STEM
Mercury Transit Viewed by Students on the Quad
Students passing through the quad on Monday, May 9, got a surprise chance to see the planet Mercury pass by the sun. The rare occurrence is visible only 13 times a century, and can only be observed with special telescope…
One Goldwater Scholar, Three Honorable Mentions Named
Four Syracuse University nominees for the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship were recently recognized. Jessica Toothaker, a junior majoring in biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, was named as a 2016 Goldwater Scholar. Three students were recognized with Goldwater Honorable…
Final Class Project Soars at Dome
Engineering students put their classwork to the test recently. Mechanical and aerospace engineering students spent the semester designing and building robots and battery-operated aircraft. This video highlights their efforts and answers the question, “Why did you want to become an…
Testing the Waters
A student in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded the 2016 Central New York Association of Professional Geologists (CNYAPG) grant for student research. Emily Baker, a geology graduate student working in Associate Professor Laura Lautz’s lab, was…
Biofilms on Contact Lenses: A Vision for Making Bacteria Uncomfortable
Just like we care about the comfort of what we choose to wear and where we choose to live, so do bacteria. Unlike with our friends and family, researchers would like to find ways to make bacteria less welcome on…
Undergraduate Receives Two Awards from American Society of Plant Biology
Snigdha Chatterjee ’17 has received two prestigious awards from the American Society of Plant Biology (ASPB). She was awarded both a travel grant and a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship. Between the two awards, Chatterjee is supported to travel to the…
Rick and Ryan Oddo—Two Generations of STEM and Service
All Syracuse grads are part of an extended alumni family, but certain members are actually related. Take Rick ‘86 and Ryan Oddo ’18 for example. In 1986, Rick Oddo earned an electrical engineering degree from the College of Engineering and…
Bamin Khomami to Give BMCE Distinguished Lecture
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…
University Welcomes Snapchat Influencer Alumnus
On Monday, April 25, the University will welcome back Evan Garber ’10, a College of Engineering and Computer Science alumnus who is now recognized as one of the first Snapchat stars to grow organically on the platform. Garber will be…
Bei Yu Named iSchool’s First Katchmar-Wilhelm Professor
The School of Information Studies (iSchool) has selected Associate Professor Bei Yu as the inaugural Katchmar-Wilhelm Endowed Professor. The first named faculty position in the iSchool’s history, the Katchmar-Wilhelm professorship was made possible from a portion of the generous bequest of…