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Attacking cancer cells with nanoparticles
Syracuse University chemists develop novel way to get cancer drugs to tumors About every three days, Colleen Alexander, a chemistry graduate student, feeds cells that cause a deadly type of brain cancer. It’s a ritual that involves assessing the health…
Syracuse University scientists discover new way to determine when water was present on Mars and Earth
Record of past may be locked inside mineral common to both planets The discovery of the mineral jarosite in rocks analyzed by the Mars Rover, Opportunity, on the Martian surface had special meaning for a team of Syracuse University scientists…
Black Power movement is focus for African American Studies colloquium
“Bloody Lowndes and the Politics of Black Power” is the topic for the opening event of the Fall 2011 Colloquium Series presented by the Department of African American Studies in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Civil rights scholar…
Newhouse panel to examine ‘unique voice’ of women’s websites
The Department of Magazine in Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will host “The Digital Mystique: Women’s Editorial Online” Monday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. in Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3. Follow on Twitter at #womensweb. The…
Women scientists to discuss ‘State of the Earth’ in Oct. 26 University Lecture
Four eminent women scientists will discuss how individuals can work to reconcile the needs of people and the planet in the 21st century in the next University Lectures presentation on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in Syracuse University’s Hendricks…
Engelhardt to study impact of Vietnam-era military service on Social Security
Gary Engelhardt, professor of economics in the Maxwell School, received an $89,160 grant to assess the overall impact of Vietnam-era military service on Social Security’s Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits and retirement income. The project, “The Impact of…
SU scientist explores deep sea on legendary research vessel E/V Nautilus
Expedition leaders include discoverer of the Titanic
Burton Blatt Institute receives $6.2 million grant from U.S. Dept. of Education to continue leadership of ADA Center in southeastern United States
The U.S. Department of Education’s National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research has awarded the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University a $6.2 million, five-year grant to continue its leadership of the Atlanta-based Southeast ADA Center. Established in 1991…
iSchool’s Dedrick to study wind energy jobs
School of Information Studies (iSchool) Associate Professor Jason Dedrick has been awarded a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to analyze jobs associated with the wind energy industry in the United States and around the globe. Dedrick will address this issue…
SU Humanities Center, physics department team up for Wali Lecture Oct. 6
Renowned particle physicist Ian Shipsey will deliver the Kameshwar C. Wali Lecture in the Sciences and Humanities at Syracuse University. The lecture, “Bionic Hearing: The Science and the Experience,” is on Thursday, Oct. 6, at 4 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium….