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Syracuse University Leads Higher Education Consortium as Part of $40M Award to Advance Central New York’s Semiconductor Manufacturing Capabilities
Syracuse University will play a leading role in advancing Central New York’s semiconductor manufacturing capabilities thanks to $40 million in new funds made available to the Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse region through the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Regional Technology and Innovation Hub. The…
Biology Professor Receives NSF Grant to Study ‘Community Coalescence’
Each fermented food—kombucha, sauerkraut or sourdough bread—is the result of an active, unique microbiome, which is the microbial community in a particular environment. A sourdough starter, for instance, is a distinctive community of yeasts and bacteria that ferments carbohydrates in…
Julia Fancher Named a 2024-25 Astronaut Scholar
Julia Fancher, a rising junior majoring in physics and mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, has been named a 2024-25 Astronaut Scholar by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF)….
Syracuse University, Onondaga County Make Combined $20M Investment to Launch the Syracuse University Center for Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing
Syracuse University today announced its plans to launch the Syracuse University Center for Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing, an interdisciplinary center that will bring together expertise in artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, manufacturing processes, optimization and robotics to advance the science of semiconductor…
Breaking Into Male-Dominated Fields: How 3 Talented Students Are Blazing a Trail
Women have traditionally found themselves outnumbered by their male counterparts when it comes to jobs in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, as only 21% of engineering majors and 19% of computer and information science majors are women, according…
Women in Science and Engineering Rise Together, Build the Future
Each year, on Feb. 11, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science shines a light on the vital contributions of women to the scientific landscape. Despite historical underrepresentation in STEM fields, women are breaking barriers, driven by a…
University Core Partner in New NSF-Funded Upstate New York Energy Storage Engine
Syracuse University is a core partner in the Upstate New York Energy Storage Engine, one of 10 inaugural Regional Innovation Engines created by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The program was announced Monday by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer,…
STEM Career Expert Josh Henkin to Visit Campus, Present Doctoral/Postdoctoral Workshops
Nationally recognized career expert Josh Henkin will visit campus next month to offer a series of workshops for doctoral students and postdoctoral associates who are preparing to seek industry or government positions in STEM. Henkin is founder of career coaching…
Deep-Energy Retrofits Research Yields Promising Cost Savings, Human Well-Being Outcomes
Modifying and upgrading building enclosures and mechanical systems in older, multi-family apartment buildings can achieve net-zero energy-use efficiencies and help inhabitants lower energy costs, breathe better air and live more comfortably—changes that have wide application for state and national climate-change…
Bedrock of Success: Female Earth and Environmental Sciences Scholars Carry on a Legacy of Mentorship
In the College of Arts and Sciences’ (A&S) Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES), women have served as leaders and mentors dating back to the early 1980s, a time when the field was predominantly comprised of men. The legacy of…