Sawyer Kamman — ϲ Thu, 07 Jun 2018 18:01:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 TRAC Data Cited in Asylum Story /blog/2018/05/25/trac-data-cited-in-asylum-story/ Fri, 25 May 2018 16:53:13 +0000 /?p=133728 Research from The Transactional Records Clearinghouse was recently used by several media outlets to discuss immigration and asylum cases within the United States. It was specifically used in a Los Angeles Times article entitled “How likely are asylum-seekers from Central American caravan to win their cases?”

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Poet Discusses Life With a Seeing-Eye Dog /blog/2018/05/25/poet-discusses-life-with-a-seeing-eye-dog/ Fri, 25 May 2018 16:52:25 +0000 /?p=133137 Poet and School of Education professor recently joined Atlanta’s WABE radio station to discuss his new memoir, . The work details his encounter with his first seeing eye dog Corky, who he got after depleting eyesight left him blind at age 38.

“They paired me with this brilliant dog, who was infinitely wiser than any other dog I had ever met,” he said of his first meeting with Corky. “They asked me to spend a couple of days with her before we even began the guide dog stuff, and I realized that she was delightful, playful, curious, silly, but in wonderfully intelligent ways.”

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Subliminal Advertising in ‘Uncle Drew’ Movie /blog/2018/05/25/subliminal-advertising-in-uncle-drew-movie/ Fri, 25 May 2018 16:51:37 +0000 /?p=133730 NBA star Kyrie Irving is set to hit the big screen soon for his new movie Uncle Drew. While the film looks to entertain, it also has some subliminal advertising hidden within. This comes from Pepsi, who started the Uncle Drew series with viral videos that came out in 2012. Newhouse advertising professor Beth Egan spoke with the Philadelphia Tribune about this advertising and how it relates to the younger audience.

“It’s not that people don’t like ads; it’s that people don’t like being sold to,” she said. “Millennials especially are really keen to have a relationship with brands, but that has to be a true, authentic and two-way relationship.”

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Travel Ban ‘Slippery Slope’ for POTUS, Says Law Professor /blog/2018/05/25/travel-ban-slippery-slope-for-potus-says-law-professor/ Fri, 25 May 2018 16:50:38 +0000 /?p=133732 “Lawyers call this a slippery slope argument. The slippery slope dominated the oral argument on the legality of the administration’s travel ban before the Supreme Court in Trump v. Hawaii. No justice suggested that a sound national security rationale undergirds this travel ban.”

This statement comes from David Driesen, a University Professor at the College of Law, who wrote an opinion piece for The Hill regarding President Trump’s plans for a travel ban, and whether that would be giving the president too much power.

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Goldberg Featured in InterFaith Series /blog/2018/05/25/goldberg-featured-in-interfaith-series/ Fri, 25 May 2018 16:49:45 +0000 /?p=133734 Professor emeritus recently wrote an opinion piece for the Post Standard as a part of the feature series with InterFaith Works of CNY. Goldberg entitled his work “We Are All Immigrants,” writing a story about POWs in WWII.

“I hope that as a community we will have the strength to follow his example and say, ‘We are all immigrants,’” he wrote.

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The New Way to Successfully Crowdfund /blog/2018/05/25/the-new-way-to-successfully-crowdfund/ Fri, 25 May 2018 16:48:10 +0000 /?p=133736 Makana Chock, an associate professor of communications at the Newhouse School, recently spoke with The Week about the future of crowdfunding, and how some companies are succeeding in earning more donations thanks to evoking feelings and emotions within donors.

“There is a trend to develop the technology, to have things that are more high-tech, more immersive,” Chock says. “But at the same time, the ones that are successful are the ones that actually create a way of appealing to people’s need for human interaction. … You can have something that’s very high-tech, but if it doesn’t have a story, if we don’t emotionally respond to people in the story, we don’t like it.”

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Social Media Sites Aim to Screen Content /blog/2018/05/25/social-media-sites-aim-to-screen-content/ Fri, 25 May 2018 16:47:19 +0000 /?p=133738 In a time of fake news and hateful messages being spread online, Twitter and other social media sites are aiming to find out the best way to filter content so that these words cannot be sent out. Jennifer Grygiel, a social media expert within the Newhouse School, spoke with the Associated Press about these attempts, and how they may be harder to introduce than thought.

“The tech is not good enough because humans are really smart, and they will learn how to maneuver around the machines,” Grygiel said. “It’s getting better, but it’s not there yet.”

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Talks Continue Over Ending North Korean Nuclear Program /blog/2018/05/17/talks-continue-over-ending-north-korean-nuclear-program/ Thu, 17 May 2018 19:40:04 +0000 /?p=133740 , a former deputy secretary of state for the Obama administration, recently spoke with Voice of America about the ongoing talks regarding the potential end of North Korea’s nuclear program. He discussed the relationships between both North and South Korea, as well as their relations with the United States.

“What we have seen so far is a fairly responsible attitude from the government here that seems to understand that there is a danger that the North Korea strategy is to drive a wedge between the United States and South Korea,” he said.

