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The Building Blocks of Future Smart Materials
How do cells take the shape they do and perform their functions? The enzymes and molecules that make them up are not themselves livingāand yet they are able to adapt to their environment and circumstances, come together and interact, and…
Creating STEM Career Pathways for Local High Schoolers
Thanks to a new National Science Foundation grant, Syracuse Universityās physics department doubles the number of Syracuse-area high school participants in their paid summer internship program. STEM jobs are quickly becoming the backbone of America. By 2031, STEM occupations areĀ projected…
Bio Artist Eduardo Kac to Present Wali Lecture at BioInspired Institute Symposium Oct. 24
The creator of the term ābio art,ā an expressive form that interprets scientific principles and concepts through artistic installations, exhibitions and performances, is the keynote speaker for the Universityās annual Kashi and Kameshwar C. Wali Lecture in the Sciences and…
Physics Professor Craig Cahillane Wins 2024 ARPA-E IGNIITE Award
Craig Cahillane, assistant professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named an Inspiring Generations of New Innovators to Impact Technologies in Energy 2024 (IGNIITE 2024) award recipient. As one of only 23 winners across the…
Collin Capano ā05, Gā11 Breaking New Ground With Open Source Program Office and Astrophysics Research
Collin Capano ā05, Gā11, director of the Universityās new Open Source Program Office (OSPO), has been in the right place at the right time for breakthrough discoveries and innovative programming several times in his career. His latest role is another…
Physicist Awarded NASA Grant to Model One of the Cosmosā Most Extreme Events
Eric Coughlin, professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, was recently awarded a grant from NASA for his project entitled, āExtragalactic Outbursts and Repeating Nuclear Flares From Tidal Disruption Events.ā The three-year, $346,000 award will support his…
National Science Foundation Funds Physics Internship Program for Syracuse High School Students
A University initiative that aims to provide Syracuse-area high school students with experience in emerging technologies has been awarded nearly $1 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the Experiential Learning for Emerging and Novel Technologies (ExLENT) program. The…
āA Beautiful, Once-In-a-Lifetime Eventā: The Total Solar Eclipse on April 8
Walter Freemanās āIntroduction to Astronomyā classes always end the same way they began, with Freeman advising his students that, ultimately, āwe look at the stars because they are pretty and they illuminate who we are as humanity.ā That humanity will…
Where to Watch on April 8: Total Solar Eclipse Events Planned on the Syracuse University Campus
Itās been nearly 100 years since the Central New York region experienced a total solar eclipse, but on Monday, April 8, Syracuse University will find itself situated along the path of totality for this once-in-a-lifetime event. Beginning at 3:23 p.m.,…
Physics Faculty and Students Mining for Neutrino Answers
It takes a really big project to answer questions about some of the tiniest particles in the Universe. At the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), researchers will install seven-story detectors a mile below ground and shoot a high-energy beam 800…