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Physicists Aid in Discovery of Subatomic Process
Distinguished Professor Sheldon Stone says the discovery came about when two LHC experiments recently combined their results and found overwhelming evidence of an extremely rare decay of a particle known as the Bs meson, which contains a bottom, or “b,” quark and an anti-strange quark.
Biologist Lands Three-Year NIH Grant Award
Melissa Pepling, associate professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, has received a major grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for her ongoing work in ovarian biology. She is the recipient of a three-year,…
Commencement Address by Poet Mary Karr
If you’re lucky, you fell in love here. And if you’re really lucky, you had your heart broken. Because that made you a deeper person and maybe forced you to find friends to lean on. Syracuse is now your alma mater, your soul’s mother, and mine.
Syracuse Triumphs at ACC ‘Meeting of the Minds’ Conference
Syracuse University was on display at the 10th annual Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Meeting of the Minds (MOM) Conference, recently held at North Carolina State University. Seven undergraduates, all with ties to the College of Arts and Sciences, produced a…
Student’s Philanthropy Leads to NSF Fellowship in Mercury Research
Jacqueline Gerson, a graduate student in environmental engineering science in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has earned a highly competitive graduate fellowship from the National Science Foundation. The award will fund her research on mercury contamination from artisanal gold…
Class of 2015 Speaker Reflects on Undergraduate Experiences
As he prepares to graduate this Sunday, Matt Fernandes reflects on what bit of wisdom he would pass on to future Syracuse University students. First, dream big. Then figure out how you achieve it. “This sounds like such a general statement, but it’s about not being afraid of the idea,” says Fernandes, who is a University Scholar and this year’s student speaker at Commencement.
FNSSI to Host Training Workshop for DNA Mixture Analysis Software May 11-14
Forensic scientists from around the globe will converge on the University campus for a training workshop involving a revolutionary new DNA mixture analysis software called STRmix. Running May 11-14, the workshop will take place in the Forensic & National Security…
English Department Shines at Society for Cinema & Media Studies Conference
The Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences was the bona fide star of the 56th annual conference of the Society for Cinema & Media Studies (SCMS), recently held in Montreal, Canada. More than 15 people affiliated…
Urban Affairs Reporting Class Learns Firsthand about Segregation in Housing
Brooke Lewis, Michael Mahardy and their classmates were not brand new to reporting when they entered Steve Davis’ Urban Affairs Reporting class. But they came away from this one having learned a whole new set of skills.
Syracuse University, SUNY ESF Honored by Red Cross for Blood Donations
A fun competition between colleges is providing the gift of life to thousands of hospital patients in need, thanks to the efforts of students from Syracuse University and SUNY ESF. Students from both schools participated in a competition involving colleges…