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OpEd on Military Families for ‘Military Spouse Appreciation Day’ /blog/2018/05/17/oped-on-military-families-for-military-spouse-appreciation-day/ Thu, 17 May 2018 16:57:41 +0000 /?p=133742 , a social media and web specialist for ϲ’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families, recently wrote an opinion article for the Post Standard entitled “Military spouses face unique challenges as loved ones serve our country.” May 11 was Military Spouse Appreciation Day, which holds a special place in Marquette’s heart.

“Being in the military is very much a family affair,” she said. “Both of my parents are retired Air Force veterans. They were away more often than being home. In a sense that prepared me for the life of a military spouse. I was used to learning new things and becoming independent at an early age. What it didn’t prepare more for, though, was the struggle to come after college.” For the full article, follow the link here:

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Companies Grapple with Disability Laws /blog/2018/05/17/companies-grapple-with-disability-laws/ Thu, 17 May 2018 16:50:01 +0000 /?p=133744 , a University Professor and chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute, recently spoke with the Financial Times about an ongoing issue regarding how companies are dealing with legal problems surrounding those with disabilities. Local laws remain confusing for many, especially regarding employment issues surrounding this.

“It’s certainly still the case that people with disability are the most stigmatized, unemployed and underemployed in society,” he said.

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Without Context, Fact Checking Becomes Moot /blog/2018/05/11/without-context-fact-checking-becomes-moot/ Fri, 11 May 2018 19:00:23 +0000 /?p=133141 Fact checking is key to all publications in order to inform the public to the best of their abilities. However, according to research from Maxwell professor , fact checking may take a backseat if the audience does not fully understand the context of the story itself. Her work was discussed in a recent Poynter article.

“My own research shows that misperceptions about public policy are widespread — even regarding issues that Americans care deeply about,” she wrote. “For example, while many Americans express serious concern over the national debt, two-thirds mistakenly believe China owns at least half of the U.S. national debt. In reality, it owns about eight percent. Sixty-two percent believe that interest on the national debt is more than half the federal budget. These misperceptions are common among both Democrats and Republicans.”

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Supply Chain Expert on Wine Pricing Variables /blog/2018/05/11/supply-chain-expert-on-wine-pricing-variables/ Fri, 11 May 2018 18:59:19 +0000 /?p=133139 Whitman professor Burak Kazaz, also the Steven R. Becker Professor of Supply Management and the Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence, was recently cited in multiple publications about the prices of wines and how they will be altered for various reasons this season. He co-authored a piece for Liv-ex, while also being quoted in a Harpers article. Based on research conducted by Kazaz and an RPI professor, he says the weather and other factors will cause a slight price increase in wine this year.

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Flight Simulator Has Ties to CNY /blog/2018/05/11/flight-simulator-has-ties-to-cny/ Fri, 11 May 2018 18:58:13 +0000 /?p=133422 A flight simulator donated by the College of Engineering and Computer Science at ϲ to the Museum of Science and Technology, was recently featured in a News Channel 9 story. The story details how this simulator laid groundwork for teaching nearly all of America’s pilots prior to World War II.

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Cayman Laws Coming with Financial Transparency /blog/2018/05/11/cayman-laws-coming-with-financial-transparency/ Fri, 11 May 2018 18:55:41 +0000 /?p=133424 New British regulations call for more financial transparency in the use of financial transactions involving offshore accounts. This move, according to dean and College of Law professor , would be a big shakeup from the past.

“Back in the ’50s and ’60s, people would fly in with briefcases full of cash,” he told the Christian Science Monitor. Now, this change “is likely to cause a pretty seismic shift in their business model.”

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IVMF Study Quoted in Military Times /blog/2018/05/11/ivmf-study-quoted-in-military-times/ Fri, 11 May 2018 18:51:02 +0000 /?p=133426 Research conducted at the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at ϲ may have spurred a new grant given to entrepreneurial veterans. Shortly after the research was released, the PenFed Foundation announced a $1 million annual grant will be given to veterans aiming to start their own businesses. IVMF’s research stated that many veterans are dissatisfied with the options they have within the civilian workforce.

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With Guilty Verdict, Thompson Talks Cosby Legacy /blog/2018/05/07/with-guilty-verdict-thompson-talks-cosby-legacy/ Mon, 07 May 2018 20:49:16 +0000 /?p=133143 Bill Cosby was officially found guilty after many alleged sexual assault cases were brought against the former comedian and television star. Robert Thompson,Trustee Professor and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture in the Newhouse School, weighed in on exactly how Cosby’s legacy will be seen.

“What he was so well known for was playing these characters of great dignity, great gentle humanity and paternal qualities, and this is so completely the opposite,” Thompson told USA Today. “It would be like suddenly hearing a scandal about Santa Claus. You’ve got a person who was really important in the history of the development of the medium; a person who was the star of the one of the most popular programs of all time, who rescued a network; (but) someone who was playing (a character) completely at odds” with the stories told by his accusers.”

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Lovely: Steel Tariffs Are ‘Slippery Slope’ /blog/2018/05/07/lovely-steel-tariffs-are-slippery-slope/ Mon, 07 May 2018 20:47:18 +0000 /?p=133145 Originally announced in March, key trading partners with the United States faced a May 1 deadline regarding higher tariffs on steel exports. These tariffs come as a result that national security could be threatened without them. Economist and Maxwell professor Mary Lovely warns it could be a dangerous maneuver. She spoke with Business Recorder about the ongoing situation.

