus & Community

Student Affairs Leadership Structure to Be Strengthened, Enhanced

Friday, August 7, 2015, By Ellen Mbuqe

The Division of Student Affairs is strengthening its leadership structure to further enhance student programs and services, strengthen connections across the University and better position its resources in support of students in alignment with the University’s new Academic Strategic Plan….

Veterans

University Explores Idea of Veteran-Focused College of Medicine

Thursday, August 6, 2015, By Carol Boll

If deemed feasible, it would be the first college of medicine in the nation to support a pipeline for doctors specifically focused on serving and supporting veterans and their families.

Campus & Community

LGBT Resource Center Names Interim Director

Wednesday, August 5, 2015, By Shannon Andre

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center has announced the appointment of Tiffany Gray as its interim director. Gray will assume the position beginning Aug. 17. Gray is returning to Syracuse University after serving as the director of…

Media, Law & Policy

Student Journalists Get Breaking News Experience

Tuesday, August 4, 2015, By Keith Kobland

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…

Media, Law & Policy

William C. Banks Named Interim Dean of College of Law

Tuesday, August 4, 2015, By Robert Conrad

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’…

Campus & Community

Summer Snaps 2015 (Part 2)

Tuesday, August 4, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

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;…

Campus & Community

Internal Research Grant Program to Support Scholarly Exploration

Tuesday, August 4, 2015, By Carol Boll

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.

STEM

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…

Campus & Community

Shaw Hall Gets New Entrance, Address

Thursday, July 30, 2015, By Keith Kobland

Students living in Shaw Hall will notice some significant changes when they return to campus next month, namely a new entrance and a new address. It’s part of a substantial four-year construction project with renovations “from top to bottom and…