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Wind turbine firm joins SU in Clean Energy Collaborative
Faculty, students to take part in developing urban wind power Syracuse University and Impact Technologies Group of Syracuse have formed an alliance to convert Central New York winds into kilowatts. The SU School of Architecture and Department of Mechanical and…
Syracuse University senior receives prestigious international Marshall Scholarship
Syracuse University senior John Giammatteo has been named a 2011 Marshall Scholar by the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission of Great Britain. The highly selective and prestigious award is presented annually to as many as 40 intellectually distinguished young Americans to…
SU psychologist wins NSF CAREER award to study memory
For some, the warm, sweet smell of cookies baking in the oven evokes fond memories of sleigh bells, a nighttime visitor and prancing hooves on a rooftop. Smell is among countless cues that can trigger a memory, but researchers understand…
TRAC: ICE seeks to deport the wrong people
According to a new analysis of government data by Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), Immigration Court judges are rejecting a large and growing number of cases where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has sought to deport people from…
Volunteers wanted to drive new hybrid research cars
Clean Communities of CNY, the local chapter of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Cities Program, recently placed two Prius Plug-in Hybrid (PHV) vehicles with Syracuse University as part of Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.’s U.S. plug-in demonstration program.
TRAC: Pending Immigration Court cases reach all-time high
According to a new analysis of data by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), the number of cases awaiting resolution before the Immigration Courts reached a new all time high of 261,083 matters by the end of September 2010.
Falling in love is ‘more scientific than you think,’ according to new study by SU professor
A new meta-analysis study conducted by Syracuse University Professor Stephanie Ortique is getting attention around the world. The groundbreaking study, “The Neuroimaging of Love,” reveals falling in love can elicit not only the same euphoric feeling as using cocaine, but also affects intellectual areas of the brain.
Syracuse University partners with Arden-Fox to support advancement of Department of Defense’s Net Zero Energy Initiative
Syracuse University today announced a partnership to advance the use of biofuels by the U.S. armed forces as an alternative energy source.
iSchool Professor awarded NSF grant to study socially intelligent computing
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) Professor Kevin Crowston $478,858 over three years to investigate the capabilities of social computational computer support systems in the context of citizen science.
TRAC: Federal water pollution convictions decrease in past decade
According to a new analysis of Justice Department data by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), during the first two years of the Obama administration, federal criminal convictions for water pollution remain lower than any year since the first Clinton administration.