“This is a really slippery slope in a bazillion ways,” she said. “This could be a blank check for using these kinds of tools.”

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What Cambridge Analytica Closing Really Means /blog/2018/05/02/what-cambridge-analytica-closing-really-means/ Wed, 02 May 2018 18:13:23 +0000 /?p=133261 Jennifer Grygiel, a Newhouse faculty member and social media expert, recently joined CBS News to discuss the closure of Cambridge Analytica, the company who took data from over 87 million Facebook users. While this branch is now defunct, Grygiel offers that it may not be exactly what it seems.

“This was definitely headline grabbing today, a lot of people are talking about it, but we have to remember that the parent group of Cambridge Analytica has a lot of subsidiaries, and in a lot of ways, this is a shell company,” Grygiel said. “Shutting it down doesn’t necessarily impact the parent, and there has also been reports that they could be rebranding and just relaunching the company. I think the name is dead today, that’s what we’ve seen.”

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Musk’s Firm Stance Bad for Brand, Expert Says /blog/2018/05/01/musks-firm-stance-bad-for-brand-expert-says/ Tue, 01 May 2018 19:19:11 +0000 /?p=133187 After a driver was killed while using the autopilot function of a Tesla Model X, CEO Elon Musk found himself the target of critics calling out the safety of his vehicles. Musk did not take the criticism well, a stance that may have been a mistake, says Newhouse professor .

“You need to show empathy when there’s a consumer-facing product involved,” Meath, a crisis communications expert, told USA Today. “The way Musk carries himself is innovative and unconventional, but he can also be cavalier.”

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Expert Weighs in on Potential Iran War /blog/2018/05/01/expert-weighs-in-on-potential-iran-war/ Tue, 01 May 2018 18:24:38 +0000 /?p=133189 Amidst the recent bombings of Syria and continued threats from Iran, the United States and Israel are headed towards what ultimately may become a war against Iran. This would obviously have severe political ramifications, as well as potentially destabilizing the entire Middle East, as Maxwell political science professor Mehrzad Boroujerdi explained to Think Progress.

“This can really set the region ablaze. Having a country like Iran becoming unstable, in this situation, when the whole Middle East is imploding in one way or another, can really raise the stakes, considering Iran’s size, population, and the geopolitical position it occupies,” he said.

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Saunders Helps Celebrate Month of May /blog/2018/05/01/saunders-helps-celebrate-month-of-may/ Tue, 01 May 2018 18:11:24 +0000 /?p=133268 Arts and Sciences professor, and distinguished writer, was recently mentioned in a Psychology Today article entitled ’31 Ideas for Celebrating and Contemplating May 2018.’ The story includes Saunders and his book ‘Congratulations, By The Way’ to reference the kind words that should be spoken to graduates in this upcoming month.

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“Lampooning our Leaders is as American as Apple Pie” /blog/2018/05/01/lampooning-our-leaders-is-as-american-as-apple-pie/ Tue, 01 May 2018 18:07:23 +0000 /?p=133266 After comedian Michelle Wolf was criticized following her performance at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner last week, Newhouse professor Roy Gutterman took to ϲ.com to defend her words.

“Lampooning our leaders is as American as apple pie, baseball or campaign contributions. The Supreme Court has agreed,” he wrote. “In an important case, Hustler v. Falwell (1988), the Supreme Court provided a history lesson in the role that satire has played in the democracy — from the country’s founding, with influential political cartoons as a form of dissent in the colonies, to mockeries of every president since, including George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.”

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US and EU in Game of Trade Chicken /blog/2018/05/01/us-and-eu-in-game-of-trade-chicken/ Tue, 01 May 2018 18:05:41 +0000 /?p=133270 As President Trump continues ongoing trade debates with the European Union, Maxwell professor Mary Lovely says that discussions will likely continue until the US gets some type of concession, no matter how small, from the EU.

“It really depends on the Europeans and how far they are willing to go in this game of chicken,” she said. “If they really stick to their guns the Trump administration may accept some kind of sop given to them . . . We might get a deal. But [for the US] it’s not going to be much of a deal.”

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Facebook Testimony Raises More Questions /blog/2018/04/29/facebook-testimony-raises-more-questions/ Sun, 29 Apr 2018 19:30:10 +0000 /?p=133147 Facebook’s CTO recently testified in front of the British Parliament, and when all was said and done, it may have left more questions than answers. This specifically was acknowledged after the official did not read the terms and conditions aspect of the app, which raised red flags for many, including Newhouse professor and social media expert Jennifer Grygiel, who spoke with CBS News about this testimony.

“The hearings that have taken place in the United States and now in the UK have really shown how the company is being run,” Grygiel said. “What we saw unveiled today about these details, not even reading the terms of service, again are showing us how this company is being run. And this wasn’t just likely an issue for one app, this is likely going to be the same case for many, many apps that have been set up on this platform.”

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Thompson Details an Outsiders Visit to Motherhouse /blog/2018/04/29/thompson-details-an-outsiders-visit-to-motherhouse/ Sun, 29 Apr 2018 19:28:49 +0000 /?p=133185 Margaret Susan Thompson, a Maxwell professor of history and political science, recently wrote an article for the Global Sisters Report that detailed her outsider experience of spending time with different motherhouses. Her story also dives into the idea of an outsider learning, and teaching others, about the lives of these devoted nuns, and how their experiences, and lives, differ from those on the outside.

