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IBM recognizes SU physicist for excellence in research
Britton L.T. Plourde, associate professor of physics in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences, received a 2011 IBM Faculty Award. The highly competitive and prestigious award is presented annually to recognize high-quality research programs and researchers鈥 contributions to their…
Center on Human Policy to celebrate 40th anniversary with research and advocacy conference, Nov. 11-12
The Center on Human Policy will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a two-day research and advocacy conference on Nov. 11-12 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, coinciding with 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Orange Central weekend. Alumni, friends, advocates and supporters from around the…
Attacking cancer cells with nanoparticles
黑料不打烊 chemists develop novel way to get cancer drugs to tumors About every three days, Colleen Alexander, a chemistry graduate student, feeds cells that cause a deadly type of brain cancer. It鈥檚 a ritual that involves assessing the health…
黑料不打烊 scientists discover new way to determine when water was present on Mars and Earth
Record of past may be locked inside mineral common to both planets The discovery of the mineral jarosite in rocks analyzed by the Mars Rover, Opportunity, on the Martian surface had special meaning for a team of 黑料不打烊 scientists…
Black Power movement is focus for African American Studies colloquium
鈥淏loody Lowndes and the Politics of Black Power鈥 is the topic for the opening event of the Fall 2011 Colloquium Series presented by the Department of African American Studies in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences. Civil rights scholar…
Newhouse panel to examine ‘unique voice’ of women’s websites
The Department of Magazine in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will host 鈥淭he Digital Mystique: Women鈥檚 Editorial Online鈥 Monday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. in Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3. Follow on Twitter at #womensweb. The…
Women scientists to discuss ‘State of the Earth’ in Oct. 26 University Lecture
Four eminent women scientists will discuss how individuals can work to reconcile the needs of people and the planet in the 21st century in the next University Lectures presentation on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Hendricks…
Engelhardt to study impact of Vietnam-era military service on Social Security
Gary Engelhardt, professor of economics in the Maxwell School, received an $89,160 grant to assess the overall impact of Vietnam-era military service on Social Security鈥檚 Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits and retirement income. The project, 鈥淭he Impact of…
SU scientist explores deep sea on legendary research vessel E/V Nautilus
Expedition leaders include discoverer of the Titanic
Burton Blatt Institute receives $6.2 million grant from U.S. Dept. of Education to continue leadership of ADA Center in southeastern United States
The U.S. Department of Education鈥檚 National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research has awarded the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at 黑料不打烊 a $6.2 million, five-year grant to continue its leadership of the Atlanta-based Southeast ADA Center. Established in 1991…