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BBI study reveals people with disabilities are sidelined in American politics
People with disabilities remain largely sidelined in American politics, according to a new study published in Social Science Quarterly.
Earth sciences major spends summer in Costa Rican cloud forest
Waking up to howler monkeys greeting the morning, hiking past colorfully plumed toucans flying through the trees and looking out for poisonous vipers winding through the forest, Natalie Teale, a senior Earth sciences and geography major in Syracuse University’s College…
IVMF announces expanded effort to disseminate veteran-focused academic research
Building upon its highly successful weekly Research Brief program, an initiative designed to catalogue, summarize and disseminate peer-reviewed, academic research focused on issues and topics impacting veterans and military families, the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University…
For sperm, faster isn’t always better
New study by Syracuse University scientists uncovers a reproduction conundrum When it comes to sperm meeting eggs in sexual reproduction, conventional wisdom holds that the fastest swimming sperm are most likely to succeed in their quest to fertilize eggs. That…
IBM publishes Sawyer’s collaborative networks research report
The IBM Center for The Business of Government has published research findings by School of Information Studies (iSchool) Professor Steven Sawyer regarding how multi-organizational networks can collaborate to address complex public challenges. The report is entitled “Designing Collaborative Networks: Lessons…
Crowston’s grant proposal recommended by NSF for three-year funding
A School of Information Studies professor’s proposal for a project researching the structuring of tasks and the motivation of participants involved in citizen science projects has been recommended for three years of funding by the National Science Foundation. Professor Kevin…
EarthScope national seismic monitoring project arrives in Upstate New York
Upstate New York is about to become part of EarthScope, the largest science project on the planet. Robert Moucha, a geophysicist in the Department of Earth Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, is in charge of scouting locations…
SU researchers use nanotechnology to harness power of fireflies
Research published in Nano Letters
MacArthur Foundation awards $500,000 to Maxwell School for housing affordability research
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has awarded $500,000 to Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs to study how housing affordability affects decisions made by older adults about their health care, living arrangements and well-being. The…
Syracuse University study finds autumn advantage for invasive plants in eastern United States
Much like the fabled tortoise and the hare, the competition between native and invasive plants growing in deciduous forests in the Eastern United States is all about how the plants cross the finish line in autumn. A new study by…