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Health & Society

Falk’s Miriam Mutambudzi Furthers Research on Health Disparities Among Older, Vulnerable Populations

Tuesday, February 11, 2025, By Matt Michael

From late 2007 until mid-2009, economies around the world plunged into a market decline known as the Great Recession–the most severe economic crisis since the Great Depression in the 1930s. In the United States, unemployment rates skyrocketed, housing prices and…

Media Tip Sheets

Utah’s New Law Banning Books Ignites Censorship Debate

Wednesday, August 21, 2024, By Christopher Munoz

More than a dozen books are now banned from all public schools in Utah under a new state law. It’s the latest in what is a growing trend across the United States. In an April report, PEN America said that…

Campus & Community

Miriam Mutambudzi Chosen as 2024-26 Lender Center Faculty Fellow

Friday, August 16, 2024, By Diane Stirling

A public health professor whose research focuses on social determinants of health has been selected as the 2024-26 Lender Center for Social Justice faculty fellow. Miriam Mutambudzi will explore how Black adults who reside in historically redlined neighborhoods can experience…

Veterans

Passion for Service Led Jennifer Pluta G’15 to Help Military-Connected Community

Monday, August 12, 2024, By John Boccacino

When Jennifer Pluta G’15 enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve on May 19, 1999, she had no grand plans for making a career out of her service to her country. Rather, feeling compelled to give back to her country, Pluta…

Media Tip Sheets

Professor Discusses Social Media Platform Outages

Wednesday, March 6, 2024, By Vanessa Marquette

Meta’s outage yesterday, and now LinkedIn today, reminded many of AT&T’s outage from the other week. Professor Lee McKnight shared his thoughts on the outage below. McKnight is an associate professor in the iSchool at Syracuse University, faculty advisor to…

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Nationwide Cellular Outage: Expert Available for Interviews

Thursday, February 22, 2024, By Vanessa Marquette

Countless Americans woke up today with no cellular service, and many are left wondering what caused this to happen. Below, one of our faculty experts offers insights into the situation. If you’d like to schedule an interview with him, please…

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Veterans

‘The Possibility of Yes’: Jennifer Pluta Helps Student Veterans and Military Service Members Thrive

Monday, March 28, 2022, By Stephanie Salanger

Jennifer Pluta G’15 has exactly the right mix of experience for her work at as the director of Veteran Career Services. A native of the Binghamton, New York area, Pluta has served in the Army Reserve for 23 years, where…