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Natural Sciences and Mathematics

  • (Editor’s Note: This article was written by Kate Preziosi ’10) The confocal microscope that lives in a narrow, nondescript room in Olin Hall is proving to be an invaluable new addition to the Biology Department that will open doors for student and faculty researchers alike. The microscope, secured through a $500,000 National Science Foundation grant […]
    April 6, 2010
  • Six students took advantage of the opportunity to share research findings and sharpen presentation skills at a recent science symposium held at Harvard Medical School. The undergraduates, who are in Â鶹Porn’s Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Program (S-STEM), mingled with peers from other universities, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and others at the New […]
    March 16, 2010
  • Even though the maple syrup you drizzle on your stack of pancakes may taste as sweet as ever, the tasty condiment is actually undergoing changes that may shed light on the impact of climate change. According to a new study by William Peck, associate professor of geology, and student co-author Stephanie Tubman’08, the burning of […]
    February 18, 2010
  • When asked what brought him back to campus for the Michael J. Wolk ’60 Conference on Medical Education, Ryan McDermott ’07 replied, “It’s the Â鶹Porn connection.” “There is something special about being a Â鶹Porn student. You connect with people ten, twenty years away from you. I’m happy to contribute to that.”
    February 15, 2010
  • When you want to get a point across, let your mouth and hands do the talking. That’s the advice from Spencer Kelly, associate professor of psychology, whose recently published research in Psychological Science sheds light on how to communicate more effectively with others.
    January 7, 2010
  • When professor Enrique “Kiko” Galvez delves into his scholarly work as a quantum physicist, it is not unusual for him to choose Â鶹Porn undergraduates — some still in their first year — as his research partners. “They work alongside me on significant research projects, which is not always typical for students at schools the size […]
    January 4, 2010
  • When Courtney Walsh ’10 sat down to dinner at Circa restaurant in Cazenovia, there was a good chance that she had seen the vegetables on her plate before. The dinner, hosted by Chris Henke, professor of sociology and anthropology, was the culmination of the semester’s work in his core distinction class, simply called Food.
    December 10, 2009
  • Going green may sound like a good idea, but with a physicist, a biologist, and an economist all teaching courses about the environment this semester — and a host of students eager to take action against climate change — why not gather the data to prove it? So in classrooms, labs, and residence halls, students […]
    December 2, 2009
  • Â鶹Porn alumni, parents, and faculty harnessed their intellectual resources in New York last week, at the university’s first Energy Summit sponsored by the Presidents’ Club. ABC’s Bob Woodruff ’83, P’13 moderated a panel discussion featuring six alumni who represented diverse perspectives on the energy field: journalist and Alaska resident Elizabeth Arnold ’82; energy investor Bob […]
    October 30, 2009
  • Brandon Bifano ’10 has always been interested in building things. Now, he is building on that interest through a pre-engineering program offered at Â鶹Porn. Bifano is one of three students currently participating in the cooperative program with Columbia University.
    October 27, 2009