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Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Professor Wins Facebook Reality Labs Research Grant to Study Impacts of Augmented and Virtual Reality

Friday, September 3, 2021, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Makana Chock, David J. Levidow Professor of Communications in the Newhouse School, has been awarded a $75,000 research grant from Facebook Reality Labs to explore the impacts of augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) on bystander privacy. Chock will work with Se…

Arts & Culture

VPA Welcomes New Full-Time Faculty

Friday, September 3, 2021, By Erica Blust

The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) welcomed 10 new full-time faculty members for the 2021-22 academic year. Gabrielle Demeestère joins the Department of Transmedia as an assistant teaching professor of film and will teach screenwriting and directing. Born…

Campus & Community

COVID-19 Update: Testing | Resources | Information Hub | Prevention Plan

Friday, September 3, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Families, Faculty and Staff: The first week of classes is behind us—it is wonderful to see our campus come to life for the new semester. We continue to learn new lessons about how to make the most of…

Relias Media

Certain Recovery Activities Can Protect First Responders’ Well-Being

Wednesday, September 1, 2021, By Lily Datz

Research by Bryce Hruska, assistant professor of public health in Falk College, was covered by Relias Media in the article “Certain Recovery Activities Can Protect First Responders’ Well-Being.” Hruska, an expert on occupational stress, researched the stressors and mental health…

Media Tip Sheets

‘There Is Strength In Seeking Help’ Says Veterans Mental Health Advocate

Wednesday, September 1, 2021, By Daryl Lovell

On Aug. 31, the last of the American troops left Afghanistan. In an afternoon address, President Biden spoke extensively about the costs of war for American servicemembers and veterans and the lasting impacts on their mental health. Kenneth Marfilius is…

WPIX-TV (New York)

Mike Richards is out as producer of ‘Jeopardy!’ and ‘Wheel’

Wednesday, September 1, 2021, By Lily Datz

Robert Thompson, Trustee Professor of radio, television and film and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture in the Newhouse School, was interviewed by WPIX-TV (New York) for the article “Mike Richards is out as producer of…

Market Watch

Will Social Security Survive the Test of Time?

Tuesday, August 31, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Eric Kingson, professor of social work in Falk College, was interviewed for the MarketWatch piece “Your retirement is years away. Can you count on Social Security?” Kingson, co-author of the book “Social Security Works for Everyone!” stated that “Social Security…

Fast Company

Has TikTok Reached Its Peak? Syracuse Professor Weighs In

Tuesday, August 31, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the Fast Company story “TikTok hits the big time: The MLA Handbook has decided how to cite it in academic” as well as an article for the…

Veterans

Orientation and Resource Fair Helps Connect Student Veterans to Support

Tuesday, August 31, 2021, By Brandon Dyer

More than two dozen campus organizations were represented at the National Veteran Resource Center on Aug. 26 for the Veteran and Military-Connected Student Orientation and Resource Fair. The event helped make student veterans aware of the wide variety of campus…

Media Tip Sheets

What Went Wrong? Intelligence Expert Available to Discuss Afghanistan

Monday, August 30, 2021, By Matt Michael

The U.S. intelligence community is being accused of a massive intelligence failure, which led to the chaotic withdrawal of troops in Afghanistan. And now there’s a question of whether the dissolution of U.S. intelligence on the ground will make it…