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Health & Society

Lender Center Names Inaugural Student Fellows

Monday, November 18, 2019, By Maria Damiano

From growing up with social media to using it to uncover social justice trends, a select team of students will be taking part in a two-year collaborative research project as student fellows. The students have been named the first Lender…

Campus & Community

Statement from Chancellor Kent Syverud

Sunday, November 17, 2019, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Last night, one of our African American students reported being subjected to a verbal racial epithet from a group of students and visitors to our campus. The location was on College Place. This report of…

Campus & Community

Message from the Department of Public Safety

Saturday, November 16, 2019, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: A few moments ago, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) issued a Public Informational Alert to inform you of a bias incident that was reported early this afternoon in Haven Hall. Please note, we also…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse, iSchool Partner to Host a Data-Driven Art Exhibition on Democracy in the Digital Age (Canceled)

Friday, November 15, 2019, By Wendy S. Loughlin

[Update, Nov. 19, 2019: This event has been canceled.] “Democracy in the Digital Age: Does It Exist?” is a data-driven, interactive art exhibition produced by students in the Newhouse School and the School of Information Studies (iSchool) that seeks to…

ABC News

FTC Guidelines Aim to Promote Transparency in Online Advertising

Friday, November 15, 2019, By Hailey Womer

Jennifer Grygiel, Assistant Professor of Communications in the Newhouse School, was featured in the ABC News story “Popular YouTuber chimes in on federal product disclosure guide for influencers.” In the story, Grygiel explains the Federal Trade Commissions’s guidelines for social…

Campus & Community

Members Set for Chancellor’s Citation Selection Committee; Deadline for Nominations Jan. 24

Friday, November 15, 2019, By Kathleen Haley

Members of the 2019-20 selection committee for the Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence, which recognizes campus community members who have made invaluable contributions to the University, have been announced. The committee members review nominations in four categories and submit their recommendations…

Veterans

Stories of Service: Adrian Weekly ’20 and Joe Alfieri

Friday, November 15, 2019, By Leah Lazarz

In celebration of Veterans Week 2019, the University is recognizing stories of student veterans and faculty/staff who are veterans or have especially strong connections to the military. These stories are just some of the many from the veteran and military-connected…

Campus & Community

Open Enrollment Ends Today—Reflect. Connect. Enroll.

Friday, November 15, 2019, By News Staff

Each year, Open Enrollment provides eligible faculty and staff with the opportunity to: Reflect on how you can make the most of your benefits through the University Connect with benefit professionals to get your personal questions answered Enroll and make…

All for Earth Podcast

Clean Water Can Be Made Available to Everyone, Not Just Priveleged Countries

Thursday, November 14, 2019, By Hailey Womer

Farhana Sultana, Maxwell School Associate Professor of Geography was interviewed for the podcast All for Earth on “Ensuring Clean Water for All.” On the podcast, Sultana explains how clean water can be accessed globally if citizens make a conscious effort…

STEM

Forensics and National Security Sciences Institute Develops DNA Tool

Thursday, November 14, 2019, By News Staff

DNA is everywhere—not just in bodily fluids, such as blood or saliva, but also in traces left by the touch of a finger. If more than one person has been sitting at the same table, for example, traces of each…