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A Review of David Yaffe’s Newest Biography, Reckless Daughter
Following the release of Humanities Assistant Professor David Yaffe’s biography Reckless Daughter on Joni Mitchell, The Atlantic favorably reviewing the book. “In the best full-length treatment of Mitchell yet published, Yaffe follows her from her childhood in postwar Saskatchewan all the…
Study: Clean Power Plan Replacement Worse than Nothing, Costs More than 3,500 Lives and $33B Yearly
A new map released today by scientists at Syracuse and Harvard universities shows that, compared to doing nothing, replacing the Clean Power Plan with a narrower option would make air quality worse and endanger more lives, on top of the…
New Yorker Reviews David Yaffe’s New Joni Mitchell Biography
Following its recent publication, many outlets have reviewed Reckless Daughter, a biography about Joni Mitchell, written by Arts and Sciences Assistant Professor David Yaffe. One recent review came from the New Yorker, who favored the work. “Yaffe’s book is partly…
Pike Offers Advice to the Next Secretary of State
With the future of the Secretary of State position hanging in the balance, Newhouse Assistant Professor of Public Relations Steven Pike wrote an opinion article for The Huffington Post, relaying advice in “A Memo to the Next Secretary of State.” “Make…
Facebook’s Fake News Problem Persists
In the wake of the massacre in Las Vegas, many are seeing fake news of the event being spread on Facebook and other social media sites. This is nothing new to the goliath company, having already been in hot water…
Conservative Views in Sporting World
With the anthem protests at the forefront, politics and sports may have never been so intertwined. For the Washington Post, Maxwell School and Political Science Professor Emily Thorson wrote of this clash, and how the conservative nature of the sporting…
It’s Time: Pumpkin Overload
Pumpkins used to be exclusive to pumpkin pie as the season changed to Fall. Now, however, pumpkin flavoring has been added to just about everything, from coffee to doughnuts to cookies and beyond. The Yakima Herald wrote about the pumpkin’s…
Facebook Needs To Step Forward After Election Ads
Following a political season that thrust fake advertisements into the limelight, Facebook is taking steps to prevent this moving forward. For an article in USA Today, Newhouse Assistant Professor of Communications Jennifer Grygiel was quoted about these new changes and…
University Lectures Welcomes ‘Morning Edition’ Host David Greene
David Greene—host of NPR’s “Morning Edition” and NPR’s morning news podcast “Up First”—is the next guest in the University Lectures series. Greene will take part in an on-stage conversation with Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the…
Is Trump the Only Invincible Tweeter?
While Twitter has the power to remove any tweets deemed inappropriate, one man seems to get a pass with every post he fires out: President Trump. Twitter has defended their actions on the site, and Newhouse Professor and Director of…