STEM
iSchool sophomores win MLB.com College Challenge
In an all-night competition that drew from their creative strengths, baseball knowledge, programming skills and presentation prowess, a team ofSchool of Information Studies (iSchool) sophomores pulled off a win in the third annual MLB.com College Challenge.
Wireless Grids Lab innovation featured in Emergency Management Magazine
The November/December 2012 issue of Emergency Management magazine features the Wireless Grids Lab鈥檚 iDAWG: Intelligent Deployable Augmented Wireless Gateway technology. In an article covering emerging innovation, the iDAWG is highlighted for its ability to provide interoperable communications channels between many…
Winners named in first Student App Competition
Eleven student teams from several 黑料不打烊 schools showcased their big ideas for web and mobile apps Nov. 28 at the inaugural SU Student App Competition. This was a different type of entrepreneurship competition, according to event founder Keisuke Inoue,…
Project ENABLE launches training website for school librarians to better serve students with disabilities
Project ENABLE (Expanding Nondiscriminatory Access by Librarians Everywhere) has launched a training website, made possible by a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian grant from the Institute of Museum & Library Services. Librarians and other educators can freely access the self-paced…
From atoms to satellites
Alumnus Alfred U. Mac Rae receives Distinguished Alumni Award While those who attended SU during the late 1950s may not have known his name, many recall the Ghost of Archbold Stadium, a.k.a. Alfred U. Mac Rae 鈥54, G鈥57, Ph.D. 鈥60….
iSchool’s It Girls Retreat shows high school girls possibility of careers in technology
It’s Monday afternoon, Nov. 12, and the main hallway of the iSchool is filled with unusual activity鈥攁pproximately 92 high school girls from across the country, along with several of their parents, are getting ready to showcase their final projects as…
Multicultural performances celebrate International Education Week
The annual 鈥淢usic Beyond Borders: International Music Festival鈥 is scheduled to present a rich display of local and international cultural artists at the Schine Underground on Wednesday, Nov. 14, from 6-8 p.m. Coordinated by the Slutzker Center for International Services…
Biology鈥檚 circle of life
Nature is all about cycles鈥攖he circle of life. Likewise, the history of the Department of Biology in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences could be summed up in terms of life cycles. That cycle, which began 140 years ago,…
Engineers study how contaminated soil can be drained, utilized
LCS research published in Geosynthetics International Each year, 400 million cubic yards of soil are dredged from water bodies in the United States alone. Much of this byproduct is contaminated, deemed unusable and put into landfills. Mahmoud M. Khachan, Shobha…
Guest lecturer to address moral impact of climate change on Nov. 9
Ethics and climate change is the theme of an upcoming lecture in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences. Stephen Gardiner, a renowned philosopher at the University of Washington in Seattle, will discuss 鈥淕eoengineering and Moral Schizophrenia鈥 on Friday, Nov….