STEM
College of Engineering and Computer Science Offers Faculty Workshops on Managing Student Teams
On Friday, April 10, the College of Engineering and Computer Science will host engineering education researcher Matthew W. Ohland as he leads two faculty development workshops and a research seminar. As a professor of engineering education at Purdue University, Ohland’s…
Ping Zhang Named American Council on Education Fellow
Ping Zhang, professor at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), has been named a fellow of the American Council on Education (ACE) for the 2015-2016 academic year. The announcement of this year’s fellowship appointments was made today in Washington, D.C.,…
Limited Space Still Available for Neuroscience Research Day
Due to overwhelming demand, registration has been extended for Neuroscience Research Day, taking place on Friday, April 3, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel and Conference Center (801 University Ave.). The program, which includes…
Students Get Challenges, Experience in Cyber Defense Contest
It was a rollercoaster kind of weekend for the 150 college students competing in the 2015 Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. Hosted this year by the School of Information Studies (iSchool), the regional event pits teams from 10 Northeastern colleges…
Lessons from the Fishbowl
Just before Spring Break, two dozen eighth- and ninth-grade students filed into a biology lab in the Life Sciences Complex, where they were greeted by tanks of petite, striped fish. Their assignment? To study the animals up close. The students…
The Power of Women in STEM: Opportunities Past, Present and Future
MedTech Association and Women Inspiring the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (WISE) will host “The Power of Women in STEM: Opportunities Past, Present and Future” on Thursday, April 9. The event will be held in the Milton Room, located on the fourth…
Students’ Project Reduces Energy Consumption, Pollution on Campus
By investigating uncomfortable temperatures in Maxwell Hall, four students in the College of Engineering and Computer Science have helped reduce the building’s overall energy usage, pollution and cost of heating. Their efforts have provided Maxwell’s occupants with a cozier environment…
Bioengineering Major Earns National Recognition for Research
Alexis Peña, a junior in the bioengineering program in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and recently named one of two Class Marshals for the 2016 Syracuse University Commencement, has received two outstanding research awards for her poster presentations…
Research Reveals Biological Barrage that Corrodes Orthopedic Implants
About half a million people receive hip replacements worldwide every year. Of these, a small percentage will develop health complications due to their implant. Complications like inflammation and infection, even damage to bone and tissue, can become so severe that…
International Master Class on Physics Held During Spring Break
While college students were away on Spring Break, members of the physics department were hard at work, offering an event with worldwide participation to high school students. International Master Class in Physics Held at Syracuse University from Syracuse University News…