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Coming Back Together 2020 Postponed, Family Weekend and Orange Central Will Move Online This Fall
Coming Back Together (CBT) 2020, Family Weekend and Orange Central—three of Syracuse University’s signature campus gatherings—are being reimagined this fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The full CBT celebration will be postponed until 2021 (with a smaller virtual CBT event…
“Mystery Object Blurs Line between Neutron Stars and Black Holes.”
Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman Professor of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted by Scientific American for the article “Mystery Object Blurs Line between Neutron Stars and Black Holes.” Professor Brown, an expert on gravitation waves,…
“Contagious Conspiracies in the Age of COVID”
Whitney Phillips, an assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, was featured in Cornell University’s Alliance for Science livestream conversation on “Contagious Conspiracies in the Age of COVID.” The…
“Twitch Suspends Trump’s Channel for ‘Hateful Conduct’.”
Whitney Phillips, an assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, was quoted in the New York Times story “Twitch Suspends Trump’s Channel for ‘Hateful Conduct’.” Twitch, a livestreaming platform…
“Social media companies should not act as censors.”
Roy Gutterman, associate professor of newspaper and online journalism in the Newhouse School and director of the Tully Center for Free Speech, had a past opinion piece featured in the Washington Post story “Social media companies should not act as…
“Mary Trump’s Book is Temporarily Blocked by New York Judge”
Roy Gutterman, associate professor of newspaper and online journalism at the Newhouse School and director of the Tully Center for Free Speech, was quoted by Bloomberg in the story “Mary Trump’s Book Is Temporarily Blocked by New York Judge.” Professor…
“Small businesses may find it difficult to join Facebook ad boycott”
Beth Egan, associate professor of advertising in the Newhouse School, was interviewed for the Yahoo Finance story “Small businesses may find it difficult to join Facebook ad boycott.” The video story features Professor Egan with Yahoo Finance’s On The Move…
Return to Campus Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Cleaning Supply Request Guidelines Available
While the COVID-19 pandemic has made it challenging to source personal protective equipment (PPE) and cleaning supplies, University teams have been hard at work centrally procuring safety and cleaning items in alignment with recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control…
Inspired by Her Late Mother, Newhouse Graduate Kick-Starts Career
Five years ago, Gracyn Doctor’s mother was killed in the shooting at Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, South Carolina. This spring, Doctor G’20 emerged from the tragedy with a master’s degree from the Newhouse School, a new career path and…
“Mexico City police chief shot in assassination attempt, blames drug cartel”
Gladys McCormick, associate professor of history in the Maxwell School, was quoted by in the National Post story “Mexico City police chief shot in assassination attempt, blames drug cartel.” The assassination attempt shot and injured the chief of police, and…