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Campus & Community

CCDS Plans Un-Conference on Democracy, Digital Media, Decision Making, Data Analytics

Wednesday, August 15, 2018, By J.D. Ross

The Center for Computational and Data Science (CCDS) at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) will host the Syracuse University Research Un-Conference in September. The purpose of the Un-Conference is to bring together faculty from the Syracuse University community in a…

Veterans

Sociologists Link Service-Connected Disability to Veteran Mortality Disadvantage

Wednesday, August 15, 2018, By Rob Enslin

The impact of service-connected disability (SCD) on the U.S. veteran mortality rate is the subject of a presentation by a trio of Syracuse University professors at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA) in Philadelphia. Scott Landes,…

Arts & Culture

SUArt Galleries Presents ‘Rodin: The Human Experience/Selections from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Collections’

Wednesday, August 15, 2018, By Syracuse University Art Museum

The Syracuse University Art Galleries is presenting “Rodin: The Human Experience/Selections from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Collections,” on view beginning Aug. 16 and continuing through Nov. 18 in the Shaffer Art Building. Organized by Judith Sobol, curator of…

STEM

Varshney Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Tuesday, July 31, 2018, By Matt Wheeler

Distinguished Professor Pramod K. Varshney in the College of Engineering and Computer Science has been awarded the Yaakov Bar-Shalom Award for Lifetime Excellence in Information Fusion by the International Society of Information Fusion. He received the honor at the University…

Media, Law & Policy

Six Distinguished Members of College of Law Community to Receive Law Honors Award

Tuesday, July 31, 2018, By Robert Conrad

On Sept. 28, the Syracuse University Law Alumni Association and the College of Law will celebrate the singular achievements of six esteemed members of its community with the prestigious Syracuse Law Honors Awards. Established in 2015, the award is conferred…

STEM

Hosein Delivers TED Talk on Revolutionary Material

Monday, July 30, 2018, By Matt Wheeler

Ian D. Hosein, assistant professor of biomedical and chemical engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS), recently delivered a TED talk at Clarkson University’s Spring TEDx event. Hosein discussed the development of strong materials that are also…

STEM

iSchool Researchers to Participate in Twitter-funded Study on Discussion Quality

Monday, July 30, 2018, By J.D. Ross

In the context of growing political polarization, the spread of misinformation, and increases in incivility and intolerance, how can the Twitter social networking service assess and improve the quality of its conversations?  Two researchers from the School of Information Studies (iSchool)…

AFP

Facebook Needs to Weed Out More ‘Harmful’ Content

Friday, July 27, 2018, By Essence Britt

Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was quoted in stories about Facebook controversy in AFP. Grygiel, a social media expert says, “…despite Facebook’s ramped up efforts, it needs far more people to weed out posts that can…

The New York Times

Facebook Faces Another Propaganda Scam

Friday, July 27, 2018, By Essence Britt

Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse school was mentioned in The New York Times for the discovery of Facebook ads targeting American citizens. Grygiel was able to view them because of a recent policy change by Facebook. In…

Campus & Community

Summer Update #6

Thursday, July 26, 2018, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: With the start of a new academic year just a month away, the campus community continues to work to enhance programs, strengthen staffing, add resources and consider new opportunities for ensuring a welcoming, inclusive and…