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Chinese Firms Avoiding The Burden Of Tariffs
Mary Lovely, professor of economics in the Maxwell School, was quoted by Reuters for the story “Surprises lurk in Trump’s China tariff list, from thermostats to vaping devices.” The first round of the $34 billion tariffs are set to take…
Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute Appoints New Director
James A. Hewett, associate professor of biology and neuroscience in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), is the newest director of the Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute (FNSSI). He succeeds Kevin Sweder, professor of forensic science, who is…
Second New Equal Opportunity and Title IX Investigator Hired by University
The Office of Equal Opportunity, Inclusion and Resolution Services has appointed Sheriah Dixon as an Equal Opportunity and Title IX investigator. Dixon’s appointment is the second of two new investigator positions that have now been filled to expand the office’s…
Digital Toy Catalog Makes More Sense for Today’s Retailers
Amazon has announced plans to publish a toy catalog this holiday season, similar to the former Toys “R” Us “Big Book.” According to reports, the Amazon catalog will be mailed to millions across the country and distributed at Whole Foods…
Nangia, Fardad Awarded Promotions, Tenure
Shikha Nangia and Makan Fardad—faculty members in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS)—have been promoted to associate professors and awarded tenure. Nangia and Fardad are nationally recognized researchers, each having earned the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER…
Could Prime Day 2018 Beat Previous Top Sales Day for Amazon?
Amazon has announced the date for Prime Day 2018, which will be its longest one yet – running for 36 hours straight starting on July 16 at 3 p.m. ET. Ray Wimer is an assistant professor of retail practice at…
Newhouse Advertising Students Win Prestigious International Creative Advertising Award
Two Newhouse creative advertising students, Emily Alek ’18 and Jingpo Li ’18, won the Cannes Future Lion award at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity (June 18-22) in Cannes, France, for a recycling app named TrashScan. They created the…
Tropic of Squalor: New Book by Peck Professor Mary Karr Highlights Irreverent Brand of Poetic Faith
“Before I believed in God, I believed in poetry,” confesses Mary Karr, speaking by phone from the Upper East Side, where she is dress shopping for the funeral of her friend and fellow writer Philip Roth. “Even when I was…
Pat Burak Concludes Leadership of Slutzker Center to Teach Full Time in the College of Arts and Sciences
After more than 30 years as director of the Slutzker Center for International Services, Pat Burak has announced she will be leaving her post in the Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience to pursue a full-time teaching opportunity in…