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STEM

Hosein Delivers TED Talk on Revolutionary Material

Monday, July 30, 2018, By Matt Wheeler

Ian D. Hosein, assistant professor of biomedical and chemical engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS), recently delivered a TED talk at Clarkson University’s Spring TEDx event. Hosein discussed the development of strong materials that are also…

STEM

iSchool Researchers to Participate in Twitter-funded Study on Discussion Quality

Monday, July 30, 2018, By J.D. Ross

In the context of growing political polarization, the spread of misinformation, and increases in incivility and intolerance, how can the Twitter social networking service assess and improve the quality of its conversations?  Two researchers from the School of Information Studies (iSchool)…

Spectrum News

Warrior Scholar Project Opens Opportunities for Veterans

Friday, July 27, 2018, By Essence Britt

The Warrior Scholar Project, which is being hosted at Syracuse this week, was featured on Spectrum News. Darryl Forster, a fellow with the Warrior Scholar Projects says, “By doing the Warrior Scholar Project, you either find out that academia is definitely…

CBS News

Will Politics Crush Civility?

Friday, July 27, 2018, By Essence Britt

Keith Bybee, professor in the College of Law and Maxwell School, was interviewed by CBS News for the story “Will politics be the death of civility?” Bybee, expert in political philospophy expresses his opinion about today’s civility. He says that…

Think Progress

Trump Takes to Twitter Again in Response to Iran

Friday, July 27, 2018, By Essence Britt

Mehrzad Boroujerdi, professor of political science in the Maxwell School, was quoted in the Think Progress story “Lion’s tails and ‘demented words’: Sunday night’s intense U.S-Iran exchange Iranian President Hassan Rouhoni made a speech Sunday night that President Trump was quick to respond…

AFP

Facebook Needs to Weed Out More ‘Harmful’ Content

Friday, July 27, 2018, By Essence Britt

Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was quoted in stories about Facebook controversy in AFP. Grygiel, a social media expert says, “…despite Facebook’s ramped up efforts, it needs far more people to weed out posts that can…

Media Post

Papa John’s Apology Is Too Late

Friday, July 27, 2018, By Essence Britt

Christal Johnson, teaching professor of public relations in the Newhouse School, wrote an opinion piece for Marketing Daily, “Papa John’s apology was too little, too late.” Papa John’s former CEO, John Schnatter has caused his company some trouble when he decided…

The New York Times

Facebook Faces Another Propaganda Scam

Friday, July 27, 2018, By Essence Britt

Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse school was mentioned in The New York Times for the discovery of Facebook ads targeting American citizens. Grygiel was able to view them because of a recent policy change by Facebook. In…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Accreditation Status Reaffirmed by Middle States

Friday, July 27, 2018, By Carol Boll

Syracuse University has received notification from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education that the University successfully retained its accreditation status. In the notification letter, the commission commended the University for the quality of its self-study process and noted that…

Veterans

Veterans Resource Center Evolves into Office of Veteran Success

Thursday, July 26, 2018, By Leah Lazarz

As part of the University’s commitment to be the “best place for veterans,” Syracuse University’s Veterans Resource Center (VRC) has expanded its support for military-connected students and been renamed the Office of Veteran Success (OVS). The Office of Veteran Success,…