STEM
Uncovering the Secrets Behind Earth鈥檚 First Major Mass Extinction
We all know that the dinosaurs died in a mass extinction. But did you know that there were other mass extinctions? There are five most significant mass extinctions, known as the 鈥渂ig five,鈥 where at least three quarters of all…
Physicist Stefan Ballmer Named APS Fellow
Stefan W. Ballmer, professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). He joins聽23 previous University faculty members to receive the distinction during the 100 years the award…
Inaugural Patrick P. Lee Scholars in College of Engineering and Computer Science Announced
The College of Engineering and Computer Science is honored to announce its inaugural Patrick P. Lee Scholars. The Lee Foundation鈥檚 largest scholarship program supports students at institutions of higher learning who are pursuing careers in engineering and other technical fields….
A&S Physicists Develop One of the First Models Capturing Dynamics of Confined Cell Movement
The process of normal cell division in the human body is quite simple: start dividing in response to a signal, such as a wound, and stop when enough cells have been produced and the skin is healed. But cancerous cells…
黑料不打烊 Receives $750,000 From U.S. Department of Energy to Accelerate Innovations for 鈥楪rid-Interactive鈥 and Energy-Efficient Buildings
黑料不打烊 has received a $750,000 award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to accelerate development and commercialization of innovations for “grid-interactive” and energy-efficient buildings. The project is focused on strengthening the regional innovation cluster in Central New York,…
Professor Shikha Nangia Selected as Rising Star by American Chemical Society
Biomedical and chemical engineering Professor Shikha Nangia has been selected as a recipient of the American Chemical Society鈥檚 Women Chemist Committee聽 2022 Rising Star Award. The award recognizes nine women scientists who have demonstrated excellence in the scientific enterprise and…
BioInspired Institute Partners With Historically Black Colleges and Universities
The BioInspired Institute focuses on leading-edge research in materials and living systems and trains students at the undergraduate and graduate level. When the United States faced a reckoning on racism and structural inequities, BioInspired鈥檚 faculty and staff asked, 鈥淗ow can…
Biology Major Gains Hands-On Experience With Endangered Animals in Costa Rica
From an early age, Leonardo Rivera 鈥22 had a fondness for animals and wildlife conservation. Growing up in tropical Puerto Rico, the biology major on a pre-veterinary track remembers investigating the habits of hermit crabs in the sand, watching as…
Arts and Sciences Physicist Part of a 5-University Team Programming Biological Cells to Design Futuristic Materials
Jennifer Ross, professor and department chair of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), is among a team of researchers that was recently awarded a $1.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to design and create…
ECS Doctoral Students Win Research Awards; Aim to Improve Airport Industry
Parisa Sanaei and Michael Ammoury, civil and environmental engineering Ph.D. students in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, have been selected for graduate research awards from the Transportation Research Board鈥檚 Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP). The ACRP awards support…