In the Trade War between the U.S and China tariffs have been imposed on aluminum and steel. Lovely explains the tariffs having their pros and cons depending on the company. She states, “The companies that use steel, like aluminum can manufacturers, or companies that make steel vats for pharmaceuticals or the dairy industry, they’re going to be hurt by this.” Higher costs will force some of them to raise prices, hurting their sales, she notes.

The outlook is different for companies that must buy steel, she says. Tariffs make imported steel more expensive, which means domestic producers don’t have to worry as much about price competition and can increase what they charge customers. That could lead them to hire more workers and invest in new production, Lovely adds.

“The tariffs are working exactly the way we would expect them to. They’re going to produce winners and losers,” she says.

Russia is working hard to disrupt the U.S midterm elections through social media outlets like Facebook and Instagram. These perpetrators are creating fake accounts on the site and promoting ads that can possibly turn Americans against one another.

“They’re almost functioning like social media editors, figuring out what the trending topics are in the U.S. and figuring out where they can insert themselves,” says Grygiel, social media expert.

SU offers a vast variety of foods for all diets such as vegans, vegetarians, locavores, and those who are sensitive to gluten.

Blusk and others have taken the time to remeasure the charmed baryon. The researchers found that lifetime is actually four times longer compared to the average previous measurements. Finding the discrepancies between the two measurements can lead to better theoretical understanding of quark structure and interaction say the researchers.

Blusk says it is unclear where the discrepancy comes from, or which experiments are correct. He adds, “I’d rather not speculate. It’s very hard to go back to a paper from 20 years ago and try to figure out if they did anything wrong.”

The newly found measurement “should really get people thinking about how to make the theory more precise,” says Blusk.

Blusk recommends where theorists need to start, he says that theorists need to figure out the magnitude of a phenomenon called Pauli interference, which affects the lifetime.

Blusk says that the LHCb collaboration plans to re-measure the lifetime, based on Ω_c⁰ particles directly produced in proton collisions. Although the signals from these particles will have about 40 times more noise, the measurement has different systematic biases and this could lead to a better understanding of what the actual lifetime is.

Banks discussed the allegations that can be made against Trump for a meeting held in 2016 with Russians. Trump claims he had no knowledge of what the meeting was going to entail. However, Mueller disagrees and wishes to have a sit-down interview with the President and his legal team, but they refuse.

Banks, says, “I think until he released his most recent tweet about the 2016 meeting the answer was maybe he will. I think the tweet that he released on Monday morning where he admitted the purpose of the meeting in 2016 was to get information on an opponent as he put it and that he did not know about it. I think the two aspects of that tweet one, that the purpose was to get information on an opponent, if that was the purpose of the meeting it was clearly unlawful and they were conspiring with Russians to get dirt on Hilary Clinton, and second whether he knew about it or not of course is crucial. So, now, Mr. Mueller and his team have all the more reason to want to talk to the President then they did before, and I think at the same time the President because he’s now gone on Twitter record to say he didn’t know about the meeting if he contradicts that or if he holds to it, and then is found later to have known to have done otherwise, as his lawyer Michael Cohen is likely to testify then he is in even more hot water.”

Banks response to whether Trump’s legal team is holding back on the interview until it may be too late consists of, “I think they are, yes, but, you know, we know Mueller’s team can still go to a grand jury with this and if they don’t get an agreement with the President’s lawyers about an interview in the last couple of weeks in August then they may well choose to take that next step, and that’s hardball, but the President may be in a better position playing hardball now if the courts will eventually agree that he has a constitutional opportunity to avoid such an interview then he may not get caught in his lies or he may not have an opportunity to dig deeper holes for him or his kids.”

The strength of a Bachelor’s Degree has made some adjustments over the years. Before, it was that all Bachelor’s Degrees were equal no matter what the student majored in. However, now it is different, degrees are no longer created equal.

