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Emily Thorson, associate professor of political science and senior research associate in the Campbell Public Affairs Institute, analyzes how the media addresses the issue of misinformation and how such coverage shapes public perception and trust. It explores the relationship between news and social media, highlighting how mainstream media often places blame on social media for the spread of false information.
Cambridge University Press, 2024
“It's Not the Economy: The Effect of Framing Arguments on Attitudes Toward Refugees”
In this article, Lamis Abdelaaty, associate professor of political science, and her co-authors assess whether and how economic, legal, and moral arguments affect Americans’ support for refugee admissions, and which types of refugees they prefer to admit.
International Migration Review, 2025
“Analyzing the Stability of Gun Violence Patterns During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Syracuse, New York”
Professors Robert A. Rubinstein, Sandra D. Lane and their co-authors investigate whether COVID-19 altered the geospatial patterns of gun violence in Syracuse, New York.
International Journal of Health Geographics, 2025
O'Keefe remembers space shuttle Columbia tragedy on LocalSYR's Bridge Street
February 2, 2021
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On February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke up after a failed re-entry in the earth’s atmosphere and all seven astronauts on board were killed. University Professor Sean O'Keefe, Howard G. and S. Louise Phanstiel Chair in Strategic Management and Leadership, was NASA administrator when the tragedy occurred. "The courage that they [the victims' families] demonstrated that day became the source of resolve thereafter that all of us throughout the agency, throughout NASA, relied upon as a way to continually encourage us to do what they admonished us to do which was to find out what happened, go fix it, and then rededicate ourselves to the very objectives in which their loved ones had given their lives for" says O'Keefe. Watch the full interview via "Bridge Street" on LocalSYR.
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O'Keefe remembers space shuttle Columbia tragedy on LocalSYR's Bridge Street
February 2, 2021
WSYR-TV
On February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke up after a failed re-entry in the earth’s atmosphere and all seven astronauts on board were killed. University Professor Sean O'Keefe, Howard G. and S. Louise Phanstiel Chair in Strategic Management and Leadership, was NASA administrator when the tragedy occurred. "The courage that they [the victims' families] demonstrated that day became the source of resolve thereafter that all of us throughout the agency, throughout NASA, relied upon as a way to continually encourage us to do what they admonished us to do which was to find out what happened, go fix it, and then rededicate ourselves to the very objectives in which their loved ones had given their lives for" says O'Keefe. Watch the full interview via "Bridge Street" on LocalSYR.
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