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Super Bowl Ads Shift From ‘Sex Sells’ Attitude
There has been a trend away from the idea that ‘sex sells’ in regards to Super Bowl advertisements. The theme has been declining throughout the years, and took a full step away from it during this year’s game. Rebecca Ortiz,…
ProPublica Editor Joe Sexton Will Speak at Newhouse Feb. 13
Joe Sexton, senior editor with ProPublica, will visit the Newhouse School Feb. 13 as a guest of the broadcast and digital journalism and magazine departments. He will speak at 5:30 p.m. at the I3 Center, 432 Newhouse 2. Follow on…
Syracuse Abroad Summer Programs Deadline Is Approaching! Apply by Feb. 10
Students choose to go abroad in summer for a number of reasons—maybe you have a double major would like to catch up on some credits during the summer semester, maybe there’s a course you’d like to take that’s only offered…
NYSTAR Re-Designates College of Law’s Technology Commercialization Law Program as the New York State Science and Technology Law Center
Empire State Development’s Division of Science, Technology, and Innovation (NYSTAR) has re-designated the College of Law’s Technology Commercialization Law Program (TCLP) as the New York State Science and Technology Law Center (NYSSTLC, or Law Center). Having served as the NYSTAR Law…
Trade Deficit With China Hit Record High
During his campaign, candidate Donald Trump promised to center his focus around the “unfair” trade arrangements between the United States and China, and shrink the trade deficit with that nation. By the end of 2017, the deficit was at a record high. According…
‘The Founders,’ Co-Edited by David M. Crane, Charts Creation of World’s First International Tribunals
A candid look at how the founding prosecutors sought justice for millions of victims, the backdrop to these tales is four of the most appalling conflicts of modern times.
Engineering and Computer Science Professors Publish Book on Detecting Dangerous Data Anomalies
What do the detection of credit card fraud, seizures in electro-encephalogram data and malware in computer systems have in common? In each of these examples, the main task is to detect an abnormality that may not have been seen before,…
How Super Bowl Ads are Trending Away From Sex and Politics
In an Adweek article reviewing this year’s Super Bowl ads, Rebecca Ortiz, an Advertising Professor within the Newhouse School, ran through current trends of commercials within the big game, which includes a step away from politics and sexual imagery. Ortiz…
University Hosts Second Annual Sexual Health Awareness Month
Syracuse University’s Sexual Health Awareness Month, called Frisky February, is back for the second year. The Office of Health Promotion (OHP), in collaboration with student organizations, University offices and departments, community partners and the OHP Peer Educators Encouraging Healthy Relationships…
Free Tutoring Now Available in 23 Undergraduate Spring Courses from Calculus to Engineering
This semester, the Center for Learning and Student Success—CLASS—is offering more than 100 free, small-group tutoring sessions each week for 23 large, historically challenging undergraduate courses. Courses range from calculus to economics, accounting and engineering. CLASS tutoring sessions help students…