Having a strong interest in Liberal Arts and Science, Greenberg says that Liberal Arts and Sciences create an atmosphere that crosses boundaries from one field into another. “The humanities are an integral part of liberal arts education, as are the social sciences and the natural sciences and the point is that when you have a liberal arts education you’re looking at different fields from different angles. Sometimes the same fields from different angles and the point is that you get to integrate what you’re learning from different fields to figure out how things apply in different areas that you may not have seen if you hadn’t had the other experience. And that’s sort of the issue with the humanities. I think, they have an image problem these days in this world of instant gratification,” he states.

Greenberg notes, “You really have to dig in to study things when you’re studying the humanities, it’s hard.” “It takes a lot of work and analysis and reflection to figure out what’s important, how to deal with what’s important and how that affects people that may be involve–I think that’s part of the problem,” he adds.

If there’s one thing to know about President Donald Trump, it is that he knows how to pick a fight. Just within this week Trump has thrashed out against former aide Omarosa Manigault Newman, removing security clearance of former CIA Director, John Brennan and canceling his proposed military parade in Washington D.C that then led to an argument with Mayor Muriel Bowser.

Reeher, American politics expert says,  “There have been so many things over the last couple of years that it is just impossible to point to one thing that is going to be a particular problem, or more of a problem than the rest.” He comments on the action President Trump has made since his presidency and states, “Under normal circumstances, you could say that any one of those things could be a real distraction — but the real fact of the matter is that [with Trump], you just go from distraction to distraction.”

The Music Technology Access Project is in it’s 7th year of providing children with disabilities the opportunity to learn how to play an instrument of choice. The program is a two-week camp taught by graduate students from the music department.

“For all the campers, this is the highlight of their year. They look forward to it all year, the lead up to knowing when the date is approaching that they get to get into the studio, relearn all the equipment, anticipating having new campers come into the program. There’s a portion of the campers that are new every year and then to have incredible music come out of it at the end that really moves your mind and your heart,” said Abbott.

Driesen, who focuses on environmental law explains, that arguing that the state’s CO2 rules don’t meet the standards set out in the Clean Air Act is “just not a plausible argument.”

“California does have compelling and extraordinary conditions, there are wildfires, and if the heat goes up in California, they have more severe local air pollution exacerbated by the heat, so it just doesn’t wash,” he states.

The United States and China are in an ongoing trade war that currently affects aluminum, steel, solar panels and washer industries. Next on the list: the cannabis consumption market. Most recreational marijuana is grown and sold within the U.S however, the devices used to consume them are fabricated in China. A tariff on these products can directly impact buyers, as an increase in price is likely to take place.

Lovely says the devices themselves are only a portion of a medication’s total cost, but states “For those who need it, they don’t have a choice.”

Hoing, researcher in child development and human behavior explains some of the reasons why a song may be on repeat for weeks straight. She says that people tend to have an emotional connection to songs, “The same sad song playing over and over can heal the pain, and it feels as if you’re not the only one who suffered this loss or breakup or emotional distress,” she says. It’s not just the similar emotional distress that gets people hooked, it can be songs that keep the energy high. Dr. Hoing states, “If you’re in an upbeat mood, a major mode with a catchy beat just makes you feel even more up.”

She also mentions that some songs are designed to be “catchy,” which leads to its repetition.

Lovely, expert in China’s trade and substantial development says, “China will win because it is playing this game more skillfully. The tariffs imposed by the United States will mostly be paid by American companies and consumers…about 60 percent of China’s exports to the United States are produced at factories owned by non-Chinese companies.” “China is retaliating with moves that soften the blow for companies in China, including those that are foreign-owned.” she adds.

The possible infiltration of Brett Kavanaugh can shift the Supreme Court completely right, which has generated consequences in the past. In the past the Supreme Court denied many of  President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal programs that would’ve helped the U.S out of Depression.

Keck specializes in the U.S Supreme Court and says, “Over the long course of time, the court follows broader political trends.” “But it doesn’t tend to turn as quickly as the elected branches,”  he exclaims.

President Trump is a strong activist for his Space Force, a military based to protect American satellites and more. After months of advocating for his force, The Pentagon has finally said yes. However, there’s one more step, getting the “say so” from Congress.

