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Health & Society

Rosa Leon ’14 Awarded National Institute of Health Research Supplement

Monday, July 21, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Rosa Leon ’14, who graduated this past May with a dual major in biology and neuroscience, received a diversity supplement to Sandra and James Hewett’s National Institute of Health grant to support her research. This supplement will allow Leon to…

STEM

Going Direct: Communication in a Device-to-Device Network

Monday, July 21, 2014, By Matt Wheeler

Two Ph.D students, Chenfei Gao and Xiang Sheng, and their advisor Professor Jian Tang, from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, received a best paper award in the 2014 IEEE…

STEM

Engaging Young Women in Engineering Through Project ENGAGE

Thursday, July 17, 2014, By Keith Kobland

Some of the area’s brightest seventh- and eighth-grade girls are taking part in Project ENGAGE. It’s an immersive week-long program that gives them an idea of what it takes to earn an engineering degree, and the possibilities once they graduate….

Media, Law & Policy

W. Henry Lambright’s New Book Explores NASA’s Mars Program

Wednesday, July 16, 2014, By News Staff

For decades, Mars has captured the human imagination. Since NASA’s establishment in 1958, the space agency has looked to Mars as a compelling prize, the one place beyond the Moon where robotic and human exploration could possibly converge. In his…

Veterans

University to Host 29 Veterans for 2014 EBV Summer Season

Wednesday, July 16, 2014, By News Staff

July will be a busy month for the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) as three of the participating universities host their programs—Syracuse University from July 19-26 and UCLA and Texas A&M from July 12-20. Syracuse University and the…

STEM

Skytop Garden Yields Bounty for Researchers (Video)

Monday, July 14, 2014, By Keith Kobland

Summertime is the growing season for Syracuse University researchers, including Jason Fridley. The field biologist is looking into why some invasive plant species do better than their native cousins. There’s a good chance these invasive species are growing in your…

Campus & Community

Subjects Sought for Alcohol Study

Wednesday, July 2, 2014, By News Staff

We invite you to participate in a research project titled “Your Opinions on Alcohol” that is available through Syracuse University. This study was designed to better understand young adults’ opinions of alcohol. To qualify for the study, you must (1)…

STEM

Skaneateles to Host International Physics Conference July 14-19

Tuesday, July 1, 2014, By Rob Enslin

More than 80 physicists from around the world will converge at the lakeside village of Skaneateles in Central New York for a weeklong scientific conference. Known as PAVI 14, the conference will address recent breakthroughs in modern nuclear physics, with…

Campus & Community

Professor Emeritus William Meyer Dies; Funeral Monday

Monday, June 30, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

A funeral service for William Meyer, professor emeritus of psychology, will be held Monday, June 30, at 11 a.m. at Temple Concord, 910 Madison St., Syracuse. Friends may visit with the family prior to the service from 10-11 a.m. Meyer…

Arts & Culture

Finnish Professorship Done but Not Forgotten

Friday, June 27, 2014, By Rob Enslin

A mathematician in the College of Arts and Sciences may have found the equation for happiness, thanks to a recent professorship in Finland. In May, Tadeusz Iwaniec returned from the University of Helsinki, where he spent the past six years…