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Two Syracuse University Seniors Named as Finalists for Prestigious Marshall Scholarship

Tuesday, November 9, 2021, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University seniors Gretchen Coleman and Ifeyinwa Ojukwu have been named finalists for the Marshall Scholarship, one of the United States’ most prestigious nationally competitive scholarships. The Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a graduate…

Health & Society

SOURCE Spinoza Award Supports Interdisciplinary Inquiry

Tuesday, November 9, 2021, By News Staff

Through the continuing generosity of alumnus William Hrushesky, M.D. (B.A. ’69), the Syracuse Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative engagement (The SOURCE) offers the Spinoza Award to fund undergraduate work that explores philosophical aspects of issues that arise within the…

STEM

Uncovering the Secrets Behind Earth’s First Major Mass Extinction

Monday, November 8, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

We all know that the dinosaurs died in a mass extinction. But did you know that there were other mass extinctions? There are five most significant mass extinctions, known as the “big five,” where at least three quarters of all…

WTEN

Race For Governor of New York Takes Off As New Candidates Announce Their Campaigns

Friday, November 5, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute in the Maxwell School, was interviewed for the WTEN (Albany, NY) story “Empire State Weekly: 2022 Governor race takes shape ahead of General Election.” Reeher discusses…

Veterans

College of Law to Honor Veterans Nov. 9

Friday, November 5, 2021, By Brandon Dyer

On Tuesday, Nov. 9, at noon, the Syracuse University College of Law and members of the greater Syracuse legal community will gather in Dineen Hall’s Melanie Gray Ceremonial Courtroom to celebrate the College of Law’s fourth annual Veterans Day Ceremony….

CNN

Facebook’s New Advertising Techniques and What the Motivation Behind Them Might Be

Friday, November 5, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Beth Egan, associate professor of advertising in the Newhouse School, was interviewed by CNN for the story “Big Tech television ads paint a rosy picture of a problematic industry.” Professor Beth Egan discussed Facebook’s recent ad launch, featuring a unique…

WAER

How Is Social Media Affecting the Minds of Young People?

Friday, November 5, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Jennifer Stromer-Galley, professor in the School of Information Studies and Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs, was interviewed by WAER, for the piece, “Social Media Companies Face Scrutiny Over Effects on Young People.” Stromer-Galley talks about how social media is under…

Spectrum News

The Rise in Social Media and Its Effects On Children

Friday, November 5, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Makana Chock, associate professor of communications at the Newhouse School, was interviewed by Spectrum, for the piece, “Why it’s best to talk with kids about what they’re viewing online.” Chock explains kid’s relationship to social media, saying, “There’s this fear…

Arts & Culture

‘Cultivated Imaginaries,’ a Boghosian Fellow Exhibition, Opens Nov. 11

Friday, November 5, 2021, By Julie Sharkey

“Cultivated Imaginaries: Superblock and the Idea of the City” will be on exhibit beginning Thursday, Nov. 11, in the Marble Room on the first floor of Slocum Hall. The exhibition represents the culmination of a yearlong design research and teaching…

Veterans

Syracuse University Libraries and IVMF Create Resource Library

Friday, November 5, 2021, By Cristina Hatem

The Digital Library Program at Syracuse University Libraries, the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) and the School of Information Studies (iSchool) are proud to launch the Center of Excellence Resource Library (COERL), a digital repository of IVMF research…