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Q&A: Karina von Tippelskirch on Journalist Dorothy Thompson
Journalist Dorothy Thompson, a 1914 alumna of Syracuse University, is not well known today, but before and during World War II, she was one of the U.S.’s most influential women, along with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. In her new book,…
Without Legal Norms to Keep Up with Technology, Self-Driving Vehicles Are Accidents Waiting to Happen
Today, the National Transportation Safety Board will continue its investigation into a fatal crash involving a self-driving Uber vehicle that hit and killed an Arizona woman in Tempe, Arizona over the weekend. A test driver from Uber was behind the…
After Cambridge Analytica Revelations, Facebook Needs to Be Held Accountable
Facebook’s leadership needs to explain its use of data to lawmakers in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Jennifer Grygiel, a social media expert and assistant professor of communications at New Syracuse University, told CBS News on Sunday. Cambridge…
Research Team Develops 3D Tissue Model of Developing Human Heart
The heart is the first organ to develop in the womb and the first cause of concern for many parents. For expectant mothers, the excitement of pregnancy is sometimes offset by anxiety over medication they require. Parents and doctors often…
Future Remains Bright for Solar Energy Industry – Tarriffs Setback Only Temporary
According to the quarterly solar market report released March 15 by GTM Research, U.S. solar energy installation growth is expected to slow in the coming years, due in part to new tariffs on panel imports and new federal tax laws….
If United Airlines Has Any Hope of Reputation Repair, Here’s What Needs to Happen
United Airlines is facing another public controversy after mistakenly shipped a family’s German Shepherd to Japan while the family flew to Kansas City. This comes after a 10-month-old bulldog died in an overhead bin on a flight from Houston to…
March 18 in Russia is more a coronation than an election
Brian Taylor, professor and chair of the political science department at the Maxwell School, is available for comment about the upcoming Russian elections that will likely earn Vladimir Putin his second consecutive and fourth overall term as president. Taylor is…
Research Profile: Professor Examines State of Bail, Pretrial Detention, Reform Measures
Nine out of 10 people who are awaiting resolution of their felony criminal case in jail are being detained because they can’t afford the pre-trial bail, according to national statistics. What does that say about the U.S. criminal justice system?…
Acuna and Team Create Tool to Detect Academic Fraud in Research Papers
For academic journal editors and research integrity officers at post-secondary institutions, detecting the re-use of images and illustrations in academic papers can be a time-consuming, if not impossible, task. While resources for detecting similarities and plagiarism in text submissions have…
Engineers, Computer Scientists Unite to Develop Autonomous UAVs
The future of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is autonomy. Giving UAVs the ability to operate on their own opens up a world of possibilities, including package delivery, photography, surveillance and more. Today, most UAVs still need someone to control them…