STEM

Science, Technology, Engineering & Math

Rare Isotopes Help Unlock Mysteries in the Argentine Andes

Every second the Earth is bombarded by vast amounts of cosmic rays—invisible sub-atomic particles that originate from things like the sun and supernova explosions. These
Dan Bernardi March 17, 2023
Rare Isotopes Help Unlock Mysteries in the Argentine Andes

SyracuseCoE Faculty Fellows Program 2023 Call for Proposals: Research and Technology Seed Funding Available

SyracuseCoE is seeking applications for its 2023 Faculty Fellows program. Proposals are invited from faculty researchers for innovative research and development efforts in SyracuseCoE’s focus
News Staff March 15, 2023
SyracuseCoE Faculty Fellows Program 2023 Call for Proposals: Research and Technology Seed Funding Available

ECS Students Attend the 2023 Lockheed Martin Ethics in Engineering Competition

Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) students Eric Silfies ’23, Brady Arruda ’25, Oliver Raycroft ’25, Max Lipinski ’24 and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Professor Alex
Alex Dunbar March 3, 2023
ECS Students Attend the 2023 Lockheed Martin Ethics in Engineering Competition

Rock-Solid Data: Friendship Helps Lead to Discovery of Tectonic History of Subglacial Antarctica

A trove of ancient rocks collected from glacial moraines has literally revealed the deep story of one of the most underexplored environments on the planet—the
News Staff March 3, 2023
Rock-Solid Data: Friendship Helps Lead to Discovery of Tectonic History of Subglacial Antarctica

Engineered Magic: Wooden Seed Carriers Mimic the Behavior of Self-Burying Seeds

Before a seed can grow into a tree, flower or plant, it needs to successfully implant itself in soil—a delicate and complex process. Seeds need
Alex Dunbar Feb. 22, 2023
Engineered Magic: Wooden Seed Carriers Mimic the Behavior of Self-Burying Seeds

Retired Astronaut Col. Frederick Gregory to Address Future of Space Flight

Col. (Ret.) Frederick Gregory, retired astronaut and former NASA deputy administrator, will visit Syracuse University on Tuesday, Feb. 28. Gregory will tour campus and meet
Kelly Homan Rodoski Feb. 17, 2023
Retired Astronaut Col. Frederick Gregory to Address Future of Space Flight

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