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Veterans Day Guest Speaker Theresa Cross 鈥99 Reflects on Joining the Orange Family
On Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11, the nation will pause to acknowledge and honor those who have served with the uniformed military services in defense of the United States of America. From coast-to-coast, the country鈥檚 veterans will take part in…
Lender Center Student Fellows Named, Will Work on Public Health Research Project
Five students will soon begin a two-year research project examining the potential social justice and public health impacts of living in neighborhoods that have experienced the historical discriminatory practice of redlining. That is a practice where, for decades, financial institutions…
Future Therapeutic Strategies May Depend on Creative Scientific Approaches Today
Before any scientific question can be answered, it must be dreamed up. What happens to cause a healthy cell or tissue to change, for instance, isn鈥檛 fully understood. While much is known about chemical exposures that can lead to genetic…
University Celebrates First-Generation Week Nov. 4-8
National First-Generation College Celebration Week is Nov. 4-8, and provides an opportunity to celebrate first-generation students whose parents have not attended a higher education institution. Around 20% of 黑料不打烊 students identify as first-generation. The campus community is invited to…
Research Distinction Awards Presented at BioInspired Symposium
The BioInspired Institute鈥檚 third annual research symposium was held Oct. 24-25, bringing together undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and faculty from 黑料不打烊, SUNY Upstate Medical University and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, along with other regional…
NSF Grant in Biology Aims to Boost STEM Student Retention Through Hands-On Research
As technology advances, companies face a growing need to hire graduates skilled in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). However, finding the ideal candidate can be difficult at times due to a limited pool of applicants. Part of the reason…
Alexander Maloney Named Inaugural Walters Endowed Professor for Quantum Science
Alexander Maloney, an international leader in quantum information science, joins the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) this fall as the inaugural Kathy and Stan Walters Endowed Professor of Quantum Science. Maloney, a researcher who investigates fundamental questions in theoretical…
Tool to Enhance the Taste and Texture of Sourdough
When millions of people聽went into lockdown聽during the聽pandemic, they went in search of new at-home hobbies to help cure their boredom. Among them was making sourdough bread. In addition to being sustainable for its use of natural ingredients and traditional methods…
Can Folic Acid Supplementation During Pregnancy Help Prevent Autism and Schizophrenia?
The neocortex, or 鈥渢hinking brain,鈥 accounts for over 75% of the brain鈥檚 total volume and plays a critical role in humans鈥 decision-making, processing of sensory information, and formation and retrieval of memories. Uniquely human traits such as advanced social behavior…
University and Community Partners Help WCNY Form New Spanish-Language Radio Station
An important resource never before available to the greater Central New York and Mohawk Valley region鈥攁 Spanish-language radio station鈥攈as come to fruition through an initiative shaped by PBS affiliate WCNY and a number of community members, including several faculty and…