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Michael Gennaro

Michael Gennaro, Managing Editor

Michael Gennaro is the managing editor who was previously social media manager. He’s a junior multimedia journalism major and you can reach him on Twitter or Instagram @mycoolgennaro or email him at [email protected].

All content by Michael Gennaro
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President John Kelly announces 3% raise for some faculty members starting in July

Michael Gennaro, Managing Editor
June 17, 2022
University Press stock photo of Harrison Bryant, who is currently playing with the Cleveland Browns.

Where are they now? Former FAU football players

Michael Gennaro, Managing Editor
April 29, 2022
The Board of Trustees at their April 5, 2022 meeting. Photo by the UP.

Board of Trustees agree to merge master’s programs

Michael Gennaro, Managing Editor
April 26, 2022
Photo courtesy of Kennamer.

Kennamer/Calvillo Campaign: textbook stipend, meal swipe changes, and free Spotify and Hulu on the agenda

Michael Gennaro, Managing Editor
February 18, 2022
SG Election: Candidate Q&A

SG Election: Candidate Q&A

Michael Gennaro, Managing Editor
February 18, 2022
Meet the Spring 2022 SG Candidates

Meet the Spring 2022 SG Candidates

Michael Gennaro, Managing Editor
February 18, 2022
Photo of Amber Gaston.

Women’s Basketball: Owls rally late before falling short 49-44 to UTSA

Michael Gennaro, Managing Editor
January 30, 2022
FAU had 561 cases across all of its campuses on Jan. 14, six days after instruction resumed following winter break. The case total is at 728 as of Jan. 21, according to the university’s COVID-19 tracker.

FAU surpasses Fall 2021 cumulative COVID-19 cases after first week of spring classes

Michael Gennaro, Managing Editor
January 21, 2022
Glades Park Towers.

Student reports mold-like substance in Glades Park Tower South

Michael Gennaro, Social Media Manager
December 15, 2021
UPressPlay News: Ep.38

UPressPlay News: Ep.38

Natalia Ribeiro, Michael Gennaro, and Nadia Gordon
December 7, 2021
Students say faculty needs to be more diverse to represent student body

Students say faculty needs to be more diverse to represent student body

Michael Gennaro, Social Media Manager
December 6, 2021
Weekly COVID Update 12/4: Florida has lowest per-capita rates of COVID infections

Weekly COVID Update 12/4: Florida has lowest per-capita rates of COVID infections

Michael Gennaro, Social Media Manager
December 4, 2021
UPressPlay News: Ep.37

UPressPlay News: Ep.37

Natalia Ribeiro and Michael Gennaro
November 23, 2021
The sun shines through Atlantic Park Towers.

Weekly COVID Update 11/19: Florida vaccination rates rise

Michael Gennaro, Social Media Manager
November 19, 2021
UPressPlay News: Ep.36

UPressPlay News: Ep.36

Natalia Ribeiro, Michael Gennaro, and Nadia Gordon
November 16, 2021
Students walk past Atlantic Park Towers. Photo by Eston Parker III.

Weekly COVID Update 11/12: Cases at all-time low for fall semester

Michael Gennaro, Social Media Manager
November 12, 2021
Nikola Ozola (#5) gets out on the fastbreak. She scored six points in 13 minutes in a dominant win over Palm Beach Atlantic on Nov. 10, 2021.

Women’s Basketball: Owls blow out Palm Beach Atlantic 88-41 in season opener

Michael Gennaro, Social Media Manager
November 11, 2021
UPressPlay News: Ep.35

UPressPlay News: Ep.35

Natalia Ribeiro and Michael Gennaro
November 9, 2021
Weekly COVID Update 11/5: Less than 10 active cases across FAU campuses

Weekly COVID Update 11/5: Less than 10 active cases across FAU campuses

Michael Gennaro, Social Media Manager
November 5, 2021
UPressPlay News: Ep.34

UPressPlay News: Ep.34

Natalia Ribeiro, Michael Gennaro, and Nadia Gordon
November 2, 2021
Weekly COVID Update 10/29: Cases down at FAU

Weekly COVID Update 10/29: Cases down at FAU

Michael Gennaro, Social Media Manager
October 29, 2021
UPressPlay News: Ep.33

UPressPlay News: Ep.33

Natalia Ribeiro, Michael Gennaro, and Nadia Gordon
October 26, 2021
The entrance to Heritage Park Towers. Photo By Eston Parker III.

