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STEM

(Bio)Sensing Protein Interactions

Tuesday, March 22, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

The job of a protein hub inside the nucleus of a cell is similar to a chef in a kitchen. Both need to manage multiple tasks efficiently for a successful outcome. For the chef, if they spend too much time…

Media Tip Sheets

Wishing On a Star – Webb Telescope Could Detect Ancient Clusters

Wednesday, December 1, 2021, By Lily Datz

Launching this month, the James Webb Space Telescope will be one of the most revolutionary space exploration technology tools in modern history. Scientists plans to use the powerful telescope to study planets and other bodies in our solar system to…

STEM

Government Agency Features A&S Physicist’s Pentaquark Research

Sunday, November 21, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

The National Science Foundation’s (NSF’s) 2020 Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate (MPS) bi-annual brochure highlighted research by Tomasz Skwarnicki, professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), and a team of his collaborators. The brochure featured the…

STEM

Physicist Stefan Ballmer Named APS Fellow

Tuesday, October 26, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

Stefan W. Ballmer, professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). He joins 23 previous University faculty members to receive the distinction during the 100 years the award…

STEM

A&S Physicists Develop One of the First Models Capturing Dynamics of Confined Cell Movement

Wednesday, October 20, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

The process of normal cell division in the human body is quite simple: start dividing in response to a signal, such as a wound, and stop when enough cells have been produced and the skin is healed. But cancerous cells…

STEM

Arts and Sciences Physicist Part of a 5-University Team Programming Biological Cells to Design Futuristic Materials

Tuesday, October 5, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

Jennifer Ross, professor and department chair of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), is among a team of researchers that was recently awarded a $1.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to design and create…

STEM

What to Watch: Total Solar Eclipse, Stargazing on the Solstice

Wednesday, December 9, 2020, By Daryl Lovell

Walter Freeman, associate teaching professor in the Physics Department at Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, answers three questions about upcoming astronomy events this month. Q: What can you tell us about the upcoming total solar eclipse? A: The…

Campus & Community

Late Alumna Helped Advance Satellite Technology, Understanding of the Sun, Women in Science

Thursday, November 19, 2020, By Brandon Dyer

Astrophysicist Joan Feynman G’58 was a pioneer in solar physics. Her work helped explain the cycles of sunspots, and her insights on high-energy particles helped shape satellite technology. Feynman died on July 22 at 93. Feynman’s work accurately described the…

STEM

A&S Associate Dean, Physics Chair Answers Common Fall Foliage Questions

Thursday, September 10, 2020, By Daryl Lovell

With the start of autumn coming up on Sept. 22, the leaves are beginning to turn colors, exposing beautiful bright foliage for leaf peepers to enjoy over the next several weeks. Alan Middleton is professor and chair of physics and…

Scientific American

“Mystery Object Blurs Line between Neutron Stars and Black Holes.”

Tuesday, June 30, 2020, By Lily Datz

Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman Professor of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted by Scientific American for the article “Mystery Object Blurs Line between Neutron Stars and Black Holes.” Professor Brown, an expert on gravitation waves,…

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