STEM

Science, Technology, Engineering & Math

New Research Shows Promise of Liquids as Thermal Conductors 

In testing by an ECS research team, liquids in an oscillating heat pipe moved heat faster than metals and diamonds.
News Staff Jan. 6, 2026
New Research Shows Promise of Liquids as Thermal Conductors 

iSchool Professor Awarded $50K to Study AI’s Impact on Coding Skills

Kevin Crowston's Sloan-funded research examines whether generative AI tools help developers learn programming or prevent them from building essential coding skills through practice.
News Staff Dec. 24, 2025
iSchool Professor Awarded $50K to Study AI’s Impact on Coding Skills

Why AI Can’t Replace Computer Scientists

Engineering and computer science students are learning how to build the next generation of AI approaches that run responsibly, efficiently and ethically.
John Boccacino Dec. 10, 2025
Why AI Can’t Replace Computer Scientists

The Science of Black Holes: Secrets of the Cosmos

Eric Coughlin's groundbreaking research explores the feeding habits of super-massive black holes using a predictive model forecasting when a star will be shredded.
John Boccacino Dec. 2, 2025
The Science of Black Holes: Secrets of the Cosmos

Syracuse Physicists Help Unlock Universe’s Matter-Antimatter Mystery in New Study

A joint study by the T2K and NOvA experiments reveals new insights into why matter triumphed over antimatter after the Big Bang.
Dan Bernardi Dec. 1, 2025
Syracuse Physicists Help Unlock Universe’s Matter-Antimatter Mystery in New Study

Scientists Measure Climate’s Direct Impact on Seismic Activity

New research from scientists at Syracuse University and the University of Auckland highlights the connections between climate, tectonics and human evolution.
Dan Bernardi Nov. 25, 2025
Scientists Measure Climate’s Direct Impact on Seismic Activity

Transforming Cancer Treatment With Ultrasound

University chemists are testing a novel method of using sound waves to activate chemotherapy drugs precisely where they're needed while sparing healthy cells.
Dan Bernardi Nov. 25, 2025
Transforming Cancer Treatment With Ultrasound

Student Research Unlocks Protein Interaction Puzzle

Yuming Jiang ’25 turns undergraduate math-based research into a published physics breakthrough that could transform how scientists predict drug-protein interactions.
Student Research Unlocks Protein Interaction Puzzle

2 ECS Faculty Members Achieve Research Citation Milestones

The achievement by Zhao Qin and Reza Zafarani underscores the widespread impact and scholarly importance of their research across the global scientific community.
Wendy S. Loughlin Nov. 24, 2025

See How They Run: Observing Lizards Helps Researchers Aim for Innovation

How geckos and anoles use sticky toepads and claws to run, climb and jump is providing clues for innovations to help humans, and is also
Diane Stirling Nov. 21, 2025
See How They Run: Observing Lizards Helps Researchers Aim for Innovation

Trusting AI to Do the Hard Stuff: Think, Reflect, Follow Rules

As a pioneer in neuro-symbolic AI, Paulo Shakarian conducts research that applies across national security, cybersecurity and critical decision-making systems.
Diane Stirling Nov. 19, 2025
Trusting AI to Do the Hard Stuff: Think, Reflect, Follow Rules

11 Awards for Interdisciplinary Innovation Presented at BioInspired Symposium

More than 100 undergraduate and graduate researchers, postdoctoral scholars and faculty presented updates on their research the annual event.
Diane Stirling Nov. 17, 2025
11 Awards for Interdisciplinary Innovation Presented at BioInspired Symposium

5 Data Warriors Student Research Fellows Chosen to Work With SCSD Youth

Graduate and undergraduate students will work with 21 high schoolers, using math, maps and data analysis to study and solve community issues.
Diane Stirling Nov. 13, 2025
5 Data Warriors Student Research Fellows Chosen to Work With SCSD Youth

Study Examines How Egg Cell Errors Impact Fertility, Genetic Issues

Postdoctoral researcher Ileana Márquez studies the meiotic spindle, a tiny, machine-like organ made of protein fibers that has a crucial job—correctly sorting chromosomes inside a
Diane Stirling Nov. 11, 2025
Study Examines How Egg Cell Errors Impact Fertility, Genetic Issues

Paulo Shakarian to Present at the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Conference

The Electrical Engineering and Computer Science professor will address metacognitive artificial intelligence at the Singapore conference in January 2026.
News Staff Nov. 10, 2025
Paulo Shakarian to Present at the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Conference

SyracuseCoE Supports Clean Tech Startups

Two Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems startups received $7,500 for research and development projects through the Innovation Fund pitch competition.
Emma Ertinger Nov. 10, 2025

Yeast Proteins Reveal Mysteries of Drought Resistance

Revealing the chemical rules behind how some drying out proteins return to function when water is re-introduced could lead to longer-lasting medicines and drought resistant
News Staff Nov. 3, 2025
Yeast Proteins Reveal Mysteries of Drought Resistance

How Forests Sparked Deep-Sea Life

About 390 million years ago, Earth’s oceans filled with oxygen, turning them into homes for diverse marine life. The first forests on land drove this
News Staff Oct. 31, 2025
How Forests Sparked Deep-Sea Life