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Health & Society

Addiction Studies CAS Prepares Students for Work in Prevention, Policy and Sustainable Recovery

Sunday, June 7, 2020, By News Staff

As the opioid epidemic extends into its second decade, the nation faces a critical need for a well-educated workforce to address prevention, treatment, recovery and policies that address the systemic factors that perpetuate addictive behaviors. At the same time, state…

Business & Economy

‘Navigating Post-COVID-19 Requires Listening, Adaptation to Rebuild Fan Trust’

Friday, June 5, 2020, By News Staff

Brad Horn is a professor of practice in public relations in the Newhouse School. It has been more than two months since sports—and life—came to an abrupt halt. The COVID-19 pandemic has been full of unknowns, but when it comes…

Business & Economy

‘India Needs Structural Reforms for Growth to Make a Strong Comeback’

Friday, June 5, 2020, By News Staff

Devashish Mitra is a professor of economics and the Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs in the Maxwell School. Reviving the economy of India is not possible without restarting production, Mitra writes in an op-ed for The…

Arts & Culture

Incoming Drama Major Alethea Shirilan-Howlett ’24 Debuts First Full-Length Play on YouTube on Sunday

Friday, June 5, 2020, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Growing up, Alethea Shirilan-Howlett ’24, a senior at Jamesville-DeWitt (J-D) High School and an incoming first-year drama major (theater management track) in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, dreamed of being an actress. After attending a pre-college arts program…

Media, Law & Policy

Dana Olwan Receives 2020 Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award

Thursday, June 4, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

The last decade has marked a period of rapid political and economic change in the Middle East and North Africa. Among those are growing demands for marriage rights for women in Arab and Muslim cultures. Until recently, the right to…

Media, Law & Policy

‘Why Twitter Finally Decided to Label Trump’s Tweets as Misinformation’

Thursday, June 4, 2020, By News Staff

Jennifer Grygiel is an assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School. In a landmark action, Twitter has for the first time attached independent fact-checking information directly to two tweets from President Donald Trump. The president’s tweets make false claims…

Campus & Community

Message from Chief Bobby Maldonado

Thursday, June 4, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: I am writing today to provide our monthly update regarding the investigation of bias incidents that have occurred on our campus. First, however, I want to address recent events that are deeply troubling to me,…

STEM

‘SpaceX’s Mission: A New Chapter in Space Exploration—and in Humanity’s Age-Old Quest’

Thursday, June 4, 2020, By News Staff

Sean O’Keefe is a University Professor and the Howard G. and S. Louise Phanstiel Chair in Strategic Management and Leadership in the Maxwell School. O’Keefe served as administrator of NASA during the George W. Bush Administration. In a recent op-ed…

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Associate Professor of Public Health
Campus & Community

Coronavirus Update 6.3.20: Return to Work, Health and Safety, Course Preparation and More

Wednesday, June 3, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Families, Faculty and Staff: Today, we have welcomed a small group of faculty and staff back to campus, after nearly three months of transitioning to remote work as part of our response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The group…