STEM

Science, Technology, Engineering & Math

Tracking Algal Blooms Beneath the Surface

A new lakebed mapping initiative is helping scientists pinpoint nutrient-rich sediments that fuel harmful algal blooms.
Dan Bernardi Oct. 1, 2025
Tracking Algal Blooms Beneath the Surface

Graduate Students Invent Slippery, Water-Repellent Surface Using Wax Candles

The unique, durable coating makes water roll-off the surface even if it is tilted by just two degrees.
News Staff Sept. 26, 2025
Graduate Students Invent Slippery, Water-Repellent Surface Using Wax Candles

Protecting the Grid: Engineering in Action

Amid rising global urgency around digital defense, Syracuse University faculty draw on real-world expertise to prepare the next generation of cybersecurity leaders.
Dan Bernardi Sept. 22, 2025
Protecting the Grid: Engineering in Action

Syracuse University Among First Universities to Provide Campuswide AI Access to Anthropic’s Claude for Education

A new partnership equips students, faculty and staff with advanced artificial intelligence tools to enhance learning, research and collaboration across campus.
News Staff Sept. 22, 2025
Syracuse University Among First Universities to Provide Campuswide AI Access to Anthropic’s Claude for Education

Professor Shikha Nangia Named Milton and Ann Stevenson Endowed Professor of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering

The department chair and computational modeling expert studies biological barriers to advance treatments for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
Emma Ertinger Sept. 12, 2025
Professor Shikha Nangia Named Milton and Ann Stevenson Endowed Professor of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering

Celebrating a Decade of Gravitational Waves

Syracuse researchers were key leaders in LIGO's historic 2015 discovery that confirmed Einstein's prediction and opened a new window into the cosmos.
Dan Bernardi Sept. 12, 2025
Celebrating a Decade of Gravitational Waves

Quiet Campus, Loud Impact: Syracuse Research Heats Up Over Summer

Faculty and students advanced groundbreaking research across disciplines during the summer months.
Dan Bernardi Sept. 12, 2025
Quiet Campus, Loud Impact: Syracuse Research Heats Up Over Summer

Tissue Forces Help Shape Developing Organs

New research reveals how mechanical tissue forces, alongside biochemistry, play a vital role in shaping organ development.
News Staff Sept. 3, 2025

Maxwell’s Baobao Zhang Awarded NSF CAREER Grant to Study Generative AI in the Workplace

Baobao Zhang, associate professor of political science and Maxwell Dean Associate Professor of the Politics of AI, has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early
Jessica Youngman Aug. 29, 2025
Maxwell’s Baobao Zhang Awarded NSF CAREER Grant to Study Generative AI in the Workplace

Discovering How and When Stuff Fails Leads to NSF Grant

When materials are forced into new shapes, a tipping point can shift them from flexibility and resilience to failing or breaking. Understanding that tipping point
News Staff Aug. 29, 2025

A&S Scientists Explore Protein Droplets as a New Way to Understand Disease

When we are young and healthy, our cells successfully monitor and manage our worn-out or damaged proteins, keeping things working properly. But as we age,
News Staff Aug. 28, 2025
A&S Scientists Explore Protein Droplets as a New Way to Understand Disease

New Study Reveals Ozone’s Hidden Toll on America’s Trees

A new nationwide study reveals that ozone pollution—an invisible threat in the air—may be quietly reducing the survival chances of many tree species across the
Daryl Lovell July 29, 2025
New Study Reveals Ozone’s Hidden Toll on America’s Trees

Inspiring the Next Generation of STEM Enthusiasts

A collaboration between the nonprofit Technology Alliance of Central New York and Engineering and Computer Science faculty and students introduces children to STEM fields in
John Boccacino July 28, 2025
Inspiring the Next Generation of STEM Enthusiasts

5 Surprisingly Simple Ways to Use Generative Artificial Intelligence at Work

Not too long ago, generative artificial intelligence (AI) might’ve sounded like something out of a sci-fi movie. Now it’s here, and it’s ready to help
Jen Plummer July 28, 2025
5 Surprisingly Simple Ways to Use Generative Artificial Intelligence at Work

Jianshun ‘Jensen’ Zhang Named Interim Department Chair of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

The College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) is excited to announce that Professor Jianshun “Jensen” Zhang has been appointed interim department chair of mechanical
Emma Ertinger July 16, 2025

Star Scholar: Julia Fancher Earns Second Astronaut Scholarship for Stellar Research

Julia Fancher, a rising senior majoring in physics and mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), a logic minor in A&S and a member
Kelly Homan Rodoski July 16, 2025
Star Scholar: Julia Fancher Earns Second Astronaut Scholarship for Stellar Research

Traugott Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Bing Dong to Present at Prestigious AI Conference

Professor Bing Dong was recently selected to lead a workshop on artificial intelligence (AI) at NeurIPS, the Conference and Workshop on Neural Information Processing Systems. Founded in 1987,
Emma Ertinger July 16, 2025
Traugott Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Bing Dong to Present at Prestigious AI Conference