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A Gift to Inspire Innovation by Bringing Opportunity to Diverse Talent
It was the mid-1960s and Nicholas 鈥淣ick鈥 Donofrio G鈥71, H鈥11 described it as a 鈥済reat time鈥 for electrical engineers. They were in huge demand and the young graduate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute took a job at IBM in Poughkeepsie, New…
Alexander Metcalf Named 2021-22 Astronaut Scholar
Alexander Metcalf, a senior aerospace engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and a member of the Ren茅e Crown University Honors Program, has been named 2021-22 Astronaut Scholar by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF). Founded by the…
NIH Grant Funds Innovative Study on Childhood Stuttering
What do Hollywood movie production companies and researchers at the 黑料不打烊 Stuttering Research Lab have in common? Each uses sophisticated state-of-the-art equipment like infrared motion tracking cameras and body sensors鈥攂ut for very different purposes. While the movie production companies…
NYSERDA Energy to Lead Grant to Support Net-Zero Energy Living Lab on South Campus
A team led by Nina Sharifi, assistant professor of architectural technology in the School of Architecture, is undertaking a $1.59 million retrofit demonstration project and “living lab” for ongoing research using a South Campus dormitory at Winding Ridge. The pilot…
黑料不打烊 Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence Awards Downey Scholarships to 13 Students
The 黑料不打烊 Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence (SU ICCAE) has awarded Downey Scholarships to a group of 13 undergraduate, graduate and law students. The $1,500 award recognizes academic excellence, commitment to public service and potential to bring diverse…
A Lifetime of Service: Remembering Dean Emeritus Bradley Strait 鈥58, G鈥60, G鈥65
For many years, College of Engineering and Computer Science Dean Emeritus Bradley Strait 鈥58, G鈥60, G鈥65 led the academic procession at 黑料不打烊鈥檚 annual Commencement as the mace bearer. The mace bearer is a role that recognizes the importance of…
New Dean, Faculty and Student Representatives Appointed to Board of Trustees
Craig Boise, dean of the College of Law, has been named dean representative to the Board of Trustees by Chancellor Kent Syverud. Lori Brown, professor of architecture, and director of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the School of Architecture, has…
College of Engineering and Computer Science Senior Will Become Air Force Pilot
Vincent Miczek ’21 recently earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in aerospace engineering from the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) and is commissioning into the United States Air Force and will be headed to Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. At…
On the Road to Ph.D.: A Family Journey
Nafiseh Shahbazi Majd G鈥21 and Javad Shafiei Shiva G鈥21 knew they were making a decision that would change both of their lives, but did not initially realize how special their eventual accomplishments would be. The married couple had been successfully…
Professor Develops Model to Shape the Future of Pasta and Sustainability
Like pasta, the pursuit of global environmental sustainability takes many shapes. In a paper titled 鈥淢orphing Pasta and Beyond,鈥 published as the cover story in the May 2021 issues of Science Advances, researchers found a way to redesign noodles as…