The Newhouse School is proud of the accomplishments of the following faculty members recognized April 11 at the One University Awards Ceremony. The annual event honors member of the University community who make a difference through academics, scholarship, creative work and dedicated service.
The Meredith Professorship is a prestigious honor that recognizes and rewards outstanding teaching among the faculty. Brown, who has taught at Newhouse for a decade, plans to focus her tenure on creating a comprehensive faculty development program to support the transition and professional growth of new faculty across the University.
Rebecca Ortiz, an award-winning associate professor of advertising, has been named the Newhouse Endowed Chair of Public Communications for 2025-28. The position is bestowed to a faculty member whose accomplishments significantly advance the school’s reputation in research and creative activity.
Ortiz’s research explores how media and communication can improve public health and well-being, with a focus on sexual health communication, sexual violence prevention, and youth and young adult audiences.
A collaboration between WAER and the Newhouse School, the podcast provides another platform to share the research and creative work of students, faculty and staff across a range of topics in media and communications. More recent episodes include:
Michael O. Snyder won The Cliff Edom New America Award in the National Press Photographers 2025 Best of Photojournalism competition for his photography project “The Queens of Queen City.”
Alex Richards worked on the investigative series “Ricketts’ Riches” for the Flatwater Free Press. The series won a 2025 A-Mark Prize for Journalism and Investigative Reporting from the Nebraska Press Association.
Roy Gutterman wrote about the AP’s return to the White House for Syracuse.com.
Aileen Gallagher commented on the em dash in artificial intelligence writing.
Shelly Palmer blogged about writing an artificial intelligence agent and new Model Context Protocol technology within AI.
Michael O. Snyder’s upcoming joint show, “Art x Climate,” at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, was highlighted in Smithsonian magazine.
Alex Richards worked on the investigative series “The Tenant Trap” with Injustice Watch. The series won a prestigious IRE Award from Investigative Reporters & Editors.