STEM
Engineering and Computer Science Professors Recognized by IEEE
Professors Vir V. Phoha and Jay K. Lee have been honored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the world’s largest technical professional organization for the advancement of technology. Phoha, an expert in cybersecurity, received the 2017 IEEE…
Crowston, Erickson Receive Inaugural NSF Convergence Award
School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty members Kevin Crowston and Ingrid Erickson are the recipients of a National Science Foundation (NSF) Convergence Award, which they will use to establish a research coordination network (RCN) to focus on sociotechnological interactions between work and technology design…
A Taste of Science
Area students got a taste of science, thanks to members of the Department of Chemistry. Gary Bonomo G’10, a lab supervisor and general chemistry lab instructor, and Deborah Maley, the department’s budget administrator, led a hands-on chemistry workshop in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s historic Burnet…
Student Discovers Tuberculosis DNA in Dental Plaque of Smithsonian’s Anatomical Collection
In a collection of historic skeletal remains at the Smithsonian, microscopic signs of a serious contagion lurk in an intriguing place in a sample of individuals from 100 years ago. Student researcher Soleil Young ’17, a member of the Renée…
4 Questions for Lab Manager Sam Sampere on Solar Eclipse
On Monday, a wide swath of the United States will be within view of a total solar eclipse, in which the moon blocks out the sun. With ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and Central New York in the path of this unique occurrence, we…
NASA Recognizes High School Student’s Research Project at SU
He is the lead author on a published scientific study, his research has been recognized by NASA—and Hari Nanthakumar does not even have his driver’s license yet. Nanthakumar, currently a senior at Christian Brothers Academy in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, called the College…
As High School Students, Kim La ’20 and The Ngo Got Hands-on Training in A&S Lab
Two ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ City School District rising seniors were welcomed to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s campus to get a taste of lab life and to prepare for college. Full-ride scholarships to top universities for both students show the experiment was a huge success. “Including…
ECS SummerStart Students Build Solar Ovens Using Recycled Materials
The challenge is both simple and complicated. Build an oven capable of baking a chocolate chip cookie—but it has to be solar powered and use everyday recycled items like cardboard boxes, plastic wrap and newspaper. For incoming engineering and computer…
Student Research Involves Foraging and Urban Wild Edible Plants (Video)
Maizy Ludden ’19, a scholar in the Renée Crown University Honors Program, is conducting research that is literally taking her into the field (and on her bike) to gather information about food that’s growing in unlikely places.
Alumnus Launches DataCuse, Providing Public Access to City Data
Recently, the City of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ announced the launch of a public data portal, DataCuse, that provides open access to batches of city data. The new tool is part of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Mayor Stephanie Miner’s open data policy, to make more data about city…