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Arts & Culture

Join the Lender Center Conversation: ‘Creative Activity as a Human Right’

Sunday, October 31, 2021, By Matt Michael

For James Haywood Rolling Jr. ’91, the upcoming “Creative Activity as a Human Right” event is two months in the planning but decades in the making. Rolling, a dual professor of arts education in the College of Visual and Performing…

Health & Society

Supporting Student Wellness Series: SoulTalk

Thursday, October 28, 2021, By Gabrielle Lake

Sharing stressors, concerns and more can benefit individuals but for one reason or another, students may find themselves unable to talk to members of their support network. SoulTalk can be a resource for students who are not sure where to…

Media, Law & Policy

Real Chemistry Emerging Insights Lab Dedicated at the Newhouse School

Tuesday, October 26, 2021, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Newhouse School alumnus Jim Weiss ’87, chairman, founder and CEO of global health innovation company Real Chemistry, and his wife, Audra Weiss ’89, visited campus Oct. 15 to dedicate the Real Chemistry Emerging Insights Lab (EIL) at the Newhouse School. Established…

Media Tip Sheets

Expert Available to Discuss COVID-19 Vaccine for Children

Monday, October 25, 2021, By Lily Datz

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s independent vaccine advisers are meeting Tuesday to discuss Pfizer’s request for authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11. If the FDA approves it, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s independent advisory…

The Pittsburgh City Paper

The Media and Police Are Doing A Disservice To Missing People of Color

Sunday, October 24, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Carol Liebler, communications professor in the Newhouse School, was quoted by Psychology Today and The Associated Press about the murder of Gabby Petito. Her research was also cited in an article by The Pittsburgh City Paper, “How newsrooms, police departments, and social media fail…

The Atlantic

NASA’s Controversy In Naming Their New Telescope

Sunday, October 24, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Sean O’Keefe, University Professor at the Maxwell School, was interviewed by The Atlantic for the article “This Isn’t the Big Telescope Debut NASA Imagined.” O’Keefe, who was the NASA administrator in 2002, discussed the impact Webb, whom this new telescope…

Columbia Journalism Review

Missing White Woman Syndrome and Societal Beauty Standards

Friday, October 22, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Carol Liebler, communications professor in the Newhouse School, was quoted by Columbia Journalism Review for the piece, “The circular reckoning over ‘missing white woman syndrome’.” Liebler discussed the recent trend with missing women, saying, it “is reflective of the dominant…

Campus & Community

International Pronouns Day Is Oct. 20

Tuesday, October 19, 2021, By News Staff

On Wednesday, Oct. 20, the University will again celebrate International Pronouns Day (IPD), a global initiative established in 2018 that seeks to make respecting, sharing and educating about personal pronouns a common occurrence. Referring to people by the pronouns they…

Campus & Community

Violent Incident on University Avenue

Sunday, October 17, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: A short time ago, we learned of a violent incident that occurred on Friday night. This incident, which was captured on cell phone video and shared across social media, happened on University Avenue near…

Media Tip Sheets

Why would governors fight vaccine mandates?

Friday, October 15, 2021, By Lily Datz

This week, the Republican governors of Texas and Florida challenged the coronavirus vaccine mandates put forth by President Joe Biden. Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order banning any entity in the state from enforcing a vaccine mandate. Florida…