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Syracuse University Professor: Weakening Web Encryption to Help ID Terrorists Ill Advised
A Syracuse University Computer Science Professor says It would be ill advised to require Silicon Valley companies to weaken encryption or security in order to assist authorities in the fight against terror, despite criticism from a U.S. Senator. Dianne Feinstein,…
Syracuse University Professor: Time Will Tell How Long Trump Spectacle Will Last
Professor of Communication and Rhetorical Studies at Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts Amos Kiewe offers his opinion about the viability of Donald Trump as a presidential candidate. “Donald Trump, who was early dismissed as not a viable…
Professor of Sport Management Rick Burton Offers His Thoughts on Final NASCAR Race for Jeff Gordon
Professor of Sport Management at Syracuse University’s Falk College Rick Burton offers his thoughts on the final NASCAR race for driver Jeff Gordon: “Jeff Gordon was really the driver that initiated the transition from regional “good ol’ boy” Southern stock…
Five Black Friday Overspending Traps to Avoid
You just had a wonderful, albeit crazy, Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends. Now it’s time to go shopping! Black Friday deals abound, or so they say, and you are poised to take advantage of them. Here are some tips…
Syracuse University Law Professor Says Governors Lack Legal Right to Deny Entry to Syrian Refugees
Syracuse University Professor William Banks, who serves as director of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism, offers his thoughts on news that more than half of U.S. governors oppose allowing Syrian refugees into their states. “The governors lack the…
New Research: Hiring Discrimination and Candidates with Disabilities
Syracuse University researcher Meera Adya is available for interviews about new research about discrimination on hiring people with disabilities. Dr. Adya, director of research at the Burton Blatt Institute and affiliated faculty in the Department of Psychology at Syracuse…
Retail Expert on Macy’s Opening on Thanksgiving
Syracuse University professor of retail practice offers insight on the recent announcement that Macy’s will be open on 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day “Macy’s, along with multiple other US retailers are planning to uphold their Thanksgiving hours, recently pledging to…
The Questions After the Crash of Metrojet Flight 9268
Brian Taylor, professor of political science and director of the Center for European Studies at Syracuse University and author of State Building in Putin’s Russia: Policing and Coercion After Communism and Politics and the Russian Army: Civil-Military Relations,…
The Twitter Gaffes of Donald Trump
Republican candidate Donald Trump is back in the news today after retweeting a photo collage of anti-Jeb Bush imagery including a Nazi swastika and an image of Bush in a sombrero next to a cactus. “This is a perfect example…
The Psychological Impacts of Mass Shootings and Violence
College of Arts and Sciences Associate Professor Leonard Newman, area director of social psychology, offers expertise on the mass shooting and violence that has gripped the US during the past two decades. Q: Are we (US society) becoming psychologically desensitized…