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International Business Times

Minkoff-Zern Calls Out Misconceptions on Immigrant Jobs

Thursday, November 30, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

After a McDonalds’ bun distributor lost a third of its employees to an immigrant raid, it is now losing out on millions in revenue. For the International Business Times, Falk Assistant Professor Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern talked about a false narrative associated…

Huffington Post

Louis Kriesberg Discusses Proposed Tax Plan

Monday, November 27, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

For the Huffington Post, Professor Emeritus of Sociology Louis Kriesberg wrote an article entitled, “Instead Of Giving More Handouts To The Rich, We Should Tax Wealth.” In it, he discusses the potential new tax plan and the mark it will…

PBS

Yaffe Discusses Reckless Child with PBS

Sunday, November 26, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Arts and Sciences Assistant Professor David Yaffe was interviewed by PBS News Hour about his new biography, “Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell,” which is a deep-dive into the artist’s life. “Well, I’ll start by saying that Joni never…

Reuters

Expert Seward Discusses Potential Buyout for Grain Merchant Bunge

Wednesday, November 22, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

As grain merchant Bunge sees falling profits, concerns of a buyout from commodity trader Glencore PLC have employees worried about the future. At the moment, compensation packages have grown to sweeten the pot in case of this deal. While the…

Huffington Post

Expert Burman Discusses Proposed Tax Plan

Sunday, November 19, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

President Trump’s new tax plan has an air of simplicity to it, though for some, it will usher in higher costs. And, as the plan shows, these costs would be focused less from the higher class, and more towards the…

Arts & Culture

Obie Award-Winning Playwright Launches Department of Drama Discussion Series

Thursday, November 9, 2017, By Erica Blust

Obie Award-winning playwright Caridad Svich will join faculty members Celia Madeoy, Stephanie Fetta and Gladys McCormick for a panel discussion of Isabel Allende’s “The House of the Spirits” on Sunday, Nov. 12, at 4:30 p.m. in the Arthur Storch Theater…

Media, Law & Policy

Panel Discussion at Newhouse School Will Explore Data Journalism

Wednesday, November 8, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Using data has become a critical skill for journalists. But where do you get it? How do you use it and what kinds of stories can you do? Do you have to be able to write code? Or are there…

STEM

iSchool and Whitman School Welcome First Cohort of Students to Online Program in Applied Data Science

Monday, November 6, 2017, By J.D. Ross

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) and the Martin J. Whitman School of Management together welcomed the first cohort of students to the online master’s program in Applied Data Science. The new online offering teaches an interdisciplinary curriculum developed by…

Media, Law & Policy

Understanding Non-Disclosure Agreements

Wednesday, October 25, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Non-disclosure agreements have been in the news recently with the ongoing stories about Harvey Weinstein and allegations of harassment and sexual assault. Some accusers have come forward, breaking non-disclosure agreements (NDA) that they had with him or his company. Syracuse…

PBS NewsHour

Neutron Collision Discovery a “Textbook Changer” says PBS NewsHour

Wednesday, October 18, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman Endowed Professor of Physics at the College of Arts and Sciences, recently spoke with PBS NewsHour about the  discoveries that came from the detection of two neutron stars colliding. The event gave researchers new information regarding…