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A&S Researchers Study the Amount of Carbon Dioxide Released at the East African Rift System
Calculating Earth’s carbon budget is vitally important in the effort to track global warming and climate change. The carbon budget is the cumulative amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions permitted over a period of time to keep the Earth’s atmosphere…
Houston, We Have Splashdown
April 17 is the 50th anniversary of the splashdown of Apollo 13 after the aborted mission to the moon. The event was watched by an estimated 40 million Americans. The Apollo 13 space mission was made famous for not landing…
Mercury Matters 2020: A Science Brief for Journalists
MATS and Mercury in Context Coal-fired power plants are the largest source of mercury in the U.S., accounting for approximately 48% of mercury emissions in 20151. The Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) were finalized in 2012 to regulate emissions…
School of Architecture Senior Among Speakers at Upcoming TEDx Conference
After years of successful support by the iSchool, the student-run TEDx Syracuse University conference is switching to a cross-disciplinary curation model. The overarching theme for this year’s event is “A Seat at the Table” and will feature, for the first…
PAANI and EcoBamboo Living Take Prizes at ’Cuse Tank Competition
Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars at Syracuse University Libraries (LaunchPad) awarded the following teams prizes at this year’s ’Cuse Tank entrepreneurial competition, held on Oct. 18 at Bird Library: First-place winner–Nikita Chatterjee (Arts and Sciences), representing PAANI, won $7,000. PAANI…
Whitman Staff Member Heads to Thailand Representing Team USA in Dragon Boat Racing
Ben Schlimmer’s agility and passion for paddling watersports was most certainly passed down from his father and grandfather. A son of a canoe enthusiast and grandson of a Boy Scout troop leader who led adventurous water excursions, Schlimmer has adeptly…
Twelve Named as the 2019 Syracuse University Scholars
Twelve seniors have been named as the 2019 Syracuse University Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor that the University bestows. University Scholars will represent the entire graduating class at the May 12 Commencement ceremony. On Wednesday, May 8, the scholars will…
College of Law, Syracuse Law Review to Host Symposium on Online Learning, Future of Legal Education April 26
On April 26, Syracuse Law Review will bring together legal education experts from across the country for a groundbreaking symposium exploring the impact of online education on law schools and the legal profession. The one-day symposium—“Online Learning and the Future…
Do New Yorkers Need to Worry About Earthquakes?
Jeffrey Karson, professor of earth sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed by WSYR Radio to discuss recent volcanic and earthquake activity. Karson, an expert in seismology says, “Earthquakes and volcanoes are completely normal behavior. They get…
Scientists to Host Live Lava Flow Demonstration
What: Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been erupting and displaying explosive activity for more than two weeks. In one of the most recent eruptions, 1,100°C (2000°F) lava was seen gushing from multiple fissures, sending sulfur dioxide, methane gas and flames into the…