SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE

The New York Daily News cites data from the Institute for Veterans and Military Families in the opening article of the Hire Me! Veterans series (the first in a set of eight) about New York City-based veterans battling the odds in a rough job market. USNews.com also cites IVMF statistics on the number of retiring veterans increasing.

Convenience Store News mentions the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities benefiting from the Pepsi Dream Machine at new locations across the country.

FACULTY QUOTES

The Christian Science Monitor quotes Robert Thompson, director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, on the legacy of Soul Train's Don Cornelius. Thompson also spoke with YNN on this topic.

In Depth Africa published an opinion piece by Horace Campbell, professor of African American Studies and political science in The College of Arts and Sciences, on the current European struggles' impact on Latin America and Africa.

American Public Media's Marketplace quotes William Ward, professor of practice in the Newhouse School, on the social media site Pinterest as a possible competitor to Facebook.

The Press News (Stark County, Ohio) quotes Mehrzad Boroujerdi, director of the Middle Eastern Studies Program in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and The College of Arts and Sciences, on present-day U.S relations with Iran.

Milton Mueller, professor in the iSchool, is quoted in Canada's TV Ontario on the anti-piracy debate in the United States.

J.D. Ross, communications director in the iSchool, along with graduate student Mia Breitkopf, are quoted in a 9WSYR segment on quick response codes used in commercials.

YNN quotes iSchool assistant professor of practice Anthony Rotolo on the IPO for Facebook.

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