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“Stop Saying Facebook Is ‘Too Big to Moderate’.”
Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the Wired article, “Stop Saying Facebook Is ‘Too Big to Moderate’.” Grygiel, an expert on social media, says that Facebook needs “to hire more content moderators, a…
Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Faculty Member Receives Grant to Research the Potential of Laser Technology for Printing Lung Interfaces
Human lungs are intricate 3D structures with air sacs surrounded by blood vessels with a gap between them that can be less than one micrometer (as a frame of reference, human hair is about 100 micrometers wide). This minuscule gap/membrane…
“Facebook’s voting labels on candidate posts sow confusion.”
Nina Brown, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the Associated Press story, “Facebook’s voting labels on candidate posts sow confusion.” Facebook recently announced that it would start adding adding “informational labels to all posts about…
“Fact check: ADA does not provide blanket exemption from face mask requirements.”
Doron Dorfman, associate professor in the College of Law, and Peter Blanck, University Professor and chair of the Burton Blatt Institute, were interviewed by USA Today for the story “Fact check: ADA does not provide blanket exemption from face mask…
Staff, Faculty Invited to Symposium to Learn about Changes to Student Services, Spaces, Activities Due to COVID-19
Staff and faculty are invited to attend a virtual event to learn about what student services, resources, spaces and activities will look like for the Fall 2020 semester as new health and safety guidelines are in place for COVID-19. The…
“Despite growing ad boycott, Facebook is too big for many advertisers to ignore.”
Regina Luttrell, assistant professor of public relations in the Newhouse School, was quoted by Yahoo Finance for the story, “Despite growing ad boycott, Facebook is too big for many advertisers to ignore.” Luttrell, an expert on social media and public…
Nine Faculty Members Honored with Teaching Recognition Award
Nine faculty members were announced in May as recipients of the 2019-20 Meredith Teaching Recognition Award. Seven faculty members were awarded in the Early Performance category: Walter Freeman, Juliet Golden, Jennifer Grygiel, Fatma Sonmez-Leopold, Shannon Sweeney, Po Tung (Douglas) Yung…
Staff, Faculty Members, Along with International Students and Families, Support Essential Workers through Fundraising Effort
When a group of local Chinese American community members, including University faculty and staff, heard about the devastating impact of COVID-19 on China’s people and its health care system earlier this year, they recognized what could happen in the United…
“Small businesses may find it difficult to join Facebook ad boycott”
Beth Egan, associate professor of advertising in the Newhouse School, was interviewed for the Yahoo Finance story “Small businesses may find it difficult to join Facebook ad boycott.” The video story features Professor Egan with Yahoo Finance’s On The Move…
“More advertisers are joining the Facebook boycott”
Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the Marketplace story “More advertisers are joining the Facebook boycott.” The call for Facebook to create more policies to regulate hate speech and misinformation is growing, and…