Many believe this is the solution to the threats from China and Russia, but there are many who disagree with this theory. Sean O’Keefe, a former NASA leader and Navy secretary, thinks creating a brand new branch of the military is not the right way to go.

“This is a solution in search of a problem,” he says. O’Keefe thinks the Air Force is already doing a fine job protecting space — even if it does privilege earthbound pilots. Creating a Space Force would just add another layer of bureaucracy to an already massive organization: the Pentagon he finishes.

Within the first two weeks of August teens of Marcellus have had to grief over the passing of 16 year-old Matthew Norris and 14-year-old Gary Witkovsky. With such tragedies, enforcing proper ways for teens to cope has become imperative. Teens and adults deal with death in different ways due to the hyper-active, emotion controller, the amygdala in the brain. Adults tend to have more control over emotions than teens.

Honig, expert in children development says,  “Whereas an adult might be able to say, I miss my best friend horribly, I was my auntie lived longer, a teenage is going to feel those feelings– because the amygdala is very active– of fear and loss more strongly than adults feel it,”

“And they could do something with the grief that will make life better,” she finishes.

As a new school year is approaching, new college graduates are preparing to enter the real world. This means new scientists, architects, social media experts and public relation specialists. It has been asked, what attributes will these soon to be college graduates need to obtain a job in the field of PR? As it has been for many years, writing is still one of the key components.

D’Angelo, a public relations specialist, says, “Employers I speak with regularly emphasize the same thing I tell my students: writing is the most important skill.” He adds, “Strong writing is obviously necessary for anyone who seeks to inform, promote or influence, but it’s also irrefutable evidence of strong thinking.”

Ranchers in Wyoming are looking into beaver mimicry projects – where structures are built to behave like beaver dams — with a goal of fixing the stream that was damaged, reducing future erosion and connecting creeks to meadows to distribute valuable sediment during floods.

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Macy’s recently took a huge step to fight against online shopping by introducing Macy’s Backstage, a “store inside a store.” Macy’s is still Macy’s, but now it will have an additional store inside that will contain off-priced items such as luxury items, makeup, home items and more.

“Macy’s sits in the muddy middle of retail, which is the hardest place to be right now,” Nicholson said. “Luxury can sustain itself, discount is where the masses of people go because of the price, and J.C. Penney and Macy’s are on the equator and have a numerous number of stores.”

Nicholson said the market for off-price is competitive and ruled by existing relationships that could leave Macy’s buyers at a disadvantage as they grow their inventory to outfit more locations.

“The irony I can see, depending how this plays outs, is that if department stores continue to decline and switch to off-price, who is going to build the brands we are going to know about?” Nicholson asked.

As the school year approaches, parents said they will spend more time buying back-to-school items in physical stores in 2018. “I know convenience is big, but trying on for size, making sure the son or daughter really likes the apparel or what have you that’s being bought, is really going to still happen in the store,” Wimer said.

In-store stores have been in competition with online shopping for years. However, a decade ago, value in retail could be defined solely as having lower prices than a  competitor, Wimer said, but now value is about finding the best combination of low-price, high-quality goods and fewer store visits because “e-commerce or online shopping can do all of this for a certain customer.”

Retailers have improved their shopping experience in the face of e-commerce competition. “Stores have gotten a lot better at trying to provide this, as well,” Wimer added.

, associate professor of history and political science in the Maxwell School, was interviewed by  in a story about the Collins investigation. Regarding New York State laws she says, “Well it tells us that New York has some of the most restrictive laws that govern our elections of any state in the country.”

Thompson says New York State is one of the few stated that aren’t up to date with current election laws. “One of the few states that doesn’t have early voting, or one of the few states that has very restrictive rules on changing amongst party registration, we don’t have mail ballots, it’s a very restrictive and I would say outdated electoral law in New York State,” she notes.

Invent@SU is a six-week program that offers hands-on experience for students at SU. Within this program, there are ten groups of two students that partner together to create an idea for a device that can be developed within the time period of the program.

Reed writes an article explaining the outstanding consequences investigating reporters are facing in Minsk, Belarus. Consequences such as fines of $500 to over $7,000, houses are being raided, reporters are constantly being detained and arrested for simply, reporting. The Belarusian government is not fond of journalists covering stories of the economical, societal or living issues within the country. These harsh conditions for reporters is an ongoing cycle due to journalists having to maintain their jobs.

