STEM
Future Wednesday Event Showcases Student Projects
Have you dreamed about flying a drone or walking through a virtual world? This Wednesday, the NEXIS lab (New Explorations in Information and Science) at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) is hosting its Future Wednesday technology showcase in Hinds…
University to Host ‘Current Trends and New Horizons in Forensic and National Security’ Sciences
The Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute (FNSSI), the Maxwell School and the Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) are teaming up to present “Current Trends and New Horizons in Forensic and National Security Sciences: Opportunities and Challenges” on Monday, April…
Wang Awarded NSF Grant to Study Online Privacy Models, Decision Tools
School of Information Studies (iSchool) Assistant Professor Yang Wang has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to conduct research on mental privacy models and the way those models may influence the privacy decisions and behaviors of online users….
Astrophysicist and Research Fellow Jedidah Isler Featured in Ted Talk Lecture
She has a passion for the moons and stars, a passion she says began when she was 11 or 12 years old. Now, the rest of the world is getting the chance to see Jedidah Isler’s love for the heavens….
Chemistry Major to Receive Slepecky Research Prize April 24
Kewei Xu ’15, a chemistry major in the College of Arts and Sciences, will receive the Norma Slepecky Undergraduate Research Prize at the annual Slepecky Memorial Lecture and Awards Ceremony on Friday, April 24, at 3:30 p.m. in the auditorium…
A Better Pill to Swallow
Chemists in the College of Arts and Sciences know the importance of taking their vitamins. Just ask Professor Robert Doyle, who has been leading a team of interdisciplinary scientists in the search for more effective ways of delivering critical medicines…
Professor Carlos R.P. Hartmann Dies; Service Saturday
Carlos R.P. Hartmann, 75, of Syracuse, professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, died April 21 at University Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 25, at Hendricks Chapel. A reception will follow…
BMCE Spring Distinguished Lecture to Feature Norman Wagner
Norman J. Wagner, Robert L. Pigford Chair of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and director of the Center for Neutron Science at the University of Delaware, will give the Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering’s Spring Distinguished Lecture. His topic will…
Professor Receives NEH Summer Stipend Research Grant
Amy Kallander, an associate professor of Middle East history in the Maxwell School and the College of Arts and Sciences, has received a prestigious Summer Stipend Research Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). She will use the…
Student Entrepreneur Daniel Goldberg Competes for Global Title
Student entrepreneur and School of Information Studies (iSchool) senior Daniel Goldberg is in Washington, D.C., this week as a finalist in the Entrepreneurs’ Organization Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) competition. One of 41 contestants from around the world, Goldberg will be…