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(Dec. 5, 2025)
A Summer of Discovery: Jay Zemel Fellowship Opens Doors for Physics StudentsThanks to a $1.5 million gift from alumnus Jay Zemel '49, 10 physics undergraduates spent last summer conducting hands-on research—from building lasers to studying gravitational waves.
(Nov. 21, 2025)
Physics Summer Program ExpandsSyracuse University's summer physics program expanded across multiple STEM fields thanks to support from the University and SCSD.
(Oct. 24, 2025)
Chasing Ghost ParticlesNeutrinos are everywhere, yet they're nearly impossible to detect. A&S physicists are part of an international scientific collaboration helping unravel why these "ghost particles" could hold the key to understanding why we exist.
(Oct. 23, 2025)
Decoding Protein InteractionsYuming Jiang ’25 turns undergraduate math-based research into a published physics breakthrough that could transform how scientists predict drug-protein interactions.
(Sept. 15, 2025)
A&S Physicist Featured in Nature’s LIGO Anniversary CoverageProfessor Stefan Ballmer discussed future of gravitational-wave detection and site selection for Cosmic Explorer.
(Sept. 12, 2025)
A Decade of Gravitational WavesReflecting on Syracuse University’s involvement in the first detection of gravitational waves on September 14, 2015.
(Aug. 20, 2025)
A&S Physicist Sheds Light on Black MoonBlack moons occur when a second new moon rises within a single calendar month.
(Aug. 18, 2025)
Forces Shape OrgansResearchers have discovered that the slow, steady physical forces of tissues pushing and pulling on developing organs are just as important as genes and biochemistry in shaping how organs form in animal embryos.