CNY holds a science fair for students in 4-12th grade interested in science and engineering to participate in. A fair where students from any school, teachers and scientists come together. Professor Driscoll says, “We want them [high school students] to learn how science is really done, for them to learn about how to make measurements, how to make interpret those measurements, present it to audiences that aren’t very knowledgeable, so we try to teach them.””We’ve [College of Arts and Science] got a really good record of high school students coming in and going into science and engineering and that’s what we want. We want science kids to stay jazzed about science and engineering and go on and do good things,” he says.

Professor Korol states, “I think science fairs normalize science, which I think is really important cause I think one of my probably life goals is to make all of us scientists, citizen scientists, so that we’re all comfortable with what we mean by science. Again, I think, science isn’t this special thing that’s this compartment reserved for special people who think a certain way, it’s kind of a life long process in terms of problem solving and i think this fairs actually foster that idea and encourage the idea that science is all around us and in us and to embrace it as a kind of a way of being and thinking as imposed to this special thing for special people. So, I think it really promotes this way of thinking that access to science is open to a broad diverse group of people and that it brings together students from different schools…I actually think it actually can give us a cross-cultural lens to look through as well. Again, we think of arts and media doing that in entertainment, but I think science can do it as well.”

Darryl Forster, a fellow with the Warrior Scholar Projects says, “By doing the Warrior Scholar Project, you either find out that academia is definitely for me or it’s going to validate any feelings that maybe it’s not for me.”

Bybee, expert in political philospophy expresses his opinion about today’s civility. He says that we’re seeing a revolution in manners. “But maybe a better way to describe it is a gerrymandering of the boundaries of polite society,” he says.

He says, “The civil rights movement, in a fundamental way, led to the revision of our understanding of what constitutes appropriate behavior and the baseline of respect.” During the civil rights movement he states, “It was experienced by a number of people at the time as a gross incivility.”

“The very fact that we have people seeking to change civility, that’s an expression of civility’s value. The true crisis of civility is if none of us cared. If we all stopped caring about what counts as appropriate behavior, then civility’s not in crisis, it’s dead,” he continues

Iranian President Hassan Rouhoni made a speech Sunday night that President Trump was quick to respond to. He took to Twitter to post his threats back to Rouhoni. Professor Boroujerdi, expert in Middle-Eastern politics says that this tactic may have worked for North-Korea, but may not work for Iran. “Frankly, knowing something about the psychology of Iranian leadership, they are going to harden their discourse … because they won’t believe that at this time, they can appear as a set of divided elites,” he says.

In response to Mike Pompeo’s, Secretary of State speech Boroujerdi says,  “It wasn’t the type of speech that will really resonate inside Iran.” Pompeo attempted to call out the corruption taking place in Iranian’s government. “Iranians realize that they have problems and, aren’t about to “embrace their corrupt leaders,” but that does not mean they will throw them under the bus in service of the regime change the U.S. wants,” he continues.

Grygiel, a social media expert says, “…despite Facebook’s ramped up efforts, it needs far more people to weed out posts that can be harmful on a platform with some two billion users worldwide.”

“Zuckerberg needs to figure out content moderation and he can’t do it without more people. This has life and death implications,” Grygiel continues. “I don’t think he understands the decisions he makes has real-world implications for democracy.”

Papa John’s former CEO, John Schnatter has caused his company some trouble when he decided to use the N-word in a conference call. Since then Schnatter has been removed from his office and all marketing materials. However, an apology letter came four days after the incident. Johnson, expert in public relations says the apology came too late and wasn’t sincere enough in her opinion piece. She explains that “Papa John’s should’ve taken a page from Starbuck’s playbook and conduct mandatory diversity and inclusion training.” She hopes for Papa John’s to focus on improving their company, image and crisis communication now that Schnatter is out of the picture.

Grygiel was able to view them because of a recent policy change by Facebook. In May, the social network began displaying more information about ads on its platform, including about where the ads were targeted and the buyers.

