STEM
ECS Professor Pankaj K. Jha Receives NSF Grant to Develop Quantum Technology
Detecting single photons鈥攖he smallest unit of light鈥攊s crucial for advanced quantum technologies such as optical quantum computing, communication and ultra-sensitive imaging. Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) are the most efficient means of detecting single photons and these detectors can count…
Rock Record Illuminates Oxygen History
Several key moments in Earth鈥檚 history help us humans answer the question, 鈥淗ow did we get here?鈥 These moments also shed light on the question, 鈥淲here are we going?,鈥 offering scientists deeper insight into how organisms adapt to physical and…
What Can Ancient Climate Tell Us About Modern Droughts?
Climate change is reshaping the global water cycle, disrupting rainfall patterns and putting growing pressure on cities and ecosystems. Some regions are grappling with heavier rainfall and flooding, while others face prolonged droughts that threaten public health, disrupt economies and…
University’s Dynamic Sustainability Lab and Ireland鈥檚 BiOrbic Sign MOU to Advance Markets for the Biobased Economy
This month at the All Island Bioeconomy Summit held in Co. Meath, Ireland, it was announced that聽BiOrbic, Research Ireland Centre for Bioeconomy, comprising 12 leading Irish research universities in Ireland, signed a joint memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the聽Dynamic Sustainability…
Professor Bing Dong Named as the Traugott Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
The College of Engineering and Computer Science has named Bing Dong as the Traugott Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. This endowed professorship is made possible by a 1998 gift from the late Fritz Traugott H鈥98 and his wife, Frances….
Physics Professor Honored for Efforts to Improve Learning, Retention
The聽Department of Physics聽in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) has made some big changes lately. The department just added an astronomy major approved by New York State and recently overhauled the undergraduate curriculum to replace traditional labs with innovative…
ECS Team Takes First Place in American Society of Civil Engineers Competition
Civil and environmental engineering student teams participated in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Sustainable Solutions and Steel Bridge competitions during the 2025 Upstate New York-Canada Student Symposium, winning first place in the Sustainable Solutions competition. The symposium was…
Chloe Britton Naime Committed to Advocating for Improved Outcomes for Neurodivergent Individuals
Chloe Britton Naime 鈥25 is about to complete a challenging and rare dual major program in both mechanical engineering from the College of Engineering and Computer Science and neuroscience from the College of Arts and Sciences. Even more impressive? Britton…
Graduating Research Quartet Synthesizes Long-Lasting Friendships Through Chemistry
When Jesse Buck 鈥25, Isabella Chavez Miranda 鈥25, Lucy Olcott 鈥25 and Morgan Opp 鈥25 started as student researchers in medicinal chemist Robert Doyle鈥檚 lab, they hoped to hone their research skills. It quickly became evident this would be unlike…
Biologist Reveals New Insights Into Fish’s Unique Attachment Mechanism
On a wave-battered rock in the Northern Pacific Ocean, a fish called the sculpin grips the surface firmly to maintain stability in its harsh environment. Unlike sea urchins, which use their glue-secreting tube feet to adhere to their surroundings, sculpins…