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Syracuse Helps LIGO Detect Second Pair of Colliding Black Holes

Wednesday, June 15, 2016, By News Staff

Amber Lenon ’16, who earned a bachelor’s degree in May, was one of the undergraduates whose research confirmed that the signal from the black holes was, indeed, real.

STEM

A Dynamic Data Driven Approach to Information Fusion

Friday, May 27, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

Professors Biao Chen and Pramod Varshney and Associate Professors Yingbin Liang and Jian Tang in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, along with researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, have been awarded a multi-year grant from the…

STEM

Syracuse Physicists among Recipients of Breakthrough, Gruber Prizes

Thursday, May 26, 2016, By Rob Enslin

The honors keep rolling in for the Gravitational Wave Group in the College of Arts and Sciences. Based in the Department of Physics, the group’s 22 members are among the recipients of the Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics and…

Arts & Culture

Students Experience Entertainment, Sport, Public Relations Industries in LA

Friday, April 29, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

The big city sprawl of Los Angeles became local for dozens of students who met with professionals—including many alumni—in the students’ prospective fields during a week of immersion programs in the entertainment capital. Students in five programs—in the Falk College…

STEM

Bamin Khomami to Give BMCE Distinguished Lecture

Friday, April 22, 2016, By News Staff

Professor Bamin Khomami, Granger and Beaman Distinguished University Professor at the University of Tennessee, will give a Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Distinguished Lecture on Friday, April 29, at 1 p.m. in 105 Life Science Building. The topic is “From Single…

Campus & Community

25 Days of Fitness

Tuesday, March 29, 2016, By News Staff

The Department of Recreation Services, Healthy Monday Syracuse, the Syracuse University Wellness Initiative and the Summit Federal Credit Union are sponsoring a campuswide event to kick-start the beginning of the spring season and encourage individuals to challenge themselves to a…

Media, Law & Policy

Christen Brandt ’10 Uses Media and Mentoring to Create Opportunities for Girls

Friday, March 25, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

Christen Brandt ’10 counts Maheshwari as a success story for She’s the First. The young woman grew up in rural India, a member of the Dalit—the “untouchable” caste. She lived in a country where only 20 percent of women can…

STEM

New Research Introduces ‘Pause Button’ for Boiling

Tuesday, February 23, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

Using a focused laser beam to essentially hit the pause button on boiling, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Shalabh Maroo’s research group and collaborators have created a single vapor bubble in a pool of liquid that can remain stable on a surface for hours, instead of milliseconds.

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Gravitational Waves Detected 100 Years after Einstein’s Prediction

Wednesday, February 10, 2016, By Rob Enslin

LIGO Opens New Window on the Universe with Observation of Gravitational Waves from Colliding Black Holes

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Cellular Protein Provides Insight to Malaria Treatment’s Side Effects

Tuesday, February 9, 2016, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Malaria is a worldwide menace. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 500,000 individuals died from malaria in 2013 alone. While treatments for the disease exist, cures can also take a hefty physical toll. Professor of chemistry…