Grygiel said, “State-funded media is inherently political — it should all be documented in Facebook’s political ad database.” “I hope that Congress will review this, and I hope Facebook will change their policies and product,” she continued.

Reeher, a specialist in political representation, legislature behavior and American politics, says, “The star power is much lower and there aren’t the obvious choices to get behind. There isn’t that equivalent of Hillary Clinton who is being bandied about.”

In the United States, eight percent of the population suffers from PTSD. Castro shared with Bridge Street what post-traumatic stress disorder is. He states, “PTSD isn’t just one thing. To get diagnosed with PTSD is just a cluster of different symptoms that have a specific pattern.” He clarifies that everyone can get the disorder, but “for some people in the military, it’s more prevalent.”

Jackie Orr refers to the former president, George W. Bush, when discussing the “Space Force.” She explains how Bush mentioned every U.S civilian being a soldier after the 9/11 tragedy. She goes on to say that the duties of an American-soldier will extend to outer space, “…the final, fantastic frontier for the U.S. military’s imaginary and material battlefields,” says Orr.

“President Trump is creating a trade war with the entire world by imposing tariffs on these countries,” Lovely comments. She goes on to say, “We’ve never seen anything like this, at least not since countries tried to wall themselves off from foreign competition during the Great Depression.”

Karson, an expert in seismology says, “Earthquakes and volcanoes are completely normal behavior. They get our attention of course when they occur in places where they damage infrastructure and they impact the way people live.”

“That is a legitimate concern,” Karson says regarding the volcano in Missouri. He goes on to explain how earthquakes and volcanoes hit. He concludes that New York residents shouldn’t worry because an earthquake is unlikely to happen anytime soon.

Grygiel, an expert in social media, agrees with the idea of influencers revealing if they are real or not. Grygiel says, “It’s not obvious she’s [ Miquela, a robot, a part of an emerging group of ‘fake’ virtual influencers] a [CGI, computer-generated image], and it’s not obvious on the post level.” Prof. Grygiel says the concept is “deeply problematic.”

As a child, Grygiel explains, “…at least we knew Barbie was a doll.”  Grygiel says there could be people who thought Miquela was a real person. “We need the brands to disclose. We also need these companies to help so they’re not facilitating and participating in this mass deception.”

Gitner comments on the image of the two-year-old Honduran girl crying, as she watched her mother get patted down by the U.S. Border Patrol near the U.S.-Mexican border. He states, “Photographs have an amazing way of capturing humanity — good or bad.”

Ruffin, an expert in African American history, explains what Juneteenth is: “It is a celebration of the emancipation. The lives of those who survived of African descent. It was brought upon when Texas received news, two years late, that slavery was abolished. Word did not get to them until many people will say June 19th,” he said.

He hopes that the celebration doesn’t stop with the next generation. He says, “Whether or not those youth are going to take in what they’re going to take in from a conscious perspective and not just becoming conscious, but turning that conscious into action.”

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Reeher comments on Trump Administration’s choice to separate children from their parents at the border. He states, “The visuals are very powerful, the individual stories that you can tell are very powerful. All the things that drive attention are there.”

“Roseanne Barr’s brand of irascible, sometimes outrageous humor made her rich, despite notable bumps on her way to enduring celebrity. Now her brand is damaged such that ABC/Disney and advertisers won’t–indeed, can’t–associate with it for the time being.

“Social-media echo chambers expose and amplify celebrity blunders, causing employers and sponsors to react immediately or be seen as tolerating them, or at least equivocating. For effective crisis response, they must confirm whether they have all the facts, rapidly calculate the degree of offense or offensiveness, determine which audiences are offended and how much their reactions will impinge on the health of the business.

“So patently offensive was Ms. Barr’s tweet that Disney/ABC didn’t have a lot to ponder; its leadership’s swift, decisive reaction was textbook. Mr. Sherwood’s timely internal memo following the incident was consistent with the company’s decisions and external communications, showing sensitivity and earning credibility in a career-altering time for blameless employees.

