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Arts & Culture

Call for Submissions for the 2023 Veterans Writing Award

Tuesday, November 29, 2022, By Cristina Hatem

In keeping with Syracuse University’s longstanding commitment to serving the interests of veterans and their families, Syracuse University Press, in cooperation with Syracuse University’s D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families, is accepting manuscripts for consideration for the 2023 Veterans…

Campus & Community

Faculty and Staff: Don’t Miss These Important Benefits Deadlines

Monday, November 28, 2022, By News Staff

The Office of Human Resources wants to remind faculty and staff about important information and benefits application deadlines that are approaching: Reduced Health Plan Contributions Faculty and staff are encouraged to carefully review the expanded eligibility guidelines for 2023 that…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Extends Test Optional Policy for Students Applying for Fall 2024 Admission

Monday, November 28, 2022, By News Staff

Syracuse University today announced it will extend its test optional policy to students applying for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 admission. This means applicants will not be required to submit SAT or ACT scores as part of the application process….

PC Magazine

iSchool Professor Talks About Avoiding Misinformation During Election Season

Wednesday, November 16, 2022, By Julia Mazzer

Bei Yu, professor in the iSchool, was interviewed for the PC Mag story “Be Careful What You Post: How to Tell the Difference Between Fact and Fake News.” The article highlights the increase in concern about misinformation during election season,…

Health & Society

Research Fueled by Chemistry Professors Helps Advance Artificial Enzyme Engineering

Friday, November 4, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

While corrosion resistance, durability and low cost make plastic a very efficient resource, one of its major drawbacks is the harm it poses to the environment. According to a report from Greenpeace USA, 51 million tons of plastic waste were generated…

Campus & Community

Geochemist Receives NSF Grant for Work in Developing Search Engines for Climate Change Data

Friday, November 4, 2022, By News Staff

No researcher is an island. While scientists and academics certainly find themselves toiling alone in laboratories and behind computers at times, it is collaboration—consulting, borrowing from and building upon the research of others—that really drives discovery. And in the field…

Tennessee Lookout

Why Two Stories About Missing Women In Tennessee Received Different Coverage

Wednesday, October 26, 2022, By Julia Mazzer

Carol Liebler, professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the Tennessee Lookout article “A Tale of Two Missing Memphis Women.” The article explains the concept of Missing White Women Syndrome, which was recently seen by the media’s…

The Associated Press

Professor Gouldin Combats Misinformation

Friday, October 21, 2022, By Julia Mazzer

Lauryn Gouldin, Crandall Melvin Associate Professor of Law and Director, Syracuse Civics Initiative at the Law School, was quoted by The Associated Press for the series, “Not Real News:  A look at what didn’t happen this week,” a news roundup…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Professors Earn DHS Funding to Help Stem Extremist Content in Virtual Spaces

Monday, October 17, 2022, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Two professors at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications have been awarded nearly $600,000 in funding from the Department of Homeland Security’s Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program. Kelly Leahy, assistant professor of television, radio and film,…

Wall Street Journal

iSchool Professor Carl Schramm Argues U.S. Must Not Repeat Past Mistakes When Aiding Ukraine Post-war

Wednesday, October 5, 2022, By Julia Mazzer

Carl Schramm, University Professor in the iSchool, wrote an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal titled “Ukraine Needs Expeditionary Economics, Not USAID.” In his op-ed, he argues that though they are already ready and willing, the U.S. government may…