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New Research Unveils how Former Presidential Candidates Failed to Harness Social Media
Jerry Robinson, a PhD candidate at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) and researcher with Illuminating 2016, a new project at the iSchool’s Center for Computational and Data Sciences ,tracking the Twitter and Facebook feeds of active presidential campaigns, writes…
One Year after Death of Rexdale Henry in Mississippi Detention Center Autopsy Report Still Not Released to Family
July 14 marks the one-year anniversary of Rexdale Henry’s death, and the Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) at Syracuse University’s College of Law continues to demand a full federal inquiry into the circumstances of his demise and delays by the…
Q&A: What’s Behind the Pokémon Go Craze?
They are everywhere. Pikachu and Venusaur and the many characters of Pokémon are taking over virtual spaces and being captured by fans with a smartphone and the downloadable Pokémon Go app by Niantic and Nintendo. The game that uses a…
University College’s Geraldine de Berly to Assume New Position at UMASS Amherst
Geraldine de Berly has been chosen as the founding vice provost for continuing and professional education (CPE) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst beginning Sept. 1. De Berly has been at University College for 18 years, serving as senior associate…
What a Potato Clock Can Teach Us About Fighting Disease
Did you ever make a potato clock as a kid? Did you know that the reaction that makes elementary school potato clocks tick could also fight infection and disease?
Refugees and Their Changing Family Experience
Refugee families risk their lives to escape war and violence. But what happens when they settle in new homes in different countries free from conflict? Assistant Professor Rashmi Gangamma wants to understand the family experience for refugees in the midst of loss and resettlement.
“The political obstacles to tighter regulation of firearms are enormous”
Associate Professor Thomas Keck, the Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics at the Maxwell School, offers insight on gun laws following the shooting at a popular gay nightclub in Orlando, FL., resulting in 49 deaths making it the deadliest…
Research Indicates Right Whales Have Individual Voices
The sounds were recorded using suction-cup acoustic tags attached to the animals to see whether their sounds could be used to tell the whales apart.
Q& A: Robin Riley on the Significance of Having a Female Presidential Nominee
No matter whether you plan on voting for her, Hillary Clinton has accomplished something that no woman before her has. She has become the presumptive presidential nominee of one of the two major U.S. political parties. Robin Riley, assistant professor…
Study: Counties Would Gain in Economic Benefits from Power Plant Carbon Standard
Nearly all U.S. regions stand to gain economic benefits from power plant carbon standards that set moderately stringent emission targets and allow a high level of compliance flexibility, according to a new study co-authored by Charles Driscoll, University Professor of Civil…