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Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse and WAER Provide Connective Thread for Father and Son Broadcasters on One Memorable Day

Thursday, February 22, 2018, By Keith Kobland

A moment truly steeped in Orange played out in front of a network TV audience recently, one which gave a well-known father and his soon-to-be well-known son a moment they’ll always treasure. It happened last weekend, when the Syracuse University…

Arts & Culture

Thrive Together Fair Celebrates Syracuse’s Cultural Diversity

Thursday, February 22, 2018, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Thrive at SU, a registered student organization based in the Blackstone LaunchPad in Bird Library, is hosting its second annual Thrive Together Fair on Saturday, March 3, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Goldstein Auditorium at the Schine Student Center….

STEM

Despite Doubts, Here’s How Venezuela Will Charge Cryptocurrency Chase

Wednesday, February 21, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

According to reports, the Venezuelan “petro” cryptocurrency raised $750 million in the first day of the pre-sale phase of its Initial Coin Offering. The “petro” ICO is most significant as a historical milestone for distributed ledger technology adoption. Associate professor Lee McKnight…

New York Times

What We Know About School Shootings, and What Can be Done

Monday, February 19, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

In an op-ed for the New York Times, Erica Goode, visiting assistant professor of newspaper and online journalism at the Newhouse School, writes about authorities and researchers have learned about school shootings and how to better prevent them. “Violence is, of…

Media, Law & Policy

CBS News Anchor Jeff Glor ’97 Will Speak at Newhouse Convocation Ceremony

Friday, February 16, 2018, By Wendy S. Loughlin

“CBS Evening News” anchor Jeff Glor ’97 will deliver the keynote address at the Convocation Ceremony for the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on May 12 at 12:30 p.m. at the Carrier Dome. The event will be livestreamed at…

Business & Economy

RvD iPrize Offers $40,000 to Pitch Competition Winners

Friday, February 16, 2018, By J.D. Ross

Entrepreneurial students at Syracuse University will have the opportunity to test their pitch skills for prize money in a competition supported by the Raymond von Dran (RvD) Fund for Student Entrepreneurship at the School of Information Studies (iSchool). Applications for…

PRX

Free Speech Expert Roy Gutterman on New Neutrality Changes

Wednesday, February 14, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

New changes from the FCC surrounding a reversal of new neutrality regulations is sure to change up online free speech. But by how much? On the “Your Daily Constitutional” podcast, Roy Gutterman, Director of the Tully Center for Free Speech…

Campus & Community

SU Libraries to Host Human Library Event April 11; Book Volunteers Needed

Wednesday, February 14, 2018, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Syracuse University Libraries will host its fifth annual Human Library event on Wednesday, April 11, from noon-5 p.m. in Bird Library. Participants will have the opportunity to talk to “human books”: volunteers from the Syracuse University community who represent a…

Business & Economy

On Amazon’s New Delivery Service: Don’t be surprised to see some significant shifts in global shipping

Tuesday, February 13, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Burak Kazaz, professor of supply chain management at Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management reacts to news that Amazon is set to launch a delivery service that would compete with FedEx and UPS. “In recent years, Amazon decided to develop its…

Morning Consult

Olympics Buck Cord Cutting Trend for TV Viewing

Monday, February 12, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

As many begin to “cut the cord,” and avoid TV payments in favor of streaming, a new study has found that for this year’s Olympic Games, that trend is being bucked, with 78% of viewers choosing television over over online streams….