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Virtual Social Media Influencers Are Posing As Humans
Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the CNN story “ Instagram star isn’t what she seems. But brands are buying in.” Grygiel, an expert in social media, agrees with the idea of influencers revealing…
Immigration Debate Intensifies After Picture Of Terrified Girl Goes Viral
Seth Gitner, associate professor of newspaper and online journalism in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the CNET article “In the immigration debate, one picture powers thousands of tweets.” Gitner comments on the image of the two-year-old Honduran girl crying,…
SyracuseCoE Invites Proposals for Seed Projects to Support Faculty Research in Environmental and Energy Systems
SyracuseCoE is offering funding to support seed projects that strengthen faculty scholarship in clean and renewable energy, indoor environmental quality and water resources. Successful applicants will participate in the SyracuseCoE Faculty Fellows Program, which provides leadership for SyracuseCoE’s core technical…
Graduate Students Travel to Rwanda for Environmental Research
From June 1-16, 11 graduate students from the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the College of Arts and Sciences, who are part of the EMPOWER graduate training program at Syracuse University, joined 12 students from the University of…
Environmental Engineering Senior Named Astronaut Scholar
Reilly Duffy, a senior majoring in environmental engineering, is one of 50 students from 36 universities to be named a 2018-19 Astronaut Scholar by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. Founded by the Mercury 7 astronauts, the foundation awards scholarships to students…
Screening of ‘Wasted! The Story of Food Waste!’ and Panel Focus on Environmental, Societal Impacts of Food Waste
SU Sustainability Management, the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCCRA) and student group Students of Sustainability are hosting a screening of the new documentary “Wasted! The Story of Food Waste” on Wednesday, April 4, at 6:30 p.m. in Watson Theater…
Same Mosquito Transmitting Yellow Fever, Dengue and Zika Virus
Brazil is working to get a handle on the worst outbreak of yellow fever in decades. Just this week, the government announced that it planned to vaccinate the entire country against the virus by April 2019. David Larsen is an…
From West Virginia Labor Victory to Upcoming Walkout – We’re At a Critical Moment
On March 14, students plan to participate in a national school walkout to honor the lives of the 17 people killed at Stoneman Douglas High School nearly one month ago, and push lawmakers to pass stricter gun control laws. This…
Gift Will Fund Professorship, Research in Energy and Environmental Policy
A $250,000 gift from Maxwell School alumnus James Ajello ’76 MPA will create a new professorship in energy and environmental policy while supporting interdisciplinary research projects in that field. The gift, with an initial term of five years, also funds…
Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia to Deliver Keynote Address at Newhouse School’s Toner Prize Celebration March 26
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, will be the keynote speaker at the award ceremony for the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting March 26 in Washington, D.C. The Toner Prize,…