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STEM

The Science of Slime: Why We Care Where Biofilms Stick

Tuesday, February 3, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

For every human cell in our bodies there are 10 bacteria cells. When bacteria—good or bad—stick together, they form a slimy layer called a biofilm that adheres to surfaces inside or outside of the body. A good example is inside…

Campus & Community

Athletics Hosting Second Annual ’Cuse Champions Auction Feb. 13

Tuesday, February 3, 2015, By News Staff

The Athletics Department will host its Second Annual ’Cuse Champions Auction on Friday, Feb. 13, from 6-9 p.m. at Manley Field House. After the success of the inaugural event last year, the auction is back in 2015 with even more…

STEM

How Nuclear Waste Recycling Could Help Expand U.S. Energy Production

Monday, February 2, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

As the world’s attention turns to alternative energy solutions, such as wind and solar, nuclear energy is an often overlooked or controversial option. And yet, nuclear power from 104 plants supplies approximately 20 percent of the electricity we use today….

STEM

Simulated UN Negotiations Teach Role of Science in Policy-Making

Monday, February 2, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Since 2011, Professor Svetoslava Todorova of the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering has served as a science observer for the UN-Mandated Intergovernmental Negotiations Committee (INC) on Mercury. The group has been instrumental in the development of a global mercury…

STEM

Geologist Awarded Prestigious CAREER Grant

Monday, February 2, 2015, By Rob Enslin

A sedimentary and organic geochemist, Christopher Junium will use the five-year award, valued at more than $524,000, to study how marine communities respond to global warming, anoxia (i.e., lack of oxygen) and ocean acidification.

Campus & Community

Center for European Studies CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Friday, January 30, 2015, By News Staff

Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs CALL FOR PROPOSALS Proposal deadline: Thursday, Feb. 26 Center for European Studies Graduate Student Summer Research Grants The Center for European Studies of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs, in the Maxwell School…

Campus & Community

Maxwell African Scholars Union CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Friday, January 30, 2015, By News Staff

Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs CALL FOR PROPOSALS Proposal deadline: Thursday, Feb. 26 The Maxwell African Scholars Union Graduate Student Summer Research Grants This year the Maxwell African Scholars Union (MASU) will grant awards to graduate students of up to…

Health & Society

CFS Doctoral Student, Professor Get Grant to Study Racial-Ethnic Socialization in Children

Friday, January 30, 2015, By Michele Barrett

Child and family studies doctoral student Kimberly Davidson and Jaipaul Roopnarine, the Jack Reilly Endowed Professor of Child and Family Studies and director of the Reilly Institute for Early Childhood and Provider Education, have received a $25,000 grant from the…

Campus & Community

Residence Hall Association Aims to Enhance Living Experience

Friday, January 30, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

The Residence Hall Association (RHA) wants to make small changes in the residence halls that will make living there a more pleasant experience for students. They have launched a new project to achieve this called Enhance My Living Experience. “It…

Media, Law & Policy

Raising the Bar: College of Law Revises Standards to Improve Student Success

Thursday, January 29, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

A rigorous two-day test of legal knowledge, the bar exam is the final hurdle for those studying law to be admitted as practicing attorneys. To ensure that new graduates taking the bar exam had academic assistance, the College of Law initiated a revised set of academic standards several years ago.