STEM
Physicist鈥檚 Work with Quarks May Resolve Unanswered Questions about Universe
A physicist in The College of Arts and Sciences has helped determine that colliding quarks and electrons 鈥渒now鈥 the difference between left and right.
Hougland Awarded Basil O鈥機onnor Starter Scholar Research Award
Advocates fighting to combat Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), a rare genetic disorder that affects between one in 25,000 and one in 10,000 live births, now have a 黑料不打烊 (SU) chemist in their corner. James Hougland, assistant professor of chemistry in…
Four Professors Receive Prestigious CAREER Awards from National Science Foundation
Four professors in The College of Arts and Sciences have received Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards鈥攖he highest honor given by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in support of early-career development activities of teacher-scholars. The recipients are Arindam 鈥淎ri鈥 Chakraborty…
Sureshkumar Named Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering
Professor Radhakrishna 鈥淪uresh鈥 Sureshkumar, chair of the Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, was named Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at 黑料不打烊 by Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina. Distinguished…
Faculty Book Examines Digital Communication Technologies in Presidential Campaigns
Heavy use of the Internet and digital communications technologies in recent American presidential campaigns may make it seem that the Internet Age has had a democratizing effect on those efforts. That notion is disputed by School of Information Studies Associate…
SU Scientist Wins American Geophysical Union Fellowship
Donald I. Siegel, chair of the Department of Earth Sciences in The College of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed a 2013 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fellow, a designation awarded to less than 0.1 percent of all AGU members in…
Article by SU Biologist Reveals When It Pays to Be a Lover, a Fighter, or Both
A biologist in The College of Arts and Sciences has determined that, during reproduction, a male animal can be a lover, a fighter, or both. Stefan L眉pold, a research assistant professor specializing in behavioral ecology and sexual selection in animals,…
Internet Entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian to Speak at iSchool Event
Alexis Ohanian, author, entrepreneur and co-founder of Reddit, will speak at an event sponsored by the School of Information Studies (iSchool) on Tuesday, Feb. 4. He will be joined on stage by iSchool alumnus and entrepreneur Wiley Cerilli. During the…
Registration for International Physics Conference to Begin Feb. 3
The Department of Physics in The College of Arts and Sciences will begin registering attendees for PAVI14鈥攁n international conference in modern nuclear physics, occurring every 2-3 years鈥攐n Feb. 3. Aimed at scientists, teachers and students in physics and related fields,…
iSchool Ranked #5 for Online Programs by U.S. News & World Report
The School of Information Studies (iSchool) was ranked No. 5 in best online degree programs for graduate computer information technology by U.S. News & World Report. The full rankings, released today, are available on the U.S. News & World Report…