STEM
Welch Allyn, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ announce new plans for Blue Highway, LLC
Created in 2008 as a technology incubator of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and Welch Allyn, Blue Highway, LLC, has flourished in its mission to research and incubate innovative health care technologies and concepts. Today, June 28, Welch Allyn announced that Blue Highway—a…
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ biologist discovers key regulators for biofilm development
They can be found everywhere—organized communities of bacteria sticking to surfaces both inside and outside the body. These biofilms are responsible for some of the most virulent, antibiotic-resistant infections in humans; however, scientific understanding of how these communities develop is…
Discovery by SU physicist alters conventional understanding of sight
A discovery by a team of researchers led by a ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ physicist sheds new light on how the vision process is initiated. For almost 50 years, scientists have believed that light signals could not be initiated unless special light-receptor…
Graduate student shares passion for science with middle school students during Science Horizons Summer Program
When Nadia Essi was selected as the only eighth-grade student from Levy Middle School to attend a science camp at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, she was excited to learn more about a subject she had come to love. “My fifth-grade teacher, Mrs….
Local teachers prepare students for summer science adventure
Forty middle school students from throughout Onondaga County were selected to take part in the 19th annual Bristol-Myers Squibb Science Horizons program at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ. The program, which includes field trips, lectures and hands-on learning opportunities, will kick off on…
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ scientists discover new hitch to link nerve cell motors to their cargo
With every bodily movement—from the blink of an eye to running a marathon—nerve cells transmit signals to muscle cells. To do that, nerve cells rely on tiny molecular motors to transport chemical messengers (neurotransmitters) that excite muscles cells into action….
Energy-saving transportation project receives NYSERDA funding
Lawrence L. Tavlarides, professor of chemical engineering and materials science in the L. C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS), has received $260,000 in funding from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to explore…
Chemistry Department honors students with annual awards
The Department of Chemistry in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s College of Arts and Sciences will present the following awards during its annual Undergraduate Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, May 4.
Annual Life Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference and Senior Awards Day April 28, 29
Forty-two graduating biology and biochemistry majors will be recognized for their achievements in scholarship and research during the annual Undergraduate Research Conference and Awards Ceremony, hosted by the Department of Biology in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s College of Arts and Sciences, April…
Nunan Research Day lecture addresses water challenge
On April 8, Professor Sotira Yiacoumi G’87, ‘92, spoke at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ about innovative methods to remove ionic pollutants from aqueous solutions. These methods, driven by the formation of an electrical double layer, are part of research aiming to address the…