Media, Law & Policy
Data Journalism Project Launches, Focuses on Impact of Police Vehicle Accidents in New York
Police vehicle accidents and the impact such crashes have had on communities across New York State are the focus of a new data journalism project involving Newhouse School students working in partnership with reporters from the USA Today Network and Central Current….
IDJC Receives Neo4j Research Grant to Track 2024 Campaign Misinformation
The Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship (IDJC) has been awarded a $250,000 research grant from Neo4j and use of the company’s graph database technology as part of an initiative to identify misinformation trends in the U.S. presidential election and…
New Carnegie-Maxwell Policy Planning Lab Launches Foreign Affairs Training Program
A new lab housed in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs seeks to bridge the gap between scholarship and policy in foreign affairs by providing training for professionals working in a range of related careers. The recently launched…
Syracuse University Institute Launches Focus Group Project to Gain Insights on Key Voting Blocs in 2024 Campaign
Syracuse University’s Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship (IDJC) is launching The Deciders Focus Groups project, a partnership initiative looking to gain insights from key voting blocs in 2024 presidential election battleground states. NBC News plans to report findings each month,…
Maxwell School to Host Webinar on ‘Stories From the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict’ Jan. 30
The Daniel Patrick Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs’ Middle Eastern Studies Program will host a webinar titled “Dialogue Meeting: Stories from the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict” on Tuesday, Jan. 30, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Interested students, faculty and staff at Syracuse…
College of Law’s Innovation Law Center to Host ‘Venture to Victory: Pioneer Perspectives in Tech, Venture and Private Equity’ Symposium
The College of Law’s Innovation Law Center (ILC) is hosting the “Venture to Victory: Pioneer Perspectives in Tech, Venture and Private Equity” Symposium on Tuesday, Feb. 13, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Melanie Gray Ceremonial Courtroom in Dineen…
Maxwell Students Take Honors in Syracuse’s Inaugural Open Data Day
On a recent Saturday afternoon, students in Michiko Ueda-Ballmer’s Data-Driven Decision-Making class got to test what they’ve learned in a first-ever competition designed by the City of Syracuse to use data to address societal problems related to transportation. The class,…
Council of Europe Agreement a ‘Gem of an Opportunity’ for Syracuse Students and Faculty
It is not every day that Syracuse University partners with an international organization representing more than 700 million people. The Council of Europe and the University have announced a new agreement that strengthens and expands an existing relationship by providing…
Shubha Ghosh Receives 2023-24 Wikimedia Race and Knowledge Equity Fellowship
Shubha Ghosh, Crandall Melvin Professor of Law and director of the Syracuse Intellectual Property Law Institute, has been awarded a 2023-24 Wikimedia Race and Knowledge Equity (WRKE) Fellowship. The WRKE Fellowship Program is a one-year fellowship designed to explore the…
Stress Less: Newhouse Student’s Mindfulness Book for Teens Is Rooted in Family Ties
The idea for a new book about mindfulness by Adam Avin ’26, a sophomore in the Newhouse School of Public Communications, is rooted in the days he spent with his great grandparents growing up in Florida. “Stress Less: Mindfulness for…