STEM
iSchool and City of Syracuse Launch Civic Data Hackathon
The School of Information Studies (iSchool) and the City of Syracuse announced today the launch of the Civic Data Hackathon: Syracuse Roads Challenge, powered by AT&T. The partnership between the iSchool, the city and AT&T creates the first community-based hackathon…
Meet and Greet with Courtney Young, former President of the American Library Association
The Syracuse University Libraries and the School of Information Studies (iSchool) will host a “meet and greet” with Courtney Young, former president of the American Library Association, on Monday, Oct. 3, from 3:30- 5 p.m. in Bird Library’s Peter Graham…
Information Security Club Takes Gold at NCAC
A team of graduate students from the Information Management and Telecommunications and Network Management programs at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) and from the College of Engineering and Computer Science have won the gold award in Phase I of the National…
Passive Liquid Flow Can Aid Nanotechnology Development, Study Suggests
A new study, inspired by water’s movement from roots to leaves in tall trees, shows that a certain kind of passive liquid flow, where liquids naturally move in response to surface atomic interactions instead of being driven by external forces like pumps,…
Engineer by Training, Financial Entrepreneur by Trade: Joe DiMauro ’02
In an ideal world, every college freshman would be 100 percent decided on their major. You’d select it with a clear goal of where you want it to take you, commit yourself to the curriculum, pass with flying colors and…
Mathematician’s Work on Complex Geometry Recognized Internationally
Mathematics Assistant Professor Yuan Yuan has recently been recognized for his work on complex geometry with both a Simons Collaboration Grant and an invitation to speak at a prestigious conference, the International Congress of Chinese Mathematicians (ICCM). The geometry you…
$1M Investment from Nappis Establishes Stem Cell Research Activities
Dubbed the System Tissue Engineering and Morphogenesis (STEM) Lab, it will support the Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering’s efforts to improve, extend and enhance the lives of millions throughout the world.
Acuna Awarded NSF Grant to Make Sense of Research and Funding Data
When scientists and researchers want to apply to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a grant opportunity, the agency has a mandate to ensure that any research funded is new and transformative in the field. While an admirable goal in…
Rochelle Ford and Ping Zhang Named Provost’s Faculty Fellows
Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele G. Wheatly has announced the appointment of professors Rochelle Ford and Ping Zhang to serve as Provost’s Faculty Fellows, effective immediately. Ford is a professor and chair of the Department of Public Relations in the…
Research Team Probes Health Effects of Onondaga Lakebed Sediment
A team of researchers from Syracuse University, SUNY Upstate Medical University and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry has received a $15,000 grant from the Hill Collaboration on Environmental Medicine to extend for a third year its research into…