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Zhanjiang ‘John’ Liu Named Syracuse University’s Vice President for Research
Michele G. Wheatly, vice chancellor and provost at Syracuse University, today announced the appointment of Zhanjiang “John” Liu to serve as the University’s vice president for research. Liu’s appointment, which was unanimously approved by the Executive Committee of the Board…
7th International Building Physics Conference Invites Abstracts for Presentations
The 7th International Building Physics Conference has released a Call for Abstracts, inviting papers to be presented at IBPC2018, which will be held in September 2018 in Syracuse. The online abstract submission center will be open until Oct. 1. IBPC2018 is the…
Maggie at the Bat
Renée Crown University Honors Student Maggie Siciliano ’17 presents her research on the daughter-father bond created by America’s pastime, at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Her research is titled “A Passion That Lasts a Lifetime: The Father/Daughter Relationship in Baseball.”
Gravitational Waves Researchers Explain their Latest Discovery
Peter Saulson, the Martin A. Pomerantz ’37 Professor of Physics, and Alex Nitz G’15, who earned a Ph.D. in physics, were both interviewed by the Detroit Free Press for the article Former U.P. resident helps detect colliding black holes in…
The Research of Susan Parks Featured in PNAS Editorial
Susan Parks, associate professor of biology, was quoted in a PNAS editorial Listening In On the Deep Sea.
Professor Duncan Brown Explains the Newest Gravitational Waves Discovery
Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman professor of physics, was also interviewed for Quanta magazine for the article The Latest Black Hole Collision Comes with a Twist.
Physics Student Named Kavli Graduate Fellow
A student in the College of Arts and Sciences is the winner of a graduate fellowship to the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Suraj Shankar, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Physics,…
Syracuse Alumnus Instrumental in LIGO’s Third Detection of Gravitational Waves
Alex Nitz G’15, who earned a Ph.D. in physics, helped detect the signal on Jan. 4, 2017, using a software package he began developing at Syracuse.
Campus as a Laboratory for Sustainability Program Awards Nearly $75,000 to Projects
Syracuse University’s Campus as a Laboratory for Sustainability (CALS) funding program has completed its second round of applications and awarded nearly $75,000 in funding to faculty and students. The call for proposals sought projects that address climate disruption and offer…
Students Selected for Summer Research and Mentorship Opportunity
Twenty Syracuse University students from across the disciplines have each won a $2,000 stipend to conduct research and other creative projects this summer under the guidance of a faculty mentor. The competitive research opportunity was made possible through a partnership…