News
(Sept. 30, 2024)
Toward a New Understanding of the UniverseResearchers from Syracuse University’s Experimental Neutrino Physics group, along with international collaborators, have achieved several breakthroughs to enhance our understanding of neutrinos and their role in the fundamental workings of the universe.
(Sept. 4, 2024)
The Building Blocks of Future Smart MaterialsUnderstanding the physics behind cell interiors is an important step in the quest for new biotechnologies.
(Aug. 28, 2024)
Leading Thinkers Join A&S Faculty in Fall 2024Meet the new professors teaching in the College of Arts and Sciences.
(Aug. 16, 2024)
Creating STEM Career Pathways for Local High SