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Syracuse Social Media Experts on Memes, the White House, and Society
While many find humor in memes and fake news surrounding President Trump’s Gorilla Channel story, two Syracuse professors, Jennifer Grygiel of the Newhouse School and Jennifer Stromer-Galley of the iSchool, explained to the New York Times how it shows larger…
Chemist Selected as Research Ambassador by German Academic Exchange Service
A chemist in the College of Arts and Sciences has been selected to serve as a science ambassador for a prestigious international exchange organization. Ivan Korendovych, associate professor of chemistry, was named a DAAD Research Ambassador for 2017-18. DAAD, Deutscher…
Syracuse University Research Team Advances to Genius NY Competition Finals
A project being developed by College of Engineering & Computer Science Professor Utpal Roy and Ph.D. student Yunpeng Li is one of six finalists in the Genius NY 2018 Competition. The Genius NY program is the world’s largest business competition for…
Social Media Expert Grygiel on Logan Paul’s Loyal Followers
After a severely controversial video landed him in a global hot seat, YouTube star Logan Paul could still find support from his online followers. According to Newhouse Professor Jennifer Grygiel, who spoke with CNet about this issue, because of YouTube’s…
Political Science Expert Boroujerdi on Protests in Iran
Maxwell Political Science Professor Mehrzad Boroujerdi recently wrote an opinion article for the New York Daily News regarding the recent Iran protests that have resulted in over 20 deaths. In it, he writes about credibility squandered, and how that now…
Broadcast Professor Hub Brown Named One of Nation’s Top Educators
Hub Brown, Professor of Broadcast and Digital Journalism at the Newhouse School, was recently tabbed by Craine NewsPro as one of the nation’s top 10 journalism educators making a difference in the classroom. From one of his students: “He is…
How Cable News Capitalized in 2017
Cable news had its best year in 2017. Forbes magazine talked to Newhouse Broadcast and Digital Journalism Professor Les Rose to understand why. “It’s indicative of our country at this point,” he said. “We’ve never been more divided, and that…
So What is Bitcoin?
Bitcoin surged to the forefront of American culture late in 2017, when prices per coin hit $20,000. However, despite its high value and popularity, many had no real idea what the currency is. American Banker set out to answer that…
Society for New Music Premieres ‘Pushed Aside: Reclaiming Gage’ Jan. 21 at OnCenter
Opera about Lesser-Known Suffragist Has Strong Ties to University, Central New York
Making the Unthinkable Understandable: New Course Trains Students to Understand and Respond to Atrocities
Uncovering and communicating the truths about human conflict, human suffering and human rights violations is a complicated but vitally important task that often falls to those who write the “first rough draft of history”—that is, journalists operating on the front…