STEM
First Cyber Engineering Semester completed by inaugural cohort
On Dec. 14, Syracuse University celebrated the completion of its Cyber Engineering Semester program by the first cohort. The program—the first of its kind in the nation—prepares students to design, build and verify highly assured systems and to meet the…
McKnight to present at FCC panel discussion
Lee McKnight, Kauffman Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), will participate in a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) panel discussion to examine the transition from the nation’s current public switched telephone network to new technologies….
Hydrocarbon fuel cells show promise for micro power generation systems
Jeongmin Ahn, assistant professor in the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, has published a review of Power Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (Power MEMS) in the high-impact combustion society journal Progress…
SU forensics graduate student invited to teach seminar in Guatemala law school
Anita Zannin, a student in the Forensic Science Professional Master’s Program in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, was recently invited to teach a seminar on “Crime Scene/Homicide Investigation” to law students at the University of Francisco Marroquin in…
Mueller takes best paper award for ICANN publication
School of Information Studies (iSchool) Professor Milton Mueller’s paper “ICANN Inc.: Accountability and Participation in the Governance of Critical Internet Resources” has received the Best Paper award from the Korean Journal of Policy Studies (KJPS).
Interdisciplinary team led by Syracuse University wins $2 million EFRI grant from NSF
EFRI grant only awarded to 14 teams nationally this year
Rotolo talks social media on Capitol Hill
School of Information Studies (iSchool) Professor Anthony Rotolo delivered a presentation on social media strategy to senators and their staff members at the United States Capitol in Washington D.C. last week. The talk, part of the Senate’s Sergeant At Arms…
IBM recognizes SU physicist for excellence in research
Britton L.T. Plourde, associate professor of physics in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, received a 2011 IBM Faculty Award. The highly competitive and prestigious award is presented annually to recognize high-quality research programs and researchers’ contributions to their…
Attacking cancer cells with nanoparticles
Syracuse University chemists develop novel way to get cancer drugs to tumors About every three days, Colleen Alexander, a chemistry graduate student, feeds cells that cause a deadly type of brain cancer. It’s a ritual that involves assessing the health…
Syracuse University scientists discover new way to determine when water was present on Mars and Earth
Record of past may be locked inside mineral common to both planets The discovery of the mineral jarosite in rocks analyzed by the Mars Rover, Opportunity, on the Martian surface had special meaning for a team of Syracuse University scientists…