STEM
NEXIS Lab Receives Microsoft Research Grant
The New Explorations in Information and Science (NEXIS) laboratory at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) has received a $24,000 grant from Microsoft’s research division to support the lab’s research and educational efforts. NEXIS is a unique exploratorium focused on emerging technologies, new connections and…
Small Named Co-Editor of School Library Research Journal
Ruth Small, a Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), has been named co-editor of the American Association of School Librarians’ peer-reviewed online journal, School Library Research (SLR). Small will share editing duties with…
Town and Gown Relationship Grows for iSchool
This summer, the School of Information Studies (iSchool) continues to extend its relationship with the city as two iSchool students intern at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s City Hall. Sophomore Fanta Dicko and graduate student Vivek Khedkar are interning for the technology department at…
A&S Professor Wins National Nuclear Physicist Award
Paul Souder, professor of physics in The College of Arts and Sciences, is the co-recipient of the 2013 Outstanding Nuclear Physicist Award from Jefferson Science Associates (JSA). He shares the award with Douglas Beck, professor of physics at the University…
Success in Engineering
L.C. Smith Associate Dean Julie Hasenwinkel and her colleagues are putting strategies in place to help keep students engaged and strengthen retention rates beginning this fall. Their efforts got a recent boost.
Gina Lee-Glauser Named Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Gina Lee-Glauser, vice president for research at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and research professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering in SU’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, was named a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The…
Tracking the Earth’s Mantle
New findings by a team of researchers, including Earth sciences professor Robert Moucha, reveal how the Earth’s mantle affects long-term sea-level rise estimates. This is big news, says Moucha, for scientists who use the coastline to predict future sea levels.
Bioengineering Fellow’s Project Is Icing on the Cake
Ariel Ash-Shakoor, a first-year Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) Fellow in bioengineering, is participating in the 2013 National IGERT Video and Poster Competition with her project, “Icing on the Cake: Coating Smart Polymers to Control Cell Interactions.” Outcome…
SU Mathematician Wins Simons Fellowship
J. Theodore Cox to use fellowship to study probability theory J. Theodore Cox, professor of mathematics in The College of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed a 2013 Simons Fellow. Cox will use the $110,000 award, along with support from…
SU Physicist Earns Prestigious Simons Fellowship
M. Cristina Marchetti is using award to study active matter M. Cristina Marchetti, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Physics in The College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a 2013 Simons Fellow. She will use the prestigious…