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“Quietly Revolutionary,” The TV Legacy of Bob Newhart /blog/2018/04/29/quietly-revolutionary-the-tv-legacy-of-bob-newhart/ Sun, 29 Apr 2018 18:17:18 +0000 /?p=133258 Newhouse professor and TV expert Robert Thompson recently spoke with the Washington Post about “The Bob Newhart Show.” Even 40 years after it has left the airwaves, the show still influences many others, with Thompson calling it “quietly revolutionary.” For a complete rundown on the show and its impact, you can read the full article here:

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Dutkowsky Joins Wallet Hub’s “Ask The Experts” Panel /blog/2018/04/28/dutkowsky-joins-wallet-hubs-ask-the-experts-panel/ Sat, 28 Apr 2018 18:11:46 +0000 /?p=133263 Whitman professor was recently included in an “Ask the Experts” panel from Wallet Hub to discuss unsecured credit cards, and how they could relate to those with a poor credit score.

“Perhaps the most important thing to look is any penalties or APR,” Dutkowsky said in reference to what to look for when getting these cards. “People with bad credit are one step away from having really bad credit, especially if they experience an adverse life event that could affect their ability to repay. People with bad credit should try and avoid severe consequences from a card.”

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Service Dog Helps Vision, and Writing /blog/2018/04/27/service-dog-helps-vision-and-writing/ Fri, 27 Apr 2018 16:10:13 +0000 /?p=132912 University Professor of cultural foundations of education in the School of Education, was recently featured in a PBS News Hour story. The video story detailed the relationship Kuusisto recently built with a new service dog, which not only taught him how to maneuver throughout the world with visual impairments but also about himself and his writing.

“At first, I thought, well, this will be easy. You show up, they give you a smart dog, and it’s like picking up a car, and then you leave, right? That’s what I thought,” he said in the interview. “And I didn’t realize that you learn more about dogs than you ever knew possible, one, and, two, they are building you up, the trainers, to feel not only that you can do this, but that this was the life you were always meant to have.”

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Has Digital Age Altered Perception of Reality? /blog/2018/04/27/has-digital-age-altered-perception-of-reality/ Fri, 27 Apr 2018 16:08:03 +0000 /?p=132914 In this ever-updating digital age, some are wondering whether we’re losing our grip on what’s real and what isn’t. Radio Australia wrote a piece on this line of thinking, quoting pop culture expert,Trustee Professor and director of the Newhouse Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture, Bob Thompson. While he doesn’t debunk the idea, he says that the digital world ties in with the real one.

“There is certainly nothing categorically wrong with artificiality,” he told the publication. “Art is artificial by definition. When we read a novel or a poem or watch a fictional television show, that stuff is all contrived. Take some of these dating shows, for example. ‘The Bachelor’ is filled with people behaving inarticulately, stupidly, insecurely. But when you think about it, courtship in the 21st century is filled with insecurity, stupidity and inarticulate communication.”

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Goode Pushes Back on Climate Change Critics /blog/2018/04/27/goode-pushes-back-on-climate-change-critics/ Fri, 27 Apr 2018 16:03:37 +0000 /?p=132916 , a visiting assistant professor in the newspaper and online journalism department in the Newhouse school, published an article in the New York Times about climate change and the toll it is taking on the polar bear population. She debunks climate change denialists, using data from scientific research to disprove their claims.

“The scientific evidence that the polar bear’s Arctic home is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet is overwhelming, supported by reports like the National Climate Assessment, which was compiled by 13 federal agencies,” she wrote. “In some Arctic regions, scientists have documented declines in polar bear numbers and disturbing signs of physical deterioration linked to the loss of sea ice. And last year, the Obama administration called human-driven climate change the biggest threat to the bears’ continued existence.”

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Expert Kohn on Elderly Financial Literacy /blog/2018/04/27/expert-kohn-on-elderly-financial-literacy/ Fri, 27 Apr 2018 15:54:25 +0000 /?p=132918 Research by , the David M. Levy Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research at ϲ’s College of Law, was recently cited in the Forbes article, “Vast Majority Of Elder Financial Abuse By Guardians Can Be Prevented, Experts Tell Senate.” The article discusses several ways to protect the elderly from being taken advantage of financially. That includes not allowing a guardian to make decisions for that person until it is absolutely necessary, says Kohn.

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China and U.S. Battle for Trade War Advantage /blog/2018/04/27/china-and-u-s-battle-for-trade-war-advantage/ Fri, 27 Apr 2018 15:52:06 +0000 /?p=132920 As the United States and China continue to battle in a trade war, both of the nations are looking to reshape the trade system as we know it. Both the U.S. and China are aiming to get what they want and do whatever has to be done to set the countries up for future success. As a result – leaders are willing to slow trade to do so.

“Both see trade as beneficial, but neither side wants to accept certain outcomes of competitive markets,” Maxwell economics professor Mary Lovely told the Christian Science Monitor. “China wants to use industrial policies and state support to shape its economy. The Trump administration wants to use American market power to force our trading partners to adopt policies that help us shape our economy. Neither accepts the damage this behavior does to the rules-based system they both rely upon.”