Weekly COVID Update 10/22: Vaccination rates increase for fourth straight week in Palm Beach County

Michael Gennaro, Social Media Manager
October 22, 2021
The breezeway at FAU. Photo by Eston Parker III.

Weekly COVID Update 10/15: Hospitalizations dropping in Florida

Michael Gennaro, Social Media Manager
October 15, 2021
UPressPlay News: Ep.32

UPressPlay News: Ep.32

Natalia Ribeiro, Michael Gennaro, and Nadia Gordon
October 12, 2021
Weekly COVID Update 10/8: Cases continue to decrease statewide

Weekly COVID Update 10/8: Cases continue to decrease statewide

Michael Gennaro, Social Media Manager
October 8, 2021
UPressPlay News: Ep.31

UPressPlay News: Ep.31

Natalia Ribeiro and Michael Gennaro
October 5, 2021
Hotspot map courtesy of the New York Times

Weekly COVID Update 10/1: On-campus case count down from the previous two weeks

Michael Gennaro, Social Media Manager
October 1, 2021
UPressPlay News: Ep. 29

UPressPlay News: Ep. 29

Natalia Ribeiro and Michael Gennaro
September 29, 2021
UPressPlay News: Ep. 30

UPressPlay News: Ep. 30

Natalia Ribeiro and Michael Gennaro
September 29, 2021
Photo by Eston Parker III.

FAU Football: Owls score 38 unanswered points, crush Georgia Southern 38-6 in home opener

Michael Gennaro, Social Media Manager
September 11, 2021
Photo by Alex Liscio.

Hagerty family donates $2.5 million to football program

Michael Gennaro, Social Media Manager
August 31, 2021
UPressPlay News: EP. 27

UPressPlay News: EP. 27

Gillian Manning, Natalia Ribeiro, and Michael Gennaro
August 31, 2021
UPressPlay News: EP. 26

UPressPlay News: EP. 26

Natalia Ribeiro and Michael Gennaro
August 24, 2021
Photo by Alex Liscio.

Masks are the biggest concern at Fall 2021 Town Hall

Michael Gennaro, Social Media Manager
August 19, 2021
UPressPlay News: EP. 25

UPressPlay News: EP. 25

Natalia Ribeiro, Michael Gennaro, and Gillian Manning
August 17, 2021
UPressPlay News: EP. 24

UPressPlay News: EP. 24

Gillian Manning, Natalia Ribeiro, and Michael Gennaro
August 10, 2021
Photo courtesy of FAU Athletics.

FAU Football: Head coach Willie Taggart excited about competition as first preseason practice concludes

Michael Gennaro, Social Media Manager
August 6, 2021
UPressPlay News: EP. 23

UPressPlay News: EP. 23

Gillian Manning, Richard Pereira, and Michael Gennaro
August 3, 2021
UPressPlay News: EP. 22

UPressPlay News: EP. 22

Natalia Ribeiro, Michael Gennaro, and Osman Alsharif
August 2, 2021
UPressPlay News: EP. 21

UPressPlay News: EP. 21

Natalia Ribeiro, Richard Pereira, and Michael Gennaro
August 2, 2021
UPressPlay News: EP. 19

UPressPlay News: EP. 19

Gillian Manning, Michael Gennaro, and Natalia Ribeiro
July 6, 2021
UPressPlay News: EP. 18

UPressPlay News: EP. 18

Gillian Manning, Natalia Ribeiro, and Michael Gennaro
June 29, 2021
Photo courtesy of FAU Athletics.

FAU schedules celebration of life for Howard Schnellenberger on Sept. 10

Michael Gennaro, Social Media Manager
June 22, 2021
UPressPlay News: EP. 17

UPressPlay News: EP. 17

Gillian Manning, Natalia Ribeiro, and Michael Gennaro
June 17, 2021
UPressPlay News: EP. 16

UPressPlay News: EP. 16

Natalia Ribeiro, Gillian Manning, and Michael Gennaro
June 8, 2021
UPressPlay News: EP. 15

UPressPlay News: EP. 15

Gillian Manning, Natalia Ribeiro, and Michael Gennaro
May 25, 2021
UPressPlay News: EP. 14

UPressPlay News: EP. 14

Gillian Manning, Natalia Ribeiro, and Michael Gennaro
May 18, 2021
UPressPlay News: EP. 13

