STEM
Student Goes from Learning Code to Teaching It
Marcus Robinson ’19 had always been interested in math, engineering and computer hardware but coding seemed confusing and a little daunting—until he signed up for a workshop during his junior year in high school.
Semaan Selected for Junior Faculty Research Award
School of Information Studies (iSchool) Assistant Professor Bryan Semaan has been recognized with the Robert Benjamin Junior Faculty Research Award. This award was established by iSchool Professor Emeritus Robert Benjamin to recognize outstanding research by a junior faculty member. It provides…
Lankes Receives ALA’s Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship
R. David Lankes, professor and Dean’s Scholar for the New Librarianship at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) has been selected to receive the 2016 American Library Association (ALA) Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship. This honor is given annually…
Scholar Spotlight: Gabriel Smolnycki ’17
When Gabriel Smolnycki graduates, his diploma will list his major as mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, but that won’t capture the full breadth of his Syracuse education. In addition to mechanical, he’s taking electrical engineering…
iSchool Awarded Continuing Accreditation from ALA
The American Library Association’s (ALA) Committee on Accreditation has granted continued accreditation status of the Master of Library and Information Science (MSLIS) program at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) through 2022. The committee found no deficiencies in the program and…
Students Can Highlight Research, Creative Work at Upcoming ACC Meeting of the Minds
Biology student Alexandria Aruck ’16 engaged with students doing research outside of her field for the first time at the ACC’s Meeting of the Minds Conference last year at North Carolina State University. “It was an opportunity for me to…
Engineering Students to be Recognized at BEYA Conference
Three students from the College of Engineering and Computer Science will receive Student Leadership Awards at the 30th Annual Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Conference in February. Ph.D. student Ariel Ash-Shakoor will receive a…
Fake a Knee—Professor, Students Develop Device for Joint Repair Research
When patients undergo traditional knee replacement surgery, the bone and cartilage that make up the knee joint is replaced with one built with metal, plastic and polymers. Along with their natural joint, patients lose a certain quality of life. Risk…
Electrical Pricing Research Wins Best Paper Award
Manek Biswas G ’13 and College of Engineering and Computer Science Professor Chilukuri K. Mohan won the Best Paper Award in the energy-efficient computing track at the International Conference on Eco-Friendly Computing and Communication Systems. Their research, “Algorithms for the…
Esch Awarded Lush Prize for Work in Animal-Free Testing
College of Engineering and Computer Science Assistant Professor Mandy B. Esch has won a Lush Science Prize for 21st Century Toxicology. Lush Prizes are awarded to projects and individuals that strive to replace the use of animals in product or…