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Syracuse University Joins Consortium in NSF I-Corps Hub’s $15M STEM Innovation Program
Syracuse University has joined nine other colleges in the newly awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-Corps): Interior Northeast Region Hub (IN I-Corps), a $15 million, five-year investment by the NSF that is designed to foster innovation and entrepreneurship…
ECS Research Team Receives Grant to Advance the Ethereum Blockchain Ecosystem
Yuzhe Tang, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) and his research team received a grant from the non-profit Ethereum Foundation for research to advance the Ethereum blockchain ecosystem. The…
Climate Change and Its Effects Across Ecosystems
Emerging findings on how ecosystems are responding to changing climate were published this month in the journal BioScience following the 40th anniversary of the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program. Charles Driscoll, University Professor of Environmental Systems…
Fulfilling a Father’s Promise Fueled Alumnus Nasser Paydar’s Path as Higher Education Leader
How much would you sacrifice to achieve your dreams? When Nasser Paydar ’79, G’81, G’85 was about to graduate from high school in Iran, his father, Hossein, made the ultimate sacrifice to set his beloved son up for success. Hossein…
Professor Receives Award for Outstanding Research in Privacy Enhancing Technologies
Electrical engineering and computer science Professor Ferdinando Fioretto and his research team received the 2022 Caspar Bowden PET Award for Outstanding Research in Privacy Enhancing Technologies for their paper “Decision Making with Differential Privacy under a Fairness Lens.” The award was…
Center for Sustainable Community Solutions and Environmental Finance Center Announces New Directors
The College of Engineering and Computer Science has announced two new directors at the Center for Sustainable Community Solutions – Environmental Finance Center (CSCS-EFC). Melissa Young is director, resource conservation initiatives, and Khristopher Dodson is director, water resiliency initiatives. Each…
Professor Zhao Qin Receives NSF CAREER Award to Support Mycelium Research
The future of construction materials may exist just inches below the surface of a typical lawn. In between the rocks and soil, a vast microfiber network is constantly assimilating wood chips along with plant waste. You may not see the…
The Art of Science: Students Participate in University’s First-Ever Bio-Art Class
Somewhere deep inside a laboratory on the Syracuse University campus, students gather in a dark room, the only light coming from the glow of a computer. The pixels on the screen visualize an up-close view of a cell, uncovering a…
Zeng Awarded University’s 9th 2021 NSF CAREER Award for Lake Water Research
Assistant Professor Teng Zeng, of the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Early CAREER Award. Zeng’s award brings to nine the number of prestigious NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Awards presented…
Emissions and Environmental Experts Respond to Supreme Court EPA Decision
Today the Supreme Court voted to limit the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency in its regulatory power over greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. What does the decision mean for the larger fight to combat the warming climate? Two…