UPressPlay News: EP. 13

Gillian Manning, Natalia Ribeiro, and Michael Gennaro
May 18, 2021
UPressPlay News: EP. 12

UPressPlay News: EP. 12

Gillian Manning, Natalia Ribeiro, and Michael Gennaro
May 18, 2021
UPressPlay News: EP. 11

UPressPlay News: EP. 11

Gillian Manning, Natalia Ribeiro, and Michael Gennaro
May 18, 2021
UPressPlay News: EP. 10

UPressPlay News: EP. 10

Gillian Manning, Natalia Ribeiro, and Michael Gennaro
May 18, 2021
UPressPlay News: EP. 9

UPressPlay News: EP. 9

Gillian Manning, Natalia Ribeiro, and Michael Gennaro
May 18, 2021
Photo courtesy of FAU Athletics.

Women’s Basketball: FAU and WNBA legend Yolanda Griffith inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame

Michael Gennaro, Social Media Manager
May 16, 2021
Photo by Eston Parker III.

FAU Baseball: Owls win three out of four at FIU

Michael Gennaro and Richard Pereira
April 25, 2021
Illustration by Michelle Rodriguez Gonzalez.

Opinion: Chauvin’s guilty verdict was accountability, not justice

Michael Gennaro, Staff Writer
April 25, 2021
Photo courtesy of FAU Athletics.

Women’s Basketball: Iggy Allen enters the transfer portal

Michael Gennaro, Staff Writer
April 9, 2021
UPressPlay News: EP. 8

UPressPlay News: EP. 8

Natalia Ribeiro, Gillian Manning, and Michael Gennaro
April 6, 2021
Photo by Eston Parker III.

FAU Baseball: Owls suffer series sweep on the road against Charlotte

Michael Gennaro, Alex Downing, and Richard Pereira
April 4, 2021
UPressPlay News: EP. 7

UPressPlay News: EP. 7

Natalia Ribeiro, Gillian Manning, and Michael Gennaro
March 30, 2021
UPressPlay News: EP. 6

UPressPlay News: EP. 6

Gillian Manning, Michael Gennaro, and Natalia Ribeiro
March 30, 2021
UPressPlay News: EP. 5

UPressPlay News: EP. 5

Neal Sinha, Natalia Ribeiro, Gillian Manning, and Michael Gennaro
March 30, 2021
Photo by Eston Parker III.

FAU Baseball: Owls lose two out of three to USF

Eston Parker III, Michael Gennaro, and Richard Pereira
March 21, 2021

UPress Play News: Episode Four

Gillian Manning, Natalia Ribeiro, and Michael Gennaro
March 12, 2021
Karlis Silins (pictured #25) scored a career-high 22 points in Wednesday night's win over UTEP. Photo courtesy of Roger Steinman from Conference USA.

Men’s Basketball: Owls advance to the quarterfinals after a 76-70 nail-biter against UTEP

Michael Gennaro, Staff Writer
March 11, 2021

UPress Play News: Episode Three

Natalia Ribeiro, Gillian Manning, Michael Gennaro, and Neal Sinha
March 2, 2021
Flyer courtesy of Hillel at FAU

The fight against anti-Semitism on college campuses and social media

Michael Gennaro, Staff Writer
February 22, 2021
Collage pictures all nine candidates for 2021. Collage by Kendall Little.

Student Government: Meet FAU’s 2021 candidates

Michael Gennaro, Contributing Writer
February 22, 2021
UPress Play News: Episodes 1 and 2

UPress Play News: Episodes 1 and 2

Natalia Ribeiro, Gillian Manning, Michael Gennaro, and Neal Sinha
February 16, 2021
Kenan Blackshear (pictured red, #13) had a 20-10 double-double performance against UTSA on Feb. 12. Photo by Eston Parker III.

Men’s Basketball: Owls return to C-USA play for first time since Jan. 23, lose an 84-80 shootout at UTSA

Michael Gennaro, Contributing Writer
February 12, 2021
Iggy Allen (pictured red, #2) scored a career-high 35 points in the loss to Western Kentucky. Photo courtesy of FAU Athletics.

Women’s Basketball: Owls fall to Lady Toppers 71-64 despite Iggy Allen’s 35-point performance

Michael Gennaro, Contributing Writer
February 5, 2021
Illustration by Michelle Rodriguez-Gonzalez.

The Book Corner: The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Michael Gennaro, Contributing Writer
January 29, 2021
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