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Social Media Influence on Modern Campaigns /blog/2018/04/27/social-media-influence-on-modern-campaigns/ Fri, 27 Apr 2018 15:47:41 +0000 /?p=132923 Amidst national movements, such as the #MeToo campaign, people are coming together across the nation utilizing digital tools and social sites. Teachers nationwide have mobilized through various social media sites to campaign for higher wages and more state funding. These widespread movements have been successful due to the extensive reach they get online, allowing educators to communicate with one another and share ideas. “It’s where we congregate now,” Jennifer Grygiel,assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School,told ABC News as part of a larger discussion about the coordination of social causes online.

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Surge in Twitter Bots Cause of Concern /blog/2018/04/27/surge-in-twitter-bots-cause-of-concern/ Fri, 27 Apr 2018 15:43:26 +0000 /?p=132971 While it’s usually exciting news to hear new Twitter users are being added, the company has concerns about a surge of new, anonymous accounts being created across Asia. The worries stem from the ‘botmageddon’ that the U.S. saw this year, where social media accounts were used as influencers across the web. This is something Newhouse assistant professor of communications and social media expert Jennifer Grygiel, talks about.

“Bad actors around the world have really followed the potential of social media to influence the political process,” she told the Agence France Presse in an interview, also adding that “the risk is the accounts are sitting there like a cancer.”

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Gorovitz: Youth to Lead Gun Control Fight /blog/2018/04/27/gorovitz-youth-to-lead-gun-control-fight/ Fri, 27 Apr 2018 15:41:12 +0000 /?p=132974 Former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and current philosophy professor Samuel Gorovitz, recently authored an opinion piece for the  ϲ Post Standard about youth and gun control. While he notes the centuries-old traditions surrounding gun control, he dives into the wave of the future, which revolves around the younger generation.

“But the moral clarity, dazzling courage and growing political power of the youngsters from across the land may well propel us forward to success,” he wrote. “They see the difference between good and bad arguments. They have indeed become the leaders.”

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Newhouse Dean Branham Talks Sinclair Takeover /blog/2018/04/27/newhouse-dean-branham-talks-sinclair-takeover/ Fri, 27 Apr 2018 15:34:19 +0000 /?p=132976 , Dean of the distinguished Newhouse School, was recently quoted in a Rolling Stone article about the Sinclair Broadcast Group, and their recent ‘must-read’ messages that have put the company in hot water. The article detailed how Sinclair helped President Trump to the White House, and the changes the company has made since then.

“None of that has anything to do with ‘fake news.’ If anything, they created fake news,” she said about Sinclair. “And that’s the problem.”

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IVMF Research Cited in Chicago Tribune Article /blog/2018/04/27/ivmf-research-cited-in-chicago-tribune-article/ Fri, 27 Apr 2018 15:33:21 +0000 /?p=133013 The Chicago Tribune recently ran an article about new Senate measures in Illinois that would give veterans more opportunities to explore entrepreneurial ventures. The article references research done by ϲ’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families, which touched upon the number of WWII and Vietnam veterans who started businesses upon returning from war, a figure that has drastically declined over the decades. You can find the full article here:

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Expert Hall on Targeted TSA Searching Methods /blog/2018/04/27/expert-hall-on-targeted-tsa-searching-methods/ Fri, 27 Apr 2018 15:32:19 +0000 /?p=133015 In 2015, TSA agents were allegedly going to stop searching black women’s hair during regular airport security checks. However, as a recent Cosmopolitan article reveals, the practice is still in place, as many women attest. For this article, ,an associate professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, spoke with the publication about why this is still occurring.

“Groups of people who’ve been historically treated as suspects fear [being viewed as a suspect] more than those who’ve have enjoyed the privilege of being innocent until proven guilty historically,” Hall said, adding that these assumptions continue a cycle of discrimination in airport security.

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The Apprentice and The Presidency: What Carried Over /blog/2018/04/27/the-apprentice-and-the-presidency-what-carried-over/ Fri, 27 Apr 2018 15:27:14 +0000 /?p=133017 Before he sat in the White House, President Trump occupied another desk- the one of judge, jury and executioner in his TV show ‘The Apprentice.’ Now, nearly a decade and a half after the show premiered, people are comparing Trump’s time in office to his time leading the show; tenures that started off well enough before faltering as time went on.

“Season one of ‘The Apprentice’ was a rip-roaring success,” Bob Thompson, a Trustee Professor at Newhouse and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture, told Politico. Season two,however? Not so much. “The slide was pretty precipitous,” Thompson said, while also adding that now, no one is behind the scenes giving instructions to Trump. “Mark Burnett [the producer of ‘The Apprentice] made Donald Trump look rational, fair, decisive and strong, week after week after week.”

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What NY Towns Deserve Piece of $10 Million Grant? /blog/2018/04/20/what-ny-towns-deserve-piece-of-10-million-grant/ Fri, 20 Apr 2018 20:57:01 +0000 /?p=132628 Cities in the New York are currently vying for $10 million in grants, which will be given out in an effort to give major improvements to struggling towns. As cities such as Glens Falls and Plattsburgh start to win pieces of this prize, Maxwell economics professor argues that smaller, poorer towns better benefit from these grants.

“These funds helped pretty good cities be better, as opposed to really helping cities in need to become more viable,” Dutkowsky told North Country Public Radio. “Places like Governeur or Tupper Lake.”

