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George Saunders Nominated for National Magazine Award for Article on Donald Trump and His Followers
Acclaimed author and Syracuse University English Professor George Saunders is a nominee for a 2017 National Magazine Award (a.k.a. Ellie) in the Feature Writing category for his article “Who Are All These Trump Supporters” in the July 11/18, 2016, issue…
Researcher Examines Effect of Exercise on Breast Cancer Survivors Taking Aromatase Inhibitors
A researcher in the School of Education (SOE) has simple advice for breast cancer survivors struggling with the side effects of Aromatase Inhibitors (AIs): exercise. Gwendolyn Thomas, assistant professor of exercise science, is the co-author of a groundbreaking article in…
New York Times Reviews New Book by Professor Keith Bybee
How Civility Works, a new book by Keith Bybee, law professor at the Law College and political science professor at the Maxwell School, was reviewed by The New York Times for the article How to be Civil in an Uncivil World
Faculty Nominees Sought for Seinfeld Fellows Award
The Office of the Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs has extended the deadline for submitting faculty nominations for the Judith Seinfeld Distinguished Fellows Award. Nominations for the award are to be submitted by the school or college academic deans, and…
Professor Brian Sheehan on television advertising
Brian Sheehan, professor of advertising in the Newhouse School, authored a piece for Advertising Age entitled “Long Live Reach: Buying Eyeballs Still Works If It’s Done Right.
Author and Professor George Saunders on Abraham Lincoln
George Saunders talks about his new novel, “Lincoln in the Bardo” and the statue of Abraham Lincoln in front of the Maxwell School that served as inspiration.
Airbrushing and Selling a Fake Image
Rebecca Ortiz, an assistant professor of advertising at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School, who researches issues of sex, gender, and the media, said that CVS’s decision to stop substantially retouching photos for their CVS-brand beauty products is an incredibly smart move…
Newhouse Recognizes Longtime Faculty Member Maria Russell with Scholarship in Her Name
The Newhouse School, working with a group of alumni and communications industry leaders, has established the Maria P. Russell Graduate Scholarship in Public Relations Leadership in honor of longtime public relations faculty member Maria Russell. The announcement was made Friday…
The Origins of Healing
The early days of stem cell research were mired in controversy. The fact that the first isolated human stem cells were derived from human embryos in various stages of development introduced serious moral implications that cast a shadow over the…
Assistant Professor Corey Takahashi on the rise of online “influencers”
Newhouse School Professor Corey Takahashi offers his commentary on the challenge of teaching students who, instead of wanting to be writers or filmmakers, aspire to be online “influencers.”