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Switching subject categories could improve test scores
New research on ‘output interference’ published in Psychological Science Students of all ages could improve their test scores if the category of information changed abruptly midway through the test, according to a new study on memory by researchers from Syracuse…
Marilyn Higgins one of five newly appointed to Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Commission
Marilyn Higgins, vice president of community engagement & economic development at Syracuse University, is one of five newly appointed to the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Commission. Higgins, nominated by Congresswoman Ann Marie Buerkle (NY-25), will be sworn in Wednesday,…
TRAC: White-collar crime prosecutions down
According to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), the latest available data from the Justice Department show that in January 2012 the federal government prosecuted 546 individuals in white-collar crime cases, down 13 percent from the previous month and down more…
SU in the News: Tuesday, April 17
Associated Press highlights sustainability of SU/SUNY-ESF 2012 Commencement gowns
LGBT Resource Center presents class of 2012 Foundation Awards
The LGBT Resource Center, within the Division of Student Affairs at Syracuse University, has announced the recipients of its 2012 Foundation Awards, who were honored at the Rainbow Banquet on April 12. As a group, the winners represent the innovative…
Kauffman Entrepreneurship Engagement Fellows will stay and start it up in Syracuse
Sixteen Syracuse University seniors and alumni have been selected as 2012 Kauffman Entrepreneurship Engagement Fellows (KEEF), a yearlong program fueled by Enitiative that provides tuition for courses at SU, professional and faculty mentors, and space in the Syracuse Student Sandbox…
Recipients of Imagining America grants announced
Seven faculty members have received grants from Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life to develop courses and projects that encourage significant community-campus collaboration around a relevant issue and further disciplinary and public knowledge. The chosen courses and projects…
Newhouse School to hold Ed Smith Media Literacy Day April 20
The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will host 55 sixth-grade students from the Syracuse City School District’s Edward Smith Elementary School on Friday, April 20, for Newhouse’s sixth annual Media Literacy Day. Sponsored by the Newhouse Diversity Committee, the…
Landscape of Urban Education lecture series presents ‘Hip Hop Genius: Remixing Pedagogy, School Design and Leadership’ with author Sam Seidel
The School of Education’s Landscape of Urban Education series will present “Hip Hop Genius: Remixing Pedagogy, School Design and Leadership” on Thursday, April 26, at 4 p.m. in Watson Theater. The lecture will be led by Sam Seidel, author of…
School of Education’s Dotger receives grant from Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
Benjamin Dotger, associate professor of teaching and leadership in the Syracuse University School of Education, has been awarded a grant for $199,650 from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations to establish a simulated interaction model (SIM) for pre-service secondary teachers. In…