STEM

Science, Technology, Engineering & Math

Bhattacharya, Patteson Win Sloan Research Fellowships

Two early-career faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences are among 126 researchers being awarded 2023 Sloan Foundation fellowships. Tripti Bhattacharya, Thonis Family
Diane Stirling Feb. 15, 2023
Bhattacharya, Patteson Win Sloan Research Fellowships

iSchool’s Carlos Caicedo Bastidas Wins National Science Foundation Grant

Carlos Enrique Caicedo Bastidas, associate professor in the School of Information Studies (iSchool) and director of the Center for Emerging Network Technologies (CENT), has been
Anya Woods Feb. 10, 2023
iSchool’s Carlos Caicedo Bastidas Wins National Science Foundation Grant

ECS Students Invited to Study Abroad at the Crossroads of Europe

The Syracuse University center in Strasbourg, France, offers an incredible study abroad experience for College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) students. Located in western
Alex Dunbar Feb. 7, 2023
ECS Students Invited to Study Abroad at the Crossroads of Europe

A Star’s Unexpected Survival

Hundreds of millions of light-years away in a distant galaxy, a star orbiting a supermassive black hole is being violently ripped apart under the black
Dan Bernardi Feb. 7, 2023
A Star’s Unexpected Survival

Seismology Professor Sheds Light on Turkey-Syria Earthquake

With a climbing death toll of more than 5,000 people and thousands still missing, Turkey and Syria have been devastated by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake
Daryl Lovell Feb. 6, 2023

Donor’s ‘Belief in Potential’ Motivates $1.5M Gift

Like many young women with an interest in science, Laura Feldman ’81 thought about a career in medicine when she entered Syracuse University. But she
Eileen Korey Feb. 1, 2023
Donor’s ‘Belief in Potential’ Motivates $1.5M Gift

On Tragedy’s Anniversary, Former NASA Leader Sean O’Keefe Reflects on the ‘Price of Diligence’

The Columbia shuttle was scheduled to land at the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on the morning of Feb. 1, 2003,
Jessica Youngman Feb. 1, 2023
On Tragedy’s Anniversary, Former NASA Leader Sean O’Keefe Reflects on the ‘Price of Diligence’

Syracuse University Environmental Finance Center Receives Multi-Million Dollar Environmental Protection Agency Grant to Support Underserved Communities

The Syracuse University Environmental Finance Center (SU-EFC) was selected by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to serve as a regional Environmental Finance Center (EFC)
Alex Dunbar Jan. 23, 2023
Syracuse University Environmental Finance Center Receives Multi-Million Dollar Environmental Protection Agency Grant to Support Underserved Communities

Getting to the ‘Point’: Powerful Computing Helps Identify Potential New Treatments for Coronaviruses

Coronaviruses, such as the one that causes COVID-19, have numerous protruding spikes salting their surfaces. When a coronavirus raises one of these spike proteins—like opening
News Staff Jan. 19, 2023
Getting to the ‘Point’: Powerful Computing Helps Identify Potential New Treatments for Coronaviruses

Researchers Reject 30-Year-Old Paradigm: Emergence of Forests Did Not Reduce CO2 in Atmosphere

It’s hard to imagine our planet without trees. From providing wildlife habitat to reducing erosion and absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air, trees play
Dan Bernardi Jan. 17, 2023
Researchers Reject 30-Year-Old Paradigm: Emergence of Forests Did Not Reduce CO2 in Atmosphere

Biology Professor Investigates Polar Bear Paw Design Principles

Using the solutions observed in nature to address global challenges in health, medicine and materials innovation is at the heart of research by BioInspired Syracuse. Austin
Dan Bernardi Jan. 6, 2023
Biology Professor Investigates Polar Bear Paw Design Principles

Nature-Inspired Designs Could Offer Solutions for Global Challenges

Bioinspired research draws from the natural world to develop solutions for global challenges. But it can be difficult to turn these research ideas into actual
News Staff Jan. 5, 2023
Nature-Inspired Designs Could Offer Solutions for Global Challenges

A&S Alumni Making a Difference at Moderna

When Amy Rabideau ’10 started working at Moderna in 2015, she never imagined that she would someday help fight one of the world’s deadliest viruses.
Dan Bernardi Dec. 21, 2022
A&S Alumni Making a Difference at Moderna

SyracuseCoE Awards $40,000 for Tech Product Commercialization

The SyracuseCoE has awarded $40,000 in Innovation Fund grants to help four New York State companies commercialize their innovative tech products and services. Led by Syracuse
News Staff Dec. 16, 2022
SyracuseCoE Awards $40,000 for Tech Product Commercialization

3 Faculty Members Attain Prestigious IEEE Fellow Recognition

Three faculty members have been recognized as Fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for 2023, a high professional honor conferred on
Diane Stirling Dec. 14, 2022
3 Faculty Members Attain Prestigious IEEE Fellow Recognition

School of Design Professor Receives 2022 AASHE Sustainability Award

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) recently announced that Seyeon Lee, an associate professor of environmental and interior design in
Erica Blust Dec. 13, 2022
School of Design Professor Receives 2022 AASHE Sustainability Award

Qinru Qiu Named a Distinguished Member of the Association for Computing Machinery

Qinru Qiu, professor of electrical engineering and computer science in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been named a Distinguished Member of the Association
Alex Dunbar Dec. 8, 2022
Qinru Qiu Named a Distinguished Member of the Association for Computing Machinery

University Part of Collaborative Team Researching Preventing Infections in Engineered Tissue and Implantable Devices

Advancements in biomedical devices such as knee and hip implants, heart valves, pacemakers, dental implants, stents and catheters have improved quality of life for patients
Chris Barbera Dec. 8, 2022
University Part of Collaborative Team Researching Preventing Infections in Engineered Tissue and Implantable Devices