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What We Know About School Shootings, and What Can be Done
In an op-ed for the New York Times, Erica Goode, visiting assistant professor of newspaper and online journalism at the Newhouse School, writes about authorities and researchers have learned about school shootings and how to better prevent them. “Violence is, of…
Newhouse Assistant Professor Jennifer Grygiel on Social Media’s Influence During Disaster
During the harrowing minutes of gunfire in a Parkland, Florida high school last week, many students captured the action via different social media sites. Now, those videos have jumped across the internet, being viewed by millions, with some unintentionally watching….
Vice Chancellor Mike Haynie Pushes for More Support for Military Families
Mike Haynie, Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives and Innovation and executive director of IVMF, talks with WAER about the need for additional federal resources to support military families. In his testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Feb. 14,…
Where to Find Entrepreneurship?
Excerpts from a recently published essay by iSchool Professor Carl Schramm were cited in the Inc article “Looking For Entrepreneurship In All The Wrong Places.” Schramm, who also recently published a new book Burn the Business Plan, says that entrepreneurship can…
Vice Chancellor Mike Haynie Testifies before US Senate Armed Forces Committee
Dr. Mike Haynie, the executive director of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University, recently sat down with WSYR News Radio about his testimonial before the US Senate Armed Forces Committee. “The hearing was on the state…
Vice Chancellor Mike Haynie Discusses Senate Testimony before Armed Services Committee
Director of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families Mike Haynie recently testified in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee, asking for better treatment of military members and their families. His actions were highlighted in a WAER story, where…
Maxwell Associate Professor Shannon Monnat on Solving the Opioid Crisis
Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and the Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, was recently featured as an expert panelist for a New York Times article regarding the opioid crisis in America. The article featured a hypothetical: given $100…
Assistant Professor Patrick Berry Discusses New Book and Teaching Literary Skills in Prisons
As his new book “Doing Time, Writing Lives: Refiguring Literacy and Higher Education in Prison,” has hit shelves, assistant professor and chair of the writing and rhetoric program Patrick Berry was featured in an Inside Higher Ed article. He discussed…
Free Speech Expert Roy Gutterman on New Neutrality Changes
New changes from the FCC surrounding a reversal of new neutrality regulations is sure to change up online free speech. But by how much? On the “Your Daily Constitutional” podcast, Roy Gutterman, Director of the Tully Center for Free Speech…
Army ROTC Holds Fitness Challenge for Junior Cadets
Members of the Syracuse Army ROTC program recently held a Fitness Challenge for local high schoolers who are also Junior ROTC cadets. The event, held inside of the Carrier Dome, focused on promoting physical fitness, while also showing the JROTC…