STEM
NSF Grant in Biology Aims to Boost STEM Student Retention Through Hands-On Research
As technology advances, companies face a growing need to hire graduates skilled in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). However, finding the ideal candidate can be difficult at times due to a limited pool of applicants. Part of the reason…
Tool to Enhance the Taste and Texture of Sourdough
When millions of people went into lockdown during the pandemic, they went in search of new at-home hobbies to help cure their boredom. Among them was making sourdough bread. In addition to being sustainable for its use of natural ingredients and traditional methods…
University Receives Department of Energy Funding for New Building Training and Assessment Center
The University has received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to create new Building Training and Assessment Center (BTAC) to train undergraduate and graduate engineering students and build a clean energy workforce. The SU-BTAC, aligned with the vision…
‘Managing Mass Timber: From Forest to Future’ Exhibition Comes to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ
When it comes to sustainable construction materials, there’s no contest: mass timber buildings require less heavy equipment, save on labor costs and take less time to install than concrete and steel. By utilizing mass timber, the construction industry can utilize…
Secrets Behind Our Universe’s Existence Revealed
It takes sophisticated technology to study the behavior of invisible particles like neutrinos and cosmic rays, which pass through our bodies every second before zooming back off into the universe without us even knowing. While they might be tiny, these…
Funding Research That Improves Health and Shortens ‘Bench to Bedside’ Time
Doctoral students in clinical psychology Alexa Deyo ’21 and Alison Vrabec G’23 spent their summer testing a theory that a certain kind of therapeutic technique called motivational interviewing could improve sleep and overall health among adolescents. According to the National Institutes…
NSF Grant to Engage Refugee and Immigrant Youth in Immersive STEM Storytelling
School of Education Professor Xiaoxia “Silvie” Huang has been awarded a nearly $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for an Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) project. With “Engaging Refugee and Immigrant Youth in STEM Through Culturally…
iSchool Professor Awarded NSF Grant to Study Wireless Communications
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded nearly $250,000 out of a total of $800,000 under a three-year research grant to a faculty member in the School of Information Studies (iSchool) to study Radio Frequency (RF) spectrum management for…
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 living—and yet they are able to adapt to their environment and circumstances, come together and interact, and…
ECS Professor Elizabeth Carter Studies, Forecasts Floods
After Hurricane Katrina ravaged the southern coastline of the United States in 2005, Elizabeth Carter found herself on the Gulf Coast following the tropical storm’s aftermath. Witnessing the devastating impact of the hurricane on infrastructure and communities, she decided to…