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Predicting the Future by Using the Past /blog/2018/04/20/predicting-the-future-by-using-the-past/ Fri, 20 Apr 2018 20:55:16 +0000 /?p=132630 What’s the best way to figure out the future of the climate? According to research conducted by Arts and Sciences Earth Sciences professor Linda Ivany, it’s all about turning to the past.

“If we can reproduce ancient past climates where we know what happened, that tells us that those models are a really good tool for us to know what’s going to happen in the future,” she told the Smithsonian Magazine. “The better the models get at recovering the past, the better they’re going to be at predicting the future.”

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Trump Shaking Up Typical Foreign Trade Tactics /blog/2018/04/20/trump-shaking-up-typical-foreign-trade-tactics/ Fri, 20 Apr 2018 20:51:47 +0000 /?p=132632 Amidst the ongoing trade dispute between the United States and China, we have seen President Trump change the way foreign business is usually handled. For a Fox Business report, iSchool University Professor explained what President Trump is doing differently with foreign trade.

“People who do international trade, international affairs, their hair is on fire. And I think what the President is really doing here is signaling that we have to change the way we deal with China in particular,” he said. “And it really is over ideas. It’s innovation.”

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How Trump May Follow Obama’s Actions /blog/2018/04/20/how-trump-may-follow-obamas-actions/ Fri, 20 Apr 2018 20:48:02 +0000 /?p=132699 As the midterm elections draw near, which likely will see a round of Democratic wins over Republicans, President Trump may soon have to follow the lead of the man who came before him –  Barack Obama. Obama saw his party become the minority during his term, leading him to make a few changes, as Maxwell political science professor Grant Reeher explained to the Washington Examiner.

“I’m not sure Trump is wired to do what Obama did,” Reeher said. “Certainly, he won’t be shy about using executive powers — that will be the same — but Obama also used his remaining time, especially in his second term, to exercise the rhetorical presidency. People can debate how much difference that ultimately made, but President Trump, being more fond of Twitter and short, simple critical statements, may not see, or realize, the same opportunity for using the presidency in that way.”

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Expert Banks on Trump Reports Over Deputy Attorney General /blog/2018/04/20/expert-banks-on-trump-reports-over-deputy-attorney-general/ Fri, 20 Apr 2018 20:43:33 +0000 /?p=132703 According to reports, President Trump recently considered firing Rod Rosenstein, the Deputy Attorney General, amidst his role in the raid of Michael Cohen and his offices. William Banks, a ϲ College of Law professor and the founding director of INSCT, discussed this notion with Bloomberg Radio’s “Politics, Policy, Power and Law” program.

“Here, because Jeff Sessions has refused from the questions surrounding this investigation, then it’s up to the Deputy Attorney General,” Banks said. “President doesn’t like the way the Deputy Attorney General, he could do his job, he could dismiss him. I think that that would be politically a very damaging thing for the President to do, but of course, he hasn’t let that stop him in the past and probably won’t let that stop him in the future.”

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The Ad Holding Company Age is Waning /blog/2018/04/20/the-ad-holding-company-age-is-waning/ Fri, 20 Apr 2018 17:04:12 +0000 /?p=132705 Martin Sorrell is a household name in the advertising industry, having created the world’s biggest advertising company, WPP. Now, as he steps down from his post, Newhouse advertising associate professor Brian Sheehan questions how much longer holding companies like WPP may last in the industry.

“Holding companies have a place, but their future isn’t as bright,” Sheehan told CNBC in an interview. “If I were Sir Martin Sorrell, I would want to get out right now.”

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Annual ‘Big Event’ Scheduled for April 21 /blog/2018/04/17/annual-big-event-scheduled-for-april-21/ Tue, 17 Apr 2018 19:46:30 +0000 /?p=132614 On Saturday, April 21, OrangeSeeds will welcome student volunteers to the Big Event, the largest student-run day of community service on campus.

OrangeSeeds volunteers for the 2016 Big Event.

OrangeSeeds volunteers for the 2016 Big Event.

Check-in begins at 9 a.m., with volunteers returning to campus by 3 p.m. The Big Event is put on by a group of first-year and transfer students who connect with local nonprofits to provide service and volunteer work throughout the day.

“The Big Event is a first step in making a more service-oriented student body,” says freshman member Patrick Linehan. “Volunteers will learn about the issues facing our city and the incredible nonprofits doing work to help address those issues. It will be an eye-opening experience, where the volunteers will benefit as much as those they are trying to help.”

Organizers from OrangeSeeds have paired with 14 local organizations to volunteer for the Big Event, including Adapt CNY, Habitat for Humanity, Meals on Wheels and the Ronald McDonald House of CNY. Volunteers will help these organizations by providing different service work for each, such as putting together a community garden at Adapt CNY and helping to organize and execute a cookout for guests at the Ronald McDonald House.

“Volunteering off campus provides an opportunity to expose students to a beautiful, vibrant community full of people with rich and important stories,” says A.J Seymour ‘21.

“Having the opportunity to engage with the community right around us is so rewarding and should be utilized. It’s a wonderful opportunity to make someone’s day and create memories,” says Isabella Falcione ‘20.

