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Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Student Selected for BuzzFeed/Instagram VerticalU Video Workshop

Monday, January 14, 2019, By Lani Rich

When Stefanie Grafstein heard about VerticalU, a new vertical video workshop launched last year by media partners BuzzFeed and Instagram, she jumped at the chance to apply. “I realized that shooting television vertically could be the next big step in…

STEM

Syracuse Intensifies Search for New ‘Ghostly’ Particles

Wednesday, January 2, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Physicists in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) are playing an important role in a multinational neutrino experiment that could lead to major breakthroughs in the study of the universe. Mitch Soderberg, associate professor of physics, oversees a group…

Campus & Community

Portion of Comstock Avenue Will Be Closed on Wednesday, Jan. 2

Tuesday, January 1, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Comstock Avenue from Euclid Avenue to Stratford Street will be closed from approximately 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 2, as National Grid crews work to complete gas system upgrades. Traffic will be detoured one block to the…

STEM

ISchool Professor Lee McKnight Contributes to Pew Research Report on Future of Artificial Intelligence

Wednesday, December 19, 2018, By J.D. Ross

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…

Media, Law & Policy

Call for Entries: Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting

Wednesday, December 5, 2018, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse School is now accepting entries for the $5,000 Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting. Entries may be submitted online at tonerprogram.syr.edu. Deadline is Jan. 21, 2019. The Toner Prize recognizes outstanding political reporting in a tribute to…

STEM

SU Forensic Experts Demonstrate Impact of Surface Absorbency on Fingerprint Distortion

Monday, December 3, 2018, By Renée Gearhart Levy

Forensic fingerprint analysis involves more than lifting a clear print off a surface, as there is often distortion caused by the movement and pressure of the finger when the print was made. In the forensics field, this is referred to…

Arts & Culture

Genet Gallery Presents Visual, Literary Elements of Roderick Martinez’s ‘Wondering the Alphabet’

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, By Erica Blust

A new exhibition in the Sue & Leon Genet Gallery serves as a companion to “Wondering the Alphabet,” a book for readers, writers and designers by Roderick Martinez, associate professor of communications design in the College of Visual and Performing…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse School Among the First to Offer Pilot Program in Concussion Reporting Training

Tuesday, November 20, 2018, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Alumnus Bob Costas ’74 and professor of practice Olivia Stomski helped develop the program in partnership with the Concussion Legacy Foundation The first-ever concussion reporting training program was piloted at the Newhouse School this fall. The three-hour Concussion Reporting Workshop,…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse PR Students Participate in Leadership Workshop in New York City

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

Five Newhouse School seniors were among 19 public relations students who took part in the third Challenge for Emerging Leaders, held Nov. 8-10 at Lubin House in New York City. The challenge, sponsored by The Plank Center for Leadership in…

Campus & Community

Maxwell X Lab Helps City Recoup $1.47 Million in Overdue Tax Debt and Stabilize Ownership for Hundreds of Syracuse Properties

Tuesday, November 13, 2018, By Jessica Smith

Maxwell X Lab, part of the Center for Policy Research at the Maxwell School, recently completed a series of projects designed to reduce overdue property tax bills in the City of Syracuse. Delinquent tax bills can lead to costly late…