“Disney/ABC’s zero-tolerance response spoke confidently for its own brands. Short term that [may] mean a substantial revenue loss and [possibly] layoffs, too, but those may well have happened had the network only apologized and tried to keep ‘Roseanne’ despite what would have become metastasizing criticism. Instead, it avoided reputational erosion that could have had a terribly long half-life.”

“If you are looking at data that suggest that the number of record highs in a period of recent years is a lot greater than the record highs of a few decades ago, that certainly can be a valid indicator of a change,” Davidson says.

With specialties being in international trade and investment Lovely states,“People keep saying, ‘We’re going to pull back’ from a trade war. Unless there’s congressional intervention, it’s hard to see where this goes,” Lovely states.

Zoli explains that the United States should be concerned about North Korea’s past behavior. However, she also believes that we are now in a different era, “I think we can be optimistic, you know you always have to be skeptical about these things, but I think we can be optimistic that this is a changing era.”

“I think the April summit between the two Korea’s paved the road a little bit for this (meeting between North Korea and U.S) so that local folks could recognize that something was brewing here that was significant.” Zoli finishes with, “I think there is an appetite for change.”

Thompson states, “This wasn’t a choice for ABC (the cancellation of the show). They knew exactly how this story had to end, and they did it quickly as opposed to sending out a bunch of different press releases and then finally doing it. They took one look at that tweet yesterday and they knew the trajectory. They knew it only ended this way.”

Mentioned in article, Thompson openly states, “She reached down the barrel for the most evil stereotypes there is. When the executives at ABC read the tweet, they must have known this ends only one way.”

This is true. Architects such as , a professor of the School of Architecture is one of these reformists. Brown, is the co-founder of , an independent organization is working to improve how architecture is taught and practiced. Brown states in the magazine that, “the group strongly ascribes to an intersectional framework- a belief that activists can only substantially reform society if marginalized communities work together.”

, professor of supply chain practice at the Whitman School says, “Sears is on a death spiral” in this  interview. With the closing of Sears he goes on to say, “It (Shoppingtown Mall) will not survive. It will be a strip mall in five years, without a doubt. There’s just not enough stores to support it. That structure is just not conducive to the how people shop today.”

, professor of supply chain practice at the Whitman School, told  he predicts at some point there will be “reconstruction, deconstruction of Shoppingtown Mall.” According to the article, this decision seems as no surprise to some, Penfied included. He states, “Right around the time of the internet, Sears wasn’t forward thinking, they didn’t see how much commerce was going to be done on the internet. Shutting down the less profitable stores is really the only choice, and could mean a big change for the mall,” Penfield explains.

A2 milk is said to dismiss all indigestion according to the article. Some scientists tend to disagree. , a professor of practice in the Department of Public Health, Food Studies, and Nutrition at Falk College, disagrees with this theory. Voss says, “There’s not enough evidence to draw conclusions.” She continues, “It is plausible, but in terms of the science right now… it’s just not where it needs to be.”

Professor of History, was noted in the article stating, “Economists today debate the tariffs’ effect on the Great Depression — some feel it substantially worsened the downturn, while others think its negative effect was small.”

Grygiel states, “There was not a really strong, aggressive response from the company, besides saying this keeps us up awake at night…It was incredible. I really don’t see them taking accountability.” She argues, “We need to be paying more attention to other places around the world where this (Facebook) is having a real human impact.” She continues to say, “Then you have the military using it and government leaders and entities and all of a sudden it’s not a social media platform any more, it’s a state funded platform in Myanmar.”

Lee states, “Expected reaction from the TV audience market (public criticism and decline in popularity), expected reaction from the advertiser market (canceling advertisements based on their willingness to associate their valuable brands with Roseanne), and ABC’s own concern on its brand affected by association with Roseanne.“

Smith says in this  article, “To lose that as her front person finding work for her is a huge and damaging event for her, if she wants more work.”

She states, “If you recognize them (flash moments), you can be ready for them and act on them for your own life, but more importantly, perhaps for community and even world change.” Switzer says, “Often it’s the adversity in your life that gives you the greatest ideas. Sometimes the worst things in life become the best.”