Check-in on April 21 begins at 9 a.m. at Hendricks Chapel. A light breakfast will be provided and T-shirts will be given out to the first 150 people to check in.

At the check-in, two speakers will begin the event with welcome speeches. They are the Rev. Brian Konkol, dean of Hendricks Chapel, and Syeisha Bird, the director of the Office of Engagement at ϲ.

For more information or to request accommodations, contact OrangeSeeds at orangeseeds@syr.edu.

About ϲ

ϲ is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic , with a global footprint, and , ϲ offers a quintessential college experience. The scope of ϲ is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors and 100 minors offered through 13 schools and colleges; nearly 15,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit .

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New Entry in Governor Race Threatens Cuomo /blog/2018/04/16/new-entry-in-governor-race-threatens-cuomo/ Mon, 16 Apr 2018 21:17:36 +0000 /?p=132322 Even with an eye on the 2020 Presidential race, Governor Andrew Cuomo will face a challenge sooner. Cynthia Nixon, best known for playing Miranda on HBO’s ‘Sex and the City” series, has entered the race,which could take a chunk of voters away from Cuomo on the left.

“Here comes someone who sounds a lot like Teachout, is emphasizing progressive values and issues, but the difference is, this woman is better connected,” Grant Reeher, director of the Campbell School of Public Affairs within the Maxwell School, told The Hill. “People know her, and he is obviously worried about it and worried he’ll lose a significant chunk of the left.”

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Lee McKnight Comments on Personal Data on Social Sites /blog/2018/04/16/mcknight-comments-on-personal-data-on-social-sites/ Mon, 16 Apr 2018 21:13:54 +0000 /?p=132325 Prior to Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony about data breaches within Facebook, iSchool associate professor Lee McKnight spoke with CNYCentral about what to expect when entering personal information onto social platforms.

“Basically declaring data about yourself is your own property, and you have right to it and it should be private,” he said. However, he also added that “on the other hand, realizing if they are not careful, they can be subject to their money stolen and their identity stolen and so much else.”

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Expert Jennifer Grygiel Dissects Zuckerberg’s Testimony /blog/2018/04/16/expert-jennifer-grygiel-dissects-zuckerbergs-testimony/ Mon, 16 Apr 2018 21:04:59 +0000 /?p=132327 Amidst the testimony of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg this week, Newhouse assistant professor and social media expert Jennifer Grygiel has been surprised by a few of his answers. This was especially true in a response Zuckerberg gave to a question about Palantir – a technology company co-founded by Peter Thiel, a member of Facebook’s Board of Directors – and its potential involvement in taking personal data.

“It’s another social media data analytics company that does a lot of listening,” she said. “They work with police departments around the world, Thiel had founded the company and he is also on the board of Facebook. It was widely reported that somebody from Palantir had gone and helped Cambridge Analytica in the design of their app so it was surprising that he punted that one.”

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How Memes Stir Up Fake News /blog/2018/04/16/how-memes-stir-up-fake-news/ Mon, 16 Apr 2018 21:02:55 +0000 /?p=132504 During Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony, he vowed to fix Facebook’s fake news problem and to help stop the spread of misinformation shared by bots and foreign sources. While this is all well and good, Newhouse assistant professor of communications Jennifer Grygiel says he is missing something in his target – memes. The satirical photos and videos are posted with the intention of going viral, and can slip by algorithms out to stop the spreading of fake news.

“Political memes are not something like a nude body part. It can be mashed up in a way that’s creating a visual rhetoric. A machine isn’t smart enough to pick up on that,” Grygiel told CNET.

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Can Renewable Energy Forms Fill Fracking Gap? /blog/2018/04/16/can-renewable-energy-forms-fill-fracking-gap/ Mon, 16 Apr 2018 21:00:03 +0000 /?p=132506 Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”, was once seen as the future of New York’s energy systems. But now, it is not a viable option. Now the Empire State is looking to find energy with renewable options – which may not be that easy – says , an environmental economics expert and professor of public administration and international affairs at the Maxwell School.

“The issue is trying to balance everything,” Popp told the Ithaca Journal. “Most of the demand is downstate, where most of the wind energy is upstate.”

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Unintended Trade War Consequences /blog/2018/04/16/unintended-trade-war-consequences/ Mon, 16 Apr 2018 20:54:49 +0000 /?p=132508 As a potential trade war with China looms, President Trump has admitted that he’s “not saying there won’t be a little pain.” This could refer to rising prices of certain goods, or other ‘unintended consequences.’ It also depends on the actual value of products. For example, only 1 percent of the retail price of an iPhone 7 consists of Chinese labor costs, according to research done by iSchool professor Jason Dedrick. You can read further, via Bloomberg.

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International Justice Expert Crane on Syrian Bombings /blog/2018/04/16/international-justice-expert-crane-on-syrian-bombings/ Mon, 16 Apr 2018 20:51:20 +0000 /?p=132511 ϲ law professor and international justice expert David Crane joined both Wisconsin and North Carolina public radio stations to talk about Trump’s plans and the crisis in Syria following last week’s bombing of chemical weapons plants in Syria. Crane joined Host Frank Stasio for the show, discussing these factors, as well as the difficulties surrounding international justice. The full interview with Wisconsin Public Radio can be found at the link below.

