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 partnered with Syracuse University biologist Douglas Frank, who has studied the effects of climate change [...]

Martin B. Forstner, a biophysicist in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, received a prestigious, five-year, $795,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Early Career Development (CAREER) Award to further his research in understanding how the laws of physics influence the organization, structure and function of cell membranes in living organisms. The award will also support [...]

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 greater presence at the University. The University has underscored its commitment by pledging support during [...]

Chancellor Nancy Cantor and Syracuse University join colleagues around the world in congratulating former SU faculty member Ei-ichi Negishi for his landmark research that has been recognized with a 2010 Nobel Prize.

Syracuse University’s Rebecca Bader, assistant professor of biomedical and chemical engineering in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS), has been awarded her first National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to research a drug delivery system that will minimize the negative effects of taking anti-rheumatic medications over a long time period.

Adrienne Mayor, research scholar in classics and history of science at Stanford University, will deliver the Moses Finley Lecture Monday, Oct. 18.

Jason R. Wiles, assistant professor of biology, has received the 2010 Science and Technology Outreach Award from the Technology Alliance of Central New York (TACNY).

Syracuse University’s Radhakrishna Sureshkumar has been awarded a three-year, $426,290 grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to investigate how biofilms deform and break up under mechanical stress.

Veteran Skylab Astronaut Gerald P. Carr will present the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation’s 2010-11 scholarship award to Syracuse University senior Nathaniel J. Miska during a public lecture on Friday, Sept. 17.

A team of Syracuse University physicists recently developed a new theoretical model to explain how the Pauli exclusion principle can be violated and how, under certain rare conditions, more than one electron can simultaneously occupy the same quantum state.

Thirty-two middle school girls from the Syracuse City School District (SCSD) have the opportunity this week to engage in exciting engineering and technology projects, learn from leaders in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines, and just have fun at the first Girls Get It! STEM camp at Syracuse University.

The Department of Physics is marking the 60th anniversary of its pioneering condensed matter physics program with a daylong symposium.

A team led by Syracuse University researcher Radhakrishna Sureshkumar has discovered a new and broadly applicable technique to engineer nanoscale templates.

The findings are said to have huge implications for reproductive biology.

Andrew Forsyth G‘99, program officer with the National Institute of Mental Health, will present “Confessions of an NIH Science Officer,” at 8:30 a.m. Friday, March 12, at the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons in E.S. Bird Library.

A team of scientists from the international Cryogenic Dark Matter Search experiment, which includes physicists from Syracuse University, has identified two events in a new analysis of experimental data that have characteristics consistent with particles that make up dark matter.

An interdisciplinary team of Syracuse University faculty and faculty from SUNY-Upstate Medical University was one of five higher education groups statewide to receive a grant from the Empire State Stem Cell Board.

Faculty researchers from the departments of biology and physics in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences have been awarded $3 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health.

Syracuse University’s Relay for Life Committee will host “Quest for a Cure,” an event to educate the community about the latest cancer breakthroughs that are taking place in SU’s own laboratories, on Thursday, Feb. 4.

Novel agents shown to reduce growth of fungi by more than 80 percent.

An obscure phenomenon called stochastic resonance can improve the clarity of signals in systems such as radar, sonar and even radiography, used in medical clinics to detect signs of breast cancer.

The Syracuse Biomaterials Institute in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science will host the fall Stevenson Biomaterials Lecture on Thursday, Nov. 19.

One of the world’s leading experts on how the brain comprehends, produces and acquires language—Yosef Grodzinsky—is visiting Syracuse University.

Karin Ruhlandt-Senge, professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, was appointed Distinguished Professor.

Professor John Baldwin is the 2010 recipient of the James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry.

On Nov. 2, Syracuse University, the Air Force Research Laboratory, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Say Yes to Education, Inc. and the Syracuse City School District will host and participate in an important panel event on improving and promoting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education in New York state.

“Detective Science” was created by SU and Wallie Howard scientists in collaboration with Pulse of the Planet.

The SEED Project is exploring wireless grids and biomass energy innovations for the creation of an urban greenhouse in the Syracuse community.

Jamie Sherman worked with Kruger National Park scientists to tag lions, buffalo, elephants and rhinos and gather data for her own research.

John Hendricks will speak on “Modern Media and Demanding Consumers” in a University Lectures presentation on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel.

Faculty are engaging with Discovery Communications in the development of a landmark, 60-episode television series.

Award-winning physicist and materials scientist George Crabtree will present “The Energy of Light” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, in the Life Sciences Complex Auditorium, Room 001.

Louis Bloomfield, professor of physics at the University of Virginia, will present “How Things Work: Physics in Everyday Life” at 8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 16.

SU researchers have developed hydrogel mats that protection to surgical patients from infection.

Janna Levin, critically acclaimed author and professor of physics and astronomy, will present “Black Holes Sing” at 4 p.m., Sept. 17.

A research paper by Syracuse University biologist Michael Cosgrove, assistant professor in The College of Arts and Sciences, was designated as the Paper of the Week in the Sept. 4 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry.