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Professor Vir Phoha Examines Ethics of Facial Recognition Software

Wednesday, March 10, 2021, By Alex Dunbar

The use of facial recognition technology has been controversial and it has been criticized as being prone to misuse and reinforcing existing biases. Cities across the United States have been banning the use of facial recognition software and in the…

STEM

Honeywell and Syracuse University Establish Research Partnership to Develop Next-Generation Air Quality Technology

Monday, March 1, 2021, By Alex Dunbar

Honeywell and Syracuse University have established a research partnership to fund research on emerging indoor air quality technologies. The partnership will include the naming of a Honeywell Indoor Air Quality Laboratory at the College of Engineering and Computer Science, which…

Campus & Community

Newhouse Launches Leaders in Communications Series with CNN’s Ramon Escobar

Tuesday, February 23, 2021, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Ramon Escobar, senior vice president of talent recruitment and development at CNN Worldwide, will kick off the Newhouse School’s reimagined Leaders in Communications series at 6 p.m. Feb. 23 with a virtual discussion hosted by Associate Dean Hub Brown. The conversation will…

STEM

Arts and Sciences Welcomes New Director of Forensics Kathleen Corrado

Tuesday, January 19, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

After 25 years working in the field of forensic science and over two decades of executive experience as a laboratory director, Kathleen Corrado has been named director of the Forensic and National Security Science Institute (FNSSI) in the College of…

Time Magazine

“Big Tech’s Crackdown on Donald Trump and Parler Won’t  Fix the Real Problem With Social Media”

Tuesday, January 12, 2021, By Lily Datz

Whitney Phillips, assistant professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, was interviewed for the Time Magazine story “Big Tech’s Crackdown on Donald Trump and Parler Won’t  Fix the Real Problem With Social Media.”…

National Geographic

“Why people latch on to conspiracy theories, according to science.”

Friday, January 8, 2021, By Lily Datz

Emily Thorson, assistant professor of political science in the Maxwell School, was quoted in the National Geographic story “Why people latch on to conspiracy theories, according to science.” Thorson, who studies political psychology and misinformation, says that it’s hard for…

STEM

Highly Competitive National Science Foundation Grants Bolster Research and Student Experiences

Wednesday, December 16, 2020, By Brandon Dyer

National Science Foundation’s (NSF’s) Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program is one of the largest annual funding programs in the country. The highly competitive grant provides 70% of the budget for new experimental equipment. Universities share 30% of the cost and…

Arts & Culture

The Bio-Art Mixer: Where Art and the Sciences Meet

Tuesday, December 8, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

In bio-art, artists and scientists use living tissues, bacteria and organisms to produce intriguing creations. These works are often intended to inspire conversations and action related to the environment, ecology and the effects of human interaction on nature. At Syracuse…

STEM

Earth and Environmental Sciences Professors Contribute to Study on Future Climate Prediction

Monday, November 16, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

Tiny bubbles of ancient air trapped deep beneath the ice in Antarctica contain important information about our atmosphere. By drilling into the ice, scientists have analyzed these bubbles and determined that carbon dioxide (CO2) levels on Earth today are higher…

CBS Sunday Morning

“Q and the ABCs of spreading conspiracy theories.”

Sunday, October 11, 2020, By Lily Datz

Whitney Phillips, assistant professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, was interviewed by CBS Sunday Morning for the story “Q and the ABCs of spreading conspiracy theories.” Phillips, an expert in disinformation, explains…