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Climate change can be looked at from many perspectives: as a moral call to action, a matter of public policy, or a blip in geologic time. Students and faculty considered these angles and many others at a panel discussion on Thursday that was part of a national teach-in to draw attention to the International Day […]

With displays of precious gems, a wall of skulls, and interactive exhibit of ����Ӱ��’s very own dinosaur egg, the Robert M. Linsley Geology Museum educates visitors, while inspiring them with the wonder of its objects. A large green sign reading “Geology is the study of the Earth” welcomes visitors when they first enter the museum, […]

As the rhythm of a new academic year takes hold, students who worked with faculty members this past summer were able to pause and share their research findings with peers and professors. The third annual Ho Symposium on Student Summer Research held last month allowed nine students from each of the departments and programs housed […]

����Ӱ�� was recently awarded seven highly competitive grants totaling more than $1.6 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), allowing the university to enhance faculty-student research opportunities as well as expand on-campus summer programs for K-12 teachers and college instructors. An NSF grant will fund associate professor […]

����Ӱ��’s efforts to turn quick-growing willow into fuel for the university’s wood-burning plant were highlighted in yesterday’s edition of The Post-Standard (Syracuse). “This is one of those things that is environmentally and financially beneficial for the university,” John Pumilio, sustainability coordinator, told the newspaper.

����Ӱ��’s green efforts were the focus of a “spotlight” article by the Environmental News Network website. The story highlights the university’s past efforts to reduce its environmental impact and examines its newest initiatives, spearheaded by the Environmental Council and new sustainability coordinator, John Pumilio.

It has been a cool summer at ����Ӱ��, but students working in biology professor Nancy Pruitt’s lab were prepared with handmade hats and scarves after Pruitt introduced them to knitting. Wendy Joo ’11 and Vickie Cadestin ’12 are on campus investigating whether proteins called dehydrins, produced by many plants to prevent dehydration, might also be […]

Even though school is out for the summer, inquisitive high school students from upstate New York and New York City are keeping their minds sharp at a unique camp on ����Ӱ��’s campus. ����Ӱ��’s Science and Sports Camp was featured this week on the front page of the Observer-Dispatch (Utica).

A sophisticated instrument tucked in a Wynn Hall laboratory is providing ����Ӱ�� researchers with critical information about the structure of small molecules and proteins, data that support the most advanced research practices in chemistry and biochemistry. The instrument, a dual-source X-ray diffractometer, was commissioned in December after the university was awarded a highly competitive grant […]

While the majestic trees on Willow Path have the power to warm people’s hearts, a new 7½ -acre willow biomass farm on Hamilton Street will help heat the university. Depending on the soil, weather, and overall conditions, last week’s planting of 60,000 8-inch shrub willow shoots should yield about 900 dry tons of biomass over […]