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Haythornthwaite Named Director of Library Science Program
Elizabeth D. Liddy, dean of the School of Information Studies (iSchool), has named Professor Caroline Haythornthwaite聽as the next director of the school鈥檚 library and information science graduate program. The program includes master鈥檚 degrees in library and information science and library…
Chancellor, Provost Approve Senate-Recommended Revisions to Faculty Manual
Chancellor Kent Syverud and Provost Michele Wheatly have approved revisions to 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Faculty Manual regarding titles of full-time, non-tenure-track faculty personnel and the process of making dean emeritus appointments. The revisions were made on the recommendation of the University…
Journal Devotes Special Issue to CRS Professor鈥檚 Book on Anti-Semitism
The Journal of Communication and Religion has released a special issue [39. 2 (2016)] devoted in its entirety to the book 鈥淐onfronting Anti-Semitism: Seeking an End to Hateful Rhetoric鈥 (Troubador, 2011) by Amos Kiewe, professor of communication and rhetorical studies…
Faculty, Alumni Headline CNY Book Awards Dec. 8
The University is well represented at the fifth annual Central New York Book Awards, taking place on Thursday, Dec. 8, at 6 p.m. at the CNY Philanthropy Center (431 East Fayette St., 黑料不打烊). Four finalists with ties to the University…
Four Questions With Physics Instructor, Lab Manager Sam Sampere
Whether he’s teaching physics, managing the labs or providing insight for local media, Sam Sampere wears many hats around campus. He’s about to add another. Sampere has once again been appointed as a committee member for the American Association of…
Researchers Discover Way to Make Surfaces Less Vulnerable to Disease-Causing Bacteria
Professor Dacheng Ren and his team of researchers are seeking ways to stop the spread of microbes, and they may have found a solution.
Did Foley get the name right? Depends on a lot more than local appeal, experts say
The Vegas Golden Knights will play their first game in the National Hockey League next season without the full moniker of the city in which they reside. 鈥淚 get why they did it,鈥 Patrick Walsh, assistant professor of sport management…
Professor Elizabeth Cohen Discusses Sanctuary Cities
Elizabeth Cohen, Associate Professor of Political Science, was quoted in a Politifact article 鈥淪anta Fe mayor defends sanctuary cities, says studies don’t show increase in crime.鈥
Professor Roy Gutterman Quoted in The Christian Science Monitor
鈥淚n some ways I don鈥檛 think [the incoming Trump administration] wants to interact with the institutional press, which is a huge problem,鈥 says Roy Gutterman, director of the Tully Center for Free Speech at 黑料不打烊 in New York. 鈥淥ur independent press is an integral part of our democracy, it has been since the beginning of our country, and the public really needs to know what鈥檚 going on.鈥
How big companies like Target and Amazon are targeting customers at Penn
Amanda Nicholson, professor of retail practice and associate dean for undergraduate programs in the Whitman School, was quoted in the story “How big companies like Target and Amazon are targeting customers at Penn.”