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Syracuse University awarded prestigious Beckman Scholars Program for undergraduate student research
The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation named Syracuse University an institutional recipient of the 2011 Beckman Scholars Program. The highly competitive grant supports select students interested in chemistry, biochemistry and the biological and medical sciences. “We are honored to be…
Syracuse University physicists first to observe rare particles produced at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN
Shortly after experiments on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the CERN laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland, began yielding scientific data last fall, a group of scientists led by a Syracuse University physicist became the first to observe the decays of…
TRAC: South Florida leads nation in mortgage fraud prosecutions
The government’s criminal enforcement efforts to combat mortgage fraud during the last few years have been focused sharply on swindlers operating in a handful of the nation’s federal judicial districts, according to timely Justice Department records obtained by the Transactional…
Syracuse University chemist develops new technique to use light to predict molecular crystal structures
Study is cover article of prestigious Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics A Syracuse University chemist has developed a way to use very low frequency light waves to study the weak forces (London dispersion forces) that hold molecules together in a crystal….
Listening devices help preserve confidentiality in hospitals for hearing-impaired patients
It’s against the law to share a person’s medical information with others without written consent. However, it’s almost impossible to prevent outsiders from overhearing private conversations in hospital rooms between doctors and hearing-impaired patients. It’s an all-too-common situation that a…
LCS research team shapes cell behavior research
A team led by James Henderson, assistant professor of biomedical and chemical engineering in Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS) and researcher in the Syracuse Biomaterials Institute, has used shape memory polymers to provide greater…
Michael Kimmel, leading researcher on men, gives talk at SU
Michael Kimmel, leading researcher and writer on men and masculinity, will give a keynote lecture on his latest book, “GuyLand: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men.” The talk will be held Thursday, March 24, at 7 p.m. in the…
SU physicist receives NSF CAREER Award for work with quantum nanomachines
Matthew LaHaye, assistant professor of physics in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, received a five-year, $600,000 National Science Foundation Early Career Development (CAREER) Award to further his research in the emerging field of quantum nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS). The…
Jeffrey M. Stanton named University’s first associate vice president for research
Jeffrey M. Stanton, associate dean for research and doctoral programs in the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University, has been named by Vice President for Research Gina Lee Glauser and Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina as the…
SU Showcase Fellows applications sought; funding available for ‘green’ projects
Seed money is available for students looking to present their sustainability-related projects and research at SU Showcase, the campuswide day-long celebration that will transform Schine Student Center into a “green museum” of student ideas on Monday, May 2. Syracuse University…