STEM
Charting the Course for Drones
Researchers and businesses see incredible potential in the growing Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) industry, but the emerging opportunities carry a lot of challenges. On May 3, more than 65 representatives from consulting, aerospace, engineering, insurance and imaging companies met with…
Syracuse Hosts Inaugural Zebrafish Conference
On a recent Saturday biologists from the region—and as far afield as Toronto—gathered at Syracuse University with one mission: to talk about all things zebrafish. “The conference was invaluable for facilitating research collaborations, building community, and exposing students to areas…
Wang Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award
School of Information Studies (iSchool) Assistant Professor Yang Wang has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support his research and education efforts on privacy management for people with disabilities, particularly…
Chemistry Lands Funding for Long-Running Undergraduate Research Program
For more than 15 years, Syracuse University’s Department of Chemistry has welcomed summer undergraduate researchers. Thanks to a new three-year, $297,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to chemistry professors Michael Sponsler and Bruce Hudson, the immersive program will…
Jordan Barrett, Maizy Ludden Named Goldwater Scholars
Three Syracuse University nominees for the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship have been recognized. Jordan Barrett, a junior physics and mathematics major in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Maizy Ludden, a sophomore majoring in biology in the College of Arts…
iSchool’s NEXIS Lab Plans Four Talks and Research Showcase
The NEXIS lab at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) has planned four student talks and a research showcase for the week of May 1. NEXIS (New Explorations in Information and Science) is a student-based, membership-driven research lab at the…
Cooperators and Cheaters in the Petri Dish: Biology Professors Awarded $710,000 to Study Mutualistic Yeast Communities
Three Syracuse University biologists have received a $710,000, three-year grant from the National Science Foundation. Led by Associate Professor Kari Segraves, the researchers will investigate mutualistic species. Segraves and collaborators will use new, genetically designed yeast strains to explore stability…
Citrus Racing to Unveil New Formula SAE Race Car on May 2
Citrus Racing, Syracuse University’s Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) race team, will unveil its brand-new race car on Tuesday, May 2. The event is open to the public and will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. in Room…
Engineering Students Compete in Steel Bridge, Concrete Canoe Challenges at ASCE Regional Conference
Syracuse University hosted the 2017 Upstate New York Regional American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Conference from April 20-22. Students from Syracuse University, SUNY Polytech, Clarkson, University of Buffalo, RIT, RPI, Cornell, SUNY Canton, United States Military Academy at West…
Genetic Engineering Expert to Discuss Technology-Assisted Crop Breeding April 26
Pamela Ronald, distinguished plant pathology professor at the University of California, Davis, will present the annual Jack and Pat Bryan Life Sciences Lecture. Ronald, a rice geneticist and advocate of ecologically responsible crop development, will speak about the future of…