Search Results for: ,WHy
Physicist Wins NSF Grant to Support Subatomic Particle Research
The National Science Foundation has awarded $160,000 to Matthew Rudolph, assistant professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, to continue his work with the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN’s accelerator complex near Geneva, Switzerland. The two-year…
One Year after Death of Rexdale Henry in Mississippi Detention Center Autopsy Report Still Not Released to Family
July 14 marks the one-year anniversary of Rexdale Henry’s death, and the Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) at Syracuse University’s College of Law continues to demand a full federal inquiry into the circumstances of his demise and delays by the…
What Book Is in Your Beach Bag this Summer?
What book do you have downloaded to your tablet, sitting on your nightstand or in your beach bag this summer? We want to know what good reads University community members are delving into during the lazy days of summer—and offer…
Q&A: What’s Behind the Pokémon Go Craze?
They are everywhere. Pikachu and Venusaur and the many characters of Pokémon are taking over virtual spaces and being captured by fans with a smartphone and the downloadable Pokémon Go app by Niantic and Nintendo. The game that uses a…
Acuna Publishes Groundbreaking Chunking Research in Nature Communications
Think about a simple task you learned a long time ago, such as memorizing your phone number or learning how to tie your shoe laces. Chances are, you did this using a method called chunking. You put like things together…
Physicists Discover Family of Tetraquarks
Physicists in the College of Arts and Sciences have made science history by confirming the existence of a rare four-quark particle and discovering evidence of three other “exotic” siblings. Their findings are based on data from the Large Hadron Collider…
Megan Daley ’11, G’16 Earns SciComm Fellowship with LA Times
Normally you can find Megan Daley ’11, G’16 engrossed in hydrology research in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, but this summer she is taking a break from streams and storms to take on an unexpected role writing for…
Q&A: One-Year Anniversary of Nationwide Marriage Equality
June 26 marked one year since the U.S. Supreme Court announced its landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which guaranteed the right to marry to LGBT couples throughout the United States. Aaron Hoy is a doctoral candidate in sociology in…
Professors Look to Geologic Past to Predict Future Environmental Conditions
Earth scientists are using an NSF grant to study the link between elevated temperatures and precipitation in ancient Antarctica.
Q&A: Brexit Vote and the Possible Economic Impacts
British citizens have a weighty decision this week. Stay in or leave the European Union (EU), the economic and political union composed of 28 European countries that they have been part of for decades. Each side of the “Brexit” question…