STEM
iSchool Launches Crowdsourced ‘Fuel’ Program Funding Campaign
The School of Information Studies (iSchool), whose national reputation is built on innovation in the information field, has initiated a student programs development campaign with some twists. The effort is modeled on the crowdsourcing style of fundraising, and it uses…
iSchool, LCS Coordinating Computing and IT Awards Programs for Women
Syracuse University is joining with the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) to encourage more young women to choose an education and career in technology through a national awards program that celebrates both their achievements and their goals…
NSF Funds OrangeGrid Improvements
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Syracuse University $498,000 to enhance SU’s OrangeGrid by upgrading the campus’s data network infrastructure to facilitate high throughput research computing. OrangeGrid (formerly known as the HTC campus grid) uses idle desktop computers in…
Biologists Confirm Role of Sperm Competition in Formation of New Species
‘Current Biology’ article marks culmination of six years of research Biologists in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences have confirmed that reproductive isolation, a critical step in the formation of new species, can arise from diversifying sperm competition. Their…
SU App Challenge Applications Open Oct. 1
For a second year, students across the SU campus can showcase their software and hardware application creativity while competing for $2,500 in prizes at the fall SU App Challenge. Competition founder Keisuke Inoue, an instructor for the School of Information…
SU Physicist Develops Model for Studying Tissue Pattern Formation
Professor Lisa Manning wants to know if embryonic tissue behaves more like a solid or liquid—and why A team of scientists, including M. Lisa Manning, assistant professor of physics in The College of Arts and Sciences, has developed a model…
SU, Partners to Study Black Holes and Neutron Stars
Professor Duncan Brown receives NSF grant to help establish astrophysics network Physicists in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences have received a major federal grant to create the tools needed to understand the collisions of black holes and neutron…
SU Task Force Advocates Action to Enhance Teaching
Syracuse University’s Task Force on Advancing New Pedagogies, formed six months ago to study innovative teaching methods and new technologies employed in instruction across campus, has issued its final report, highlighting exemplary work being done at SU and urging increased…
iSchool Professor, Syracuse Designer Author 3D Printing Guidebook
When an easy-to-understand guide to 3D printing technology wasn’t readily available in the marketplace, Anthony Rotolo, assistant professor of practice at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), and Isaac Budmen ’12, a Syracuse designer and artist, did what makers do:…
Light Work/Community Darkrooms Announces Fall Workshops, Classes
Each semester Light Work/Community Darkrooms offers a series of workshops and classes available to students and community members. The following is a list of fall workshops: Firm Foundations: Five-Week Workshops Studio Lighting Tuesdays, Sept. 17-Oct. 15, 6-9 p.m. This fast-paced,…