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Media, Law & Policy

ESPN’s Carter Blackburn ’01 to Visit Newhouse Feb. 10

Wednesday, February 5, 2014, By Wendy S. Loughlin

ESPN’s Carter Blackburn ’01 will visit the Newhouse School on Monday, Feb. 10, for “Coffee with Carter” at 9 a.m. in the I-3 Center, 432 Newhouse 3. Blackburn, a Newhouse alumnus, will discuss his career in sports broadcasting and offer…

Health & Society

Q & A: Robert Murrett on Security at the Sochi Olympics

Tuesday, February 4, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

Security has been a major concern for the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, which begin Friday, Feb. 7. Retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Robert B. Murrett, deputy director of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism and professor of…

Arts & Culture

St. Lucia to Bring Tropical Pop to Snowy ’Cuse

Tuesday, February 4, 2014, By News Staff

Jean-Philip Grobler, known by his stage name, St. Lucia, is set to come to Schine Underground on Wednesday, March 5, for the first Bandersnatch Series concert of the semester. Pop duo ASTR will open for the Brooklyn-based artist. Doors open…

Arts & Culture

Disability Student Union to Hold Inclusive Entertainment Event

Tuesday, February 4, 2014, By News Staff

The Disability Student Union, SU’s student-led disability cultural organization composed of students with and without disabilities, will host Disabilifunk on Saturday, Feb. 8, from 6-9 p.m. in the Schine Underground. The goal is to engage in an inclusive atmosphere with…

Campus & Community

Theta Xi Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Hosts Dome Concert with J. Cole and Elle Varner

Tuesday, February 4, 2014, By News Staff

The Theta Xi chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity presents “Friday Night Lights: Culture for Service Benefit Concert,” featuring Grammy award- nominated artists J. Cole & Elle Varner in the Carrier Dome Friday, March 21,  at 7:30 p.m. Doors open…

Business & Economy

From Fight Ring to Business Enterprise

Tuesday, February 4, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

In the fight ring, the individual competitor stands alone, backed only by his resolve and weeks of grueling training. For Daniel Goldberg ’15, that mental stamina and discipline he developed as a Muay Thai fighter translates well into his role of entrepreneur.

STEM

Four Professors Receive Prestigious CAREER Awards from National Science Foundation

Friday, January 31, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Four professors in The College of Arts and Sciences have received Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards—the highest honor given by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in support of early-career development activities of teacher-scholars. The recipients are Arindam “Ari” Chakraborty…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse’s Hirshfield Receives Research Grant from Air Force Office of Scientific Research

Wednesday, January 29, 2014, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Leanne Hirshfield, research associate professor in the Newhouse School, is the recipient of a three-year grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) for her work on “Understanding the Effects of Cyber Attacks on Human Operators.” The funding…

Arts & Culture

Lennon Kicks Off Spring Raymond Carver Lecture Series

Monday, January 27, 2014, By Renée K. Gadoua

Fiction writer J. Robert Lennon kicks off the spring 2014 Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session will precede the reading from 3:45-4:30 p.m. The event is free and open to…

STEM

Faculty Book Examines Digital Communication Technologies in Presidential Campaigns

Monday, January 27, 2014, By Diane Stirling

Heavy use of the Internet and digital communications technologies in recent American presidential campaigns may make it seem that the Internet Age has had a democratizing effect on those efforts. That notion is disputed by School of Information Studies Associate…