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Expert Available to Discuss Earthquakes and Communication
Many of us felt the shakes from the 4.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Lebanon, NJ this morning. The emergency alert came to cellular phones in Central New York about an hour and a half later. Lee McKnight, an associate professor…
Alumni Awards Set for Next Week; Meet the 2024 Honorees, Including 2 New Awards
Syracuse University will honor eight distinguished members of the Orange community during the 2024 Alumni Awards Celebration, which are being held from 4:30-8:30 p.m. on Friday, April 12, 2024. The celebration, which is free to attend, will occur in the…
Mellon Foundation Names Tessa Murphy a New Directions Fellow
The Mellon Foundation has selected Tessa Murphy, associate professor of history in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and College of Arts and Sciences, as a New Directions Fellow. The distinction comes with a three-year, $289,000 grant that…
iSchool to Mark 100+ Years of Accreditation From American Library Association
The School of Information Studies (iSchool) has once again been accredited by the American Library Association (ALA); this marks over 100 years of continuous accreditation. The iSchool recently completed the rigorous reaccreditation process and was granted continued accreditation through 2030,…
iSchool Partners With SUNY Morrisville to Provide Path for Master’s Students
The School of Information Studies (iSchool) is excited to announce a new partnership with SUNY Morrisville that will allow more students to enroll in master’s degree programs at the School. Under this agreement, SUNY Morrisville’s undergraduate students will have more…
9 Projects Awarded MetLife Foundation-Lender Center Racial Wealth Gap Grants
The Lender Center for Social Justice has awarded nine grants for new faculty research projects that study issues contributing to or helping alleviate the racial wealth gap in the United States. The awards are funded by a 2022 MetLife Foundation grant that…
Experts Say Data Privacy Executive Order Is Important for National Security
President Joe Biden recently signed an executive order that aims to protect personal data. It allows federal agencies to regulate the transfer of data to “countries of concern.” The White House says the order focuses on genomic data, biometric data,…
Professor Discusses Social Media Platform Outages
Meta’s outage yesterday, and now LinkedIn today, reminded many of AT&T’s outage from the other week. Professor Lee McKnight shared his thoughts on the outage below. McKnight is an associate professor in the iSchool at Syracuse University, faculty advisor to…
Applications Open for 2024 Raymond von Dran iPrize and Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award
Applications are open through Friday, April 5, for the School of Information Studies Raymond von Dran (RvD) Fund for Student Entrepreneurship competition and the Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award. The competitions will be held on Friday, April 12,…
Featured Media Coverage – Week of Feb. 26
Syracuse University thought leaders, events and research news were showcased in the following news outlets this month: Shana Gadarian (Maxwell): “IVF patient vows to fight for access to treatment in Alabama following court ruling“, Yahoo News; “Alabama IVF ruling a…