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TRAC: Non-immigration federal prosecutions fall
According to a new analysis of Justice Department data and other records by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), federal criminal enforcement under President Obama is significantly different than it was during the last two years of the Bush Administration….
NSF funds new supercomputer at Syracuse University
The supercomputer will be focus of worldwide scientific collaborations.
NIH grant supports new research at SU on traumatic brain injury
The last thing 24-year-old Aaron Bowman remembers about that starry night last June was seeing a deer in the headlights of his motorcycle and hearing the sounds of crunching metal and the scraping of his helmet on the pavement as…
Mather receives grant to collaborate on ‘smart’ materials research with General Motors
Patrick T. Mather, director of Syracuse Biomaterials Institute (SBI) and Milton and Ann Stevenson professor of biomedical and chemical engineering in Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS), has been awarded a three-year grant of $319,980…
Team develops functionally graded shape memory polymers
Applications include low-cost temperature labels.
In evolutionary mating game, brawn and stealth rule
When prowling for a hookup, it’s not always the good-looker who gets the girl. In fact, in a certain species of South American fish, brawn and stealth beat out colorful and refined almost every time. In a series of published…
Syracuse University researchers contribute new ideas to enhance efficiency of wind turbines
Engineers at SU’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science collaborate with University of Minnesota on new intelligent systems and grooved designs One issue confronting the efficiency of wind as a promising renewable energy source is the wind itself—specifically,…
SU biologist partners with National Park Service to study bison grazing in Yellowstone
While Yellowstone’s celebrated bison may be among the most popular tourist attractions in the park, their grazing habits and increasing numbers have raised questions about the long-term stability of the park’s grasslands. To find answers, the National Park Service has…
SU receives $3.4 million NSF grant to ensure greater presence of women STEM faculty
Syracuse University is one of seven universities funded by the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) 2010 ADVANCE competition. SU will receive a five-year, $3.4 million grant to ensure that women faculty in science, technology, engineering and mathematic (STEM) fields have a…
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…