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Team develops functionally graded shape memory polymers
Applications include low-cost temperature labels.
In evolutionary mating game, brawn and stealth rule
When prowling for a hookup, it’s not always the good-looker who gets the girl. In fact, in a certain species of South American fish, brawn and stealth beat out colorful and refined almost every time. In a series of published…
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ researchers contribute new ideas to enhance efficiency of wind turbines
Engineers at SU’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science collaborate with University of Minnesota on new intelligent systems and grooved designs One issue confronting the efficiency of wind as a promising renewable energy source is the wind itself—specifically,…
SU biologist partners with National Park Service to study bison grazing in Yellowstone
While Yellowstone’s celebrated bison may be among the most popular tourist attractions in the park, their grazing habits and increasing numbers have raised questions about the long-term stability of the park’s grasslands. To find answers, the National Park Service has…
SU receives $3.4 million NSF grant to ensure greater presence of women STEM faculty
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is one of seven universities funded by the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) 2010 ADVANCE competition. SU will receive a five-year, $3.4 million grant to ensure that women faculty in science, technology, engineering and mathematic (STEM) fields have a…
Wind turbine firm joins SU in Clean Energy Collaborative
Faculty, students to take part in developing urban wind power ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and Impact Technologies Group of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ have formed an alliance to convert Central New York winds into kilowatts. The SU School of Architecture and Department of Mechanical and…
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ senior receives prestigious international Marshall Scholarship
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ senior John Giammatteo has been named a 2011 Marshall Scholar by the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission of Great Britain. The highly selective and prestigious award is presented annually to as many as 40 intellectually distinguished young Americans to…
SU psychologist wins NSF CAREER award to study memory
For some, the warm, sweet smell of cookies baking in the oven evokes fond memories of sleigh bells, a nighttime visitor and prancing hooves on a rooftop. Smell is among countless cues that can trigger a memory, but researchers understand…
TRAC: ICE seeks to deport the wrong people
According to a new analysis of government data by ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), Immigration Court judges are rejecting a large and growing number of cases where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has sought to deport people from…
Volunteers wanted to drive new hybrid research cars
Clean Communities of CNY, the local chapter of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Cities Program, recently placed two Prius Plug-in Hybrid (PHV) vehicles with ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ as part of Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.’s U.S. plug-in demonstration program.