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Media, Law & Policy

US Intelligence Warns of Foreign Election Interference

Wednesday, July 29, 2020, By Lily Datz

With less than 100 days to go before the U.S. election, U.S. intelligence officials are warning of attempted interference by Russia, China and Iran, according to an update from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Corri Zoli is an Associate…

Campus & Community

Fall 2020 Weekly Virtual Update Sessions to Continue on Friday, July 31

Wednesday, July 29, 2020, By News Staff

As Syracuse University prepares for the Fall 2020 semester, Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives and Innovation J. Michael Haynie is hosting “SU Safe Weekly Roundup,” a series of virtual update discussions for University community members with an syr.edu email address….

Wired

“Stop Saying Facebook Is ‘Too Big to Moderate’.”

Tuesday, July 28, 2020, By Lily Datz

Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the Wired article, “Stop Saying Facebook Is ‘Too Big to Moderate’.” Grygiel, an expert on social media, says  that Facebook needs “to hire more content moderators, a…

Media, Law & Policy

What shutdown of Dakota Access Pipeline means for Standing Rock Sioux tribe and environmental justice

Monday, July 27, 2020, By Lily Datz

Over the past three years, Native American tribes, indigenous rights groups, and environmental justice organizations have contested the Dakota Access Pipeline. The pipeline runs from North Dakota to Illinois, carrying oil between the two states, and in turn threatening the…

Campus & Community

SummerStart Goes Virtual This Year to Support 100 Incoming Students

Monday, July 27, 2020, By Jennifer Russo

Like many other educators and student support professionals, the staff of the Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Program (HEOP) and Student Support Services (SSS) faced unique challenges this summer of 2020. All incoming HEOP and SSS students typically attend a…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Receives Mellon Foundation Grant for National Work on Housing Insecurity in the US

Monday, July 27, 2020, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage has received a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of “Exiled in America,” an original work rooted in an examination of housing insecurity and homelessness in the United States. The project, originated by Los Angeles…

Jurist

Arlene Kanter writes, “Turning Their Back on People with Disabilities in the Name of Religious Freedom.”

Sunday, July 26, 2020, By Lily Datz

Arlene Kanter, professor in the College of Law and founder and director of the Disability Law and Policy Program, authored the Jurist op-ed titled, “Turning Their Back on People with Disabilities in the Name of Religious Freedom.” In the op-ed…

The Hill

Arlene Kanter writes, “Religious freedom is no reason to deny people with disabilities the right to equality in the workplace.”

Sunday, July 26, 2020, By Lily Datz

Arlene Kanter, professor in the College of Law and founder and director of the Disability Law and Policy Program, authored The Hill op-ed titled, “Religious freedom is no reason to deny people with disabilities the right to equality in the…

CBS Radio

“NYC Native Regis Philbin Remembered As ‘One Of The Last Of The True Broadcasters’.”

Saturday, July 25, 2020, By Lily Datz

Robert Thompson, trustee professor of radio, television and film ad director of the Bleier Center for Television and Pop Culture in the Newhouse School, was interviewed by CBS Radio for the story, “NYC Native Regis Philbin Remembered As ‘One Of…

STEM

Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Faculty Member Receives Grant to Research the Potential of Laser Technology for Printing Lung Interfaces

Friday, July 24, 2020, By Alex Dunbar

Human lungs are intricate 3D structures with air sacs surrounded by blood vessels with a gap between them that can be less than one micrometer (as a frame of reference, human hair is about 100 micrometers wide). This minuscule gap/membrane…