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Researcher Awarded NSF Future Manufacturing Seed Grant for Scale-Up Manufacturing of Therapeutic Cell Products

Thursday, November 17, 2022, By Diane Stirling

More new therapeutic treatments for various diseases could be moved into clinical trials—and potentially faster into mainstream medical use—if scientists could find ways to manufacture exponentially higher quantities of the stem cell components needed for medical testing. Spearheading work to…

Health & Society

Research Fueled by Chemistry Professors Helps Advance Artificial Enzyme Engineering

Friday, November 4, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

While corrosion resistance, durability and low cost make plastic a very efficient resource, one of its major drawbacks is the harm it poses to the environment. According to a report from Greenpeace USA, 51 million tons of plastic waste were generated…

STEM

Syracuse University Student Chosen as First Micron Intern Hire From Syracuse Veteran Community

Tuesday, November 1, 2022, By Kathleen Haley

Savion Pollard ’25 joined the U.S. Navy as a 21-year-old looking to be part of something bigger than himself and inspire others. Pollard served for eight years, working as a nuclear electronics technician on nuclear submarines and training other sailors;…

STEM

Matt Cufari Receives 2022 LeRoy Apker Award from the American Physical Society

Wednesday, October 19, 2022, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Matt Cufari, a senior physics major in the College of Arts and Sciences, a computer science major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, a Coronat Scholar and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, has been…

Media Tip Sheets

Engaging North Korea Diplomatically

Wednesday, October 5, 2022, By Vanessa Marquette

Japan residents were frightened by the ballistic missile North Korea fired over their country the other day. This move by North Korea has many questioning if it was in response to the growing alliance between the U.S. and South Korea,…

STEM

Mihovilovic Skanata Awarded McKnight Neuroscience Grant for Larval Fruit Fly Brain Research

Friday, September 30, 2022, By Diane Stirling

An assistant professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences has won a prestigious McKnight Technological Innovations in Neuroscience award to advance her two-photon microscopy research on neural activity in the brains of fruit fly larvae. Mirna Mihovilovic…

STEM

NSF, Department of Energy Grants Enable Physicists to Continue Cutting-Edge Research in Neutrino Discovery

Sunday, September 18, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

You may not know it, but every second 100 billion extremely tiny, invisible subatomic particles called neutrinos pass through every square centimeter of your hand. Physicist Mitch Soderberg says the reason you didn’t notice is because they rarely interact with…

Arts & Culture

Professor Ray’s Book Research Results In Global Conference on All Things Tea

Wednesday, July 20, 2022, By Diane Stirling

From its botanical properties to its existence as a global trading commodity, its role in international relations and the culture surrounding its consumption, tea has brought people together from around the world for various reasons for centuries. An academic gathering…

Arts & Culture

The Art of Science: Students Participate in University’s First-Ever Bio-Art Class

Friday, July 8, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

Somewhere deep inside a laboratory on the Syracuse University campus, students gather in a dark room, the only light coming from the glow of a computer. The pixels on the screen visualize an up-close view of a cell, uncovering a…

Campus & Community

Two Arts and Sciences Professors Receive Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards

Tuesday, July 5, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

Two professors in the College of Arts and Sciences were among 41 researchers from around the country selected as recipients of 2022-23 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards from the Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU). Eric Coughlin, assistant professor of physics,…