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New York Lawmakers Try to Revive Local News
Martha A. Garcia-Murillo, Senior Associate of the School of Information Studies (iSchool) was quoted in the New York Times article “Local news is dying. New York may try to pass a law to save it.” Lawmakers from New York are…
Tackling IT: An Interview with Orange Defensive Lineman Kingsley Jonathan ’21
When he’s not on the football field as part of the Syracuse Orange defensive line, Kingsley Jonathan is driven by his passion for technology. “I’ve always had a thing for IT,” Jonathan says. A junior information management and technology major,…
iSchool, City of Syracuse, Microsoft Form ‘Smart Cities’ Data and Technology Collaboration
The School of Information Studies (iSchool), the City of Syracuse and Microsoft today announced an innovative initiative that positions the entities as collaborators in a hub for Smart Cities technology development, research and training, and for advancing the city’s energy…
New Grant Moves Accessibility, Inclusiveness Training Tools Forward
The School of Information Studies and Syracuse University are taking steps forward in developing and providing a unique set of accessible and inclusive problem-based resources for librarian training through a new Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian grant from the Institute…
Syracuse University Libraries and School of Information Studies Announce Inaugural Class of Information Literacy Scholars
Syracuse University Libraries and the School of Information Studies have partnered to create a new Information Literacy Scholars program for graduate students. As part of its strategic plan, the Libraries is working to increase curricular integration of information literacy in…
Forthcoming Book Co-Edited by Newhouse, iSchool Professors Will Examine Disruptive Force of Social Media
“Social media has bruised and battered American democracy.” That’s the premise set forth by three Syracuse University professors in their proposal for a book recently accepted for publication by Routledge. Newhouse School faculty members Regina Luttrell, assistant professor of public…
Research Paper Wins ‘Best Methods’ Social Media Conference Award
School of Information Studies Associate Professor Lu Xiao has been recognized for research that employs multiple methodologies to examine the factors surrounding a comment’s persuasive power on social media, and the ability of those comments to change viewpoints that have…
Renewed Search Underway for iSchool Dean, Dean Gene Anderson to Chair Search Committee
Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele G. Wheatly today announced the membership of a renewed search committee tasked with finding the next dean of the School of Information Studies (iSchool). In May, Wheatly announced the appointment of David Seaman, dean of…
iSchool, Arts and Sciences, Libraries Collaborate on Art of Romanticism Course
As part of Professor Romita Ray’s Art of Romanticism course this past semester, Ray, her students, School of Information Studies (iSchool) Professor Daniel Acuna and Elizabeth Novoa, president of Unika Analytics, designed the website Romanticism at Syracuse University. It features…
Stanton Named Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
School of Information Studies (iSchool) Professor Jeffrey Stanton was named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Stanton joins 19 other distinguished industrial-organizational psychologists who were awarded fellow status at the group’s 34th annual conference last month…