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Mambu Alphan Kawa Scholarship Honors a Friendship
When Smita Narayan G’00 arrived at Syracuse University to begin her master’s degrees in civil and computer engineering, she felt out of her element and overwhelmed by the University and life in a new country. It was her first time…
University Honors Commitment to Veterans at Camping World Bowl
As part of the University’s enduring commitment to veterans and the military community, the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA) and the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) partnered with athletic donors Ted Lachowicz ’72 and Cliff Ensley…
Capstone Project Funds Local ‘Girls Who Code’ Chapter
A capstone class project for a team of School of Information Studies (iSchool) students, working with an iSchool alumna at the Onondaga Free Library, has initiated a Girls Who Code chapter and an introduction to tech careers and coding skills for 11 Syracuse girls.
ISchool Professor Lee McKnight Contributes to Pew Research Report on Future of Artificial Intelligence
School of Information Studies (iSchool) Associate Professor Lee McKnight has contributed his opinions on the changes coming to the artificial intelligence (AI) field in a recently published Pew Research Center report titled “Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humans.” Published…
Concept to Design Library ‘Critical Catalog’ Earns ASIS&T Best Paper Proposal Award
A paper describing a proposal to create a new type of library catalog—one that, in the way it uses metadata, acts as an “affirmative action” system to advocate for diversity and expose library users and readers to resources from populations…
Facebook’s Reliance On Outside Groups to Find Misinformation Is Worrying
Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the New York Times article, “Facebook Had a Good Election Day. But It Can’t Let Up Now.” “It’s a bad sign that the war rooms, especially Facebook’s…
Midterm Election Coverage Attracts Huge Audiences
Robert Thompson, Trustee Professor and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Pop Culture in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the NBC News story “Audiences flock to midterms coverage as Fox News tops TV” and was a guest…
Pittsburgh Business Coalition to Benefit Western PA Veterans
James McDonough Jr., managing director of programs and services for the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, was featured in the KDKA radio story “Pittsburgh Veterans Employer Coalition.”
Given Its Track Record, Facebook Is Still Asking For a Lot
Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School of Public Communications, was interviewed for the CNET story “Critics say Facebook’s latest scandals show it lacks an ‘ethical road map’.” In the article, Grygiel, who studies social media, said that…
Is Alcohol the Forgotten Drug of the HIV Epidemic?
Sarah Woolf-King, assistant professor of psychology in the College of Arts & Sciences, was featured in the WAER story “Does Alcohol Use Increase AIDS Virus Transmission? New SU Research Seeks Links, Ways to Help”