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Newsday

Professor Duncan Brown on Major Discovery of Origins of Gold

Tuesday, October 17, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

After  a team of scientists detected a collision of two neutron stars, they now know the origins of heavy metals like gold a  platinum. Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman professor of physics, talks to Newsday about this disovery. “This is…

Business Insider

Professor Duncan Brown on Finding a Collision of Two Neutron Stars

Tuesday, October 17, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

After a discovering a collision of neutron stars, scientists can now explain how heavy elements like gold and platinum are created. In Business Insider, Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman professor of physics explained how this new discovery helped fuel new thinking. “Some…

STEM

Professor Duncan Brown Explains Latest Breakthrough Discovery

Monday, October 16, 2017, By Amy Manley

Syracuse University physicists are among a team of collaborators who have made another scientific breakthrough discovery, looking deep into the heavens to find the origins of precious metals. Watch Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman Endowed Professor of Physics, discuss their…

Quanta Magazine

Professor Duncan Brown Quoted In Quanta Magazine

Friday, August 25, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

As many eyes were trained on the solar eclipse, another astronomical event took place, as Quanta Magazine detailed with comments from Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences Physics Professor, and LIGO Scientific Collaboration member, Duncan Brown. “If you get…

Business & Economy

Newhouse Grad Named to NCAA Postgraduate Intern Class

Wednesday, June 28, 2017, By Keith Kobland

An alumna of the Newhouse School has been selected for a postgraduate internship at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Saquandra Heath ’17 is one of 31 students from colleges and universities throughout the United States to be chosen for…

Quanta Magazine

Professor Duncan Brown Explains the Newest Gravitational Waves Discovery

Monday, June 5, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman professor of physics, was also interviewed for Quanta magazine for the article The Latest Black Hole Collision Comes with a Twist.  

Campus & Community

Student-Athletes’ Hard Work in Classroom Leads to Academic Success as Shown by NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate; Men’s Basketball, Women’s Soccer Score Perfect Multi-Year Rates

Wednesday, May 3, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

The hard work and discipline of Syracuse University’s student-athletes in the classroom have led to impressive academic success as reflected in the University’s Academic Progress Rate announced today by the NCAA.

Duncan Brown

Charles Brightman Professor of Physics
STEM

Duncan Brown to Be Inducted as Inaugural Brightman Endowed Professor Oct. 20

Wednesday, October 12, 2016, By Rob Enslin

The College of Arts and Sciences is celebrating the appointment of Duncan Brown as the inaugural Charles Brightman Professor of Physics. A world-renowned expert in gravitational-wave astronomy and astrophysics, Brown will be honored by Syracuse on Thursday, Oct. 20, in…

STEM

Information Security Club Takes Gold at NCAC

Thursday, September 22, 2016, By J.D. Ross

A team of graduate students from the Information Management and Telecommunications and Network Management programs at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) and from the College of Engineering and Computer Science have won the gold award in Phase I of the National…