SALT LAKE CITY — How accurate is eyewitness testimony? A Weber State University professor's research sheds some light on how racial bias may weigh in to the mistakes eyewitnesses make. http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&;sid=20347809
OGDEN — Race can play a critical role in how witnesses identify criminal suspects.Weber State professor Sheree Josephson recently published a study that shows eyewitnesses struggle when trying to identify a suspect of another race, and whites and blacks react differently when trying to identify suspects of their own race…
WSU Professor Conducts Eyewitness Eye-Tracking Research With Important Implications http://www.weber.edu/WSUToday/050412EyeTracking.html
by Amy K. Stewart Weber State University theater professor Tracy Callahan of Ogden is directing a new play, "Course 86B in the Catalogue." "I love working here at Weber State with my students, but it's also fun to get out in the community and work on a world-premiere play," said Callahan.…
Tags: faculty theaterWeber State's College of Arts and Humanities would like to congratulate Dick Halley, professor emeritus of Communication and a former International Listening Association (ILA) president, who was recently inducted into the ILA hall of fame.
Tags: faculty awards staffWeber State University journalism instructor Shane Farver hit the trail earlier this month in Canyonlands National Park. Farver and friends hiked in Chesler Park in the Needles District. As you can see from the photographs, wide open vistas gave way to slot canyons on a day of sightseeing. Farver also…
Tags: art adventure faculty CommunicationOGDEN, Utah – Weber State University music professor Yu-Jane Yang has been named the 2012 John S. Hinckley Fellow, while WSU’s International Economics program is the 2012 Exemplary Collaboration Award winner. Yang, an accomplished pianist who has performed in concert on three continents, joined the WSU music faculty in 1992.…
Tags: Ogden faculty awards orchestra piano DPA HinckleyThe poster series designed by Professor Larry Clarkson (Visual Arts) for theatre performances last year on campus has been included in Print magazine's 31st Regional Design Annual. The competition showcases what is considered some of the best graphic design created across the US over the last year. With several thousand…
Tags: art faculty alumni DOVADepartment of Visual Arts faculty member Paul Crow has had a film selected for the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, currently being held in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Provo. Crow is Associate Producer of the film, titled The Diatom, directed by Chris Peters of Los Angeles. It premiered…
Tags: Ogden art community Park City SundanceBy Rosemary Winters Salt Lake Tribune Curtis Michelson could see at least one benefit of being a professional musician when he and his peers at Sunset Junior High recently were asked to name a few. “You get paid to do what you like,” the seventh-grader chimed in during a…
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