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Syracuse Scientists Integral to Discovery of Gravitational Waves (Video)

Wednesday, February 10, 2016, By Amy Manley

The discovery confirms a major prediction of Albert Einstein’s 1915 general theory of relativity.

Media, Law & Policy

Political Science Professor Grant Reeher on the Iowa Caucus

Tuesday, February 2, 2016, By Ellen Mbuqe

Grant Reeher, Professor of Political Science at Maxwell School at Syracuse University and Director of the Alan K. Campbell Public Affairs Institute, offers insight on last night’s Iowa caucuses. “The good news for Bernie Sanders from Iowa last night is…

Business & Economy

Panasci Business Plan Competition Applications Due by Jan. 21

Sunday, January 10, 2016, By News Staff

The Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship and the Department of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises (EEE) in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management have announced a call for submissions for the 2016 Panasci Business Plan Competition. The competition accepts business plan…

Crowston, Østerlund Funded for New NSF Citizen Science Project

Tuesday, December 15, 2015, By Diane Stirling

Two School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty members are exploring new ways of combining the efforts of citizen scientists and machine learning algorithms to classify data from a National Science Foundation-funded research initiative called “the most complicated experiment ever undertaken in…

STEM

Syracuse One of Six Institutions in Science Policy Exchange

Monday, November 30, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Lubin House hosted a reception recently to showcase the Science Policy Exchange (SPE) and the results from its first set of projects. SPE was established by six leading research institutions, including Syracuse University, associated with four long-term ecological…

Campus & Community

Does Science Work?

Wednesday, November 11, 2015, By News Staff

For years, concern has simmered across scientific disciplines about academic research and rigorous attempts at verification.

Campus & Community

Science Policy Exchange: Science from Ideas to Impact

Tuesday, November 10, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University is a founding member of the Science Policy Exchange (SPE), which was established by six leading research institutions in the Northeast committed to increasing the impact of science on environmental decisions by creating a new kind of boundary-spanning…

STEM

A Natural Curiosity: Biology Professor Demystifies Science for Students

Thursday, October 29, 2015, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Professor of Biology Scott Pitnick has an infectious enthusiasm for biology. “I was always obsessed with animal behavior and insects,” he explains. His long-standing love for life science has led to a soon-to-be-published paper with 19 undergraduate coauthors, as well…

STEM

Local High School Students Immersed in Science Research at University

Wednesday, September 30, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Every summer, lots of high school students use their free time to take on part-time jobs. For many, that means grabbing a few hours behind a cash register or mowing the neighbor’s yard. Three local high school students made a…

STEM

iSchool Launches New Center for Computational and Data Sciences

Tuesday, September 29, 2015, By Diane Stirling

A new research center has launched at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) that aims to provide a focal point for advancing data science and human language technologies, especially in the context of social science scholarship. Announced at the school’s…