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Think Before You Speak, Just Like Right Whales /blog/2018/04/16/think-before-you-speak-just-like-right-whales/ Mon, 16 Apr 2018 20:50:13 +0000 /?p=132516 New research shows that right whales may have the ability to think about their calls before vocalizing them. , a former postdoctoral researcher in the College of Arts and Sciences, spoke with Scientific American about this new information, and what that means for these whales.

“Well, it means that instead of having a completely instinctive reaction where they always make the same call in response to the same stimuli—a reflex, basically—that the whales are capable of changing what they’re calling and how they’re communicating,” she said. “Which means that they may be thinking about what they call.”

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Zuckerberg Testimony Step in Right Direction for Regulation /blog/2018/04/16/zuckerberg-testimony-step-in-right-direction-for-regulation/ Mon, 16 Apr 2018 20:49:35 +0000 /?p=132518 While there were no real fireworks following Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony of a security breach at Facebook, there were still benefits of the trial, according to social media expert and Newhouse assistant professor of communication, Jennifer Grygiel. Grygiel spoke with AFP and CBS News about what can be taken away from this testimony.

It’s an “an important milestone,” Grygiel said. “This is a first step in the process of writing much needed regulation. It is clear from congressional testimony that self-regulation alone is not working and that regulatory oversight is needed in the United States in order to ensure safe social media.”

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Trump’s Influence on the Democratic Party /blog/2018/04/16/trumps-influence-on-the-democratic-party/ Mon, 16 Apr 2018 20:47:59 +0000 /?p=132520 Much has changed since President Trump was elected, including the political parties themselves. In a recent PBS Frontline article, , an associate professor of political science at the Maxwell School, explained the POTUS’ influence on the Democratic Party, and what has changed since inauguration.

“There are two types of Democrats that we’ve seen emerge in the wake of Trump,” she said. “The bulk of those are coming from the liberal Democratic end, but there are pockets of more conservative-leaning Democrats that have the potential to anchor the party at the center and shape the party’s ideological course in the years to come.”

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Does Neo-Nazi Trolling Cross Free Speech Boundaries? /blog/2018/04/16/does-neo-nazi-trolling-cross-free-speech-boundaries/ Mon, 16 Apr 2018 20:45:06 +0000 /?p=132522 Everyone has rights to their own free speech, though recently that concept has been under question, as a lawsuit over a Neo-Nazi “troll army” has become national news. It stems from a white supremacist having his followers harass a Jewish woman, who filed the lawsuit. In a recent Vice article,Roy Gutterman. First Amendment expert and director of the Tully Center for Free Speech, spoke about this issue.

“I don’t know how law enforcement could really rein in anybody in a situation like this,” he said. “It all depends on the nature of the language used to inspire people to send those nasty emails. It could fall under some general incitement principals, but then the second part of incitement is imminent lawless action, and I’m not sure we have that here.”

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‘Roseanne’ Could Pave Way for Reboot Influx /blog/2018/04/16/roseanne-could-pave-way-for-reboot-influx/ Mon, 16 Apr 2018 20:34:27 +0000 /?p=132525 Initial concerns surrounding the blue-collar support of President Trump in the new ‘Roseanne’ reboot have since subsided after the show’s immediate rating success. Even more so, this may become a new trend within the TV industry. Media expert and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture Robert Thompson discussed this potential new movement in this Associated Press article, published in the Telegraph Herald.

“I think we are going to see, within the next year or two, a real attempt to show a no-holds-barred Trump family, and I don’t know exactly what that means,” he said, “but something that really does address the specifics of what the news keeps showing us as the Trump supporter. As people are looking at, ‘How are we going to top “Roseanne?’ I think that’s probably what they’re looking to do. How that’s going to be executed could be very dicey.”

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Why China Could Win in the Tariff Talks, according to Professor Mary Lovely /blog/2018/04/08/maxwell-professor-mary-lovely-explains-chinas-advantage-in-tariff-talks/ Sun, 08 Apr 2018 13:08:52 +0000 /?p=132193 As trade threats between the United States and China continue, President Trump has been facing opposition from within his own GOP. This contrasts with the Chinese government, who have extended greater power to their president, Xi Jinping. For CNBC, Maxwell professor and economics expert Mary Lovely explained how this could give China an upper hand in this dispute.

“This particular episode is going to play right into their ability to get people on their side because Trump is seen as the aggressor,” she said of Xi’s government. This comes after significant amendments to the Chinese constitution which gave Xi further power and the ability to remain in power indefinitely.

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Bochco’s Legacy Lives on in Hit Shows /blog/2018/04/03/bochcos-legacy-lives-on-in-hit-shows/ Wed, 04 Apr 2018 01:55:52 +0000 /?p=131898 Television writer and legend Steven Bochco passed away Sunday at the age of 74. Known for his cop dramas like ‘Hill Street Blues’ and ‘L.A. Law,’ the writer was memorialized in a Washington Post article, which quoted Newhouse Professor and pop culture expert Robert Thompson, who discussed Bochco’s legacy on the industry.

“There is no ‘Sopranos’ without ‘Hill Street Blues,’ ” he said. “Matt Weiner (‘Mad Men’) and Vince Gilligan (‘Breaking Bad’) and David Chase (‘The Sopranos’) and all these people ought to wake up every morning and send a note to ‘Hill Street Blues.’ ”

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