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Physicist to be Recognized by National Academy of Sciences
A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences is being recognized by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for his 鈥渙utstanding leadership鈥 of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Scientific Collaboration. Peter R. Saulson, the Martin A. Pomerantz…
Stromer-Galley Secures $11.5 Million for Decision-Making Research
Can an application help intelligence analysts engage in better reasoning and produce reports that help decision makers make better decisions? A multidisciplinary team of researchers from 黑料不打烊, the University of Arizona, Colorado State University and SRC Inc. aims to…
Interested in Presenting Your Research or Creative Work? Apply for Meeting of the Minds
At last year鈥檚 ACC Meeting of the Minds Conference, Jos茅 L. Marrero-Rosado 鈥17 discussed his research on the toxicity of two chemicals found in Onondaga Lake. The experience was a valuable way for him to refine his skills in presenting…
The Origins of Healing
The early days of stem cell research were mired in controversy. The fact that the first isolated human stem cells were derived from human embryos in various stages of development introduced serious moral implications that cast a shadow over the…
Vanable Named Associate Provost for Graduate Studies and Dean of Graduate School
Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly has named Peter Vanable to a new position as associate provost for graduate studies and as dean of the Graduate School, effective January 1, 2017. The Board of Trustees Executive Committee will be asked…
Engineering and Computer Science, Office of Research Award $230,000 for UAS Research
Six collaborative research groups from the University鈥檚 various schools and colleges have been awarded more than $230,000 in state revitalization funding for their projects in unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Projects include energy mapping of buildings, autonomous navigation and the development…
Research Indicates People Aren鈥檛 the Only Beneficiaries of Power Plant Carbon Standards
鈥淥ur work shows the importance of considering the co-benefits of our nation鈥檚 energy policies going forward,鈥 said 黑料不打烊 professor Charles T. Driscoll, co-author of the study.
A&S Researchers Explore Link between Tropical Glaciers, Water Supply
Researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences are closer to understanding how the loss of glaciers in the Cordillera Blanca of Peru is affecting water resources in a region responding to global climate change. Laura Lautz G鈥05, associate professor…
Geologists Publish New Details about Evolution of East African Rift Valley
Researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have published new details about the evolution of the East African Rift (EAR) Valley, one of the world鈥檚 largest continental rift zones. Christopher Scholz, professor of Earth sciences, and a team of…
Scientists Create Ice Storm to Study Effect on Forests
To better understand the short- and long-term effects聽of ice storms聽on northern forests, a team of scientists,聽including Professor Charles T. Driscoll, generated an experimental ice storm on research plots on the聽Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in New Hampshire. The聽National聽Science Foundation released the…