All Posts in #faculty
Physics Professors Brown and Saulson Make Breakthrough in Neutron Star Discovery
College of Arts and Sciences faculty members,聽Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman professor of physics, Peter Saulson, the Martin A. Pomerantz ’37 Professor of Physics,聽 commented on the recent neutron star collision that is helping researchers discover the origins of precious…
Neutron Star Collision Leads to Breakthrough Discovery
A cosmic crash that took place over 130 million light years away is answering current questions for researchers, according to College of Arts and Sciences聽Charles Brightman Endowed Professor of Physics聽Professor Duncan Brown. 鈥淭his is getting everything you wish for,鈥 he…
Expert Grygiel Explains how Social Media Sparked #MeToo Campaign
A wave of social media posts using the hashtag #MeToo swept over online accounts, in a movement aimed at bringing to light the vast reach of sexual assault and harassment. Assistant professor of communications at the Newhouse School Jennifer Grygiel…
George Saunders Wins Prestigious Man Booker Prize
George Saunders, professor of English at the College of Arts and Sciences, was announced as the winner of the prestigious Man Booker Prize, a global award given to the year鈥檚 top novel. He won for his work Lincoln in the…
LIGO Discovery Sheds Light on Origin of Gold
Scientists part of the LIGO group detected a massive collision of two neutron stars millions of light years ago, they were now able to understand where heavy metals such as gold and platinum originated.聽 For Peter Saulson, the Martin A….
Professor Duncan Brown on Major Discovery of Origins of Gold
After聽 a team of scientists detected a collision of two neutron stars, they now know the origins of heavy metals like gold a聽 platinum. Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman professor of physics, talks to Newsday about this disovery. 鈥淭his is…
Professor Duncan Brown on Finding a Collision of Two Neutron Stars
After a discovering a collision of neutron stars, scientists can now explain how heavy elements like gold and platinum are created. In Business Insider,聽Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman professor of physics聽explained how this new discovery helped fuel new thinking. “Some…
Hiroshima Survivor to Share Her Experience during University Events
School of Architecture Associate Professor Yutaka Sho first met Keiko Ogura in the summer of 2016 in Japan during the SU Abroad travel seminar Design Through a Tourist鈥檚 Eye. The seminar focused in part on the way communities remember and…
Magazine Professor Jim Shahin鈥檚 鈥楽moke Signals鈥 Column Recognized in Two Writing Competitions
It鈥檚 double kudos for Jim Shahin, associate professor of magazine at the Newhouse School. Shahin placed second in the Best Food Column category of the Association of Food Journalists鈥 2017 awards competition for 鈥淢LK鈥檚 booth at his go-to barbecue joint…
黑料不打烊 Architecture, iSchool Faculty Receive NSF Grant for Joint Research on Smart Energy
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a Smart & Connected Communities (S&CC) grant of $99,965 to three 黑料不打烊 faculty/Center of Excellence fellows: iSchool professor Jason Dedrick, principal investigator,聽and聽黑料不打烊 Architecture assistant professors Elizabeth Krietemeyer and Tarek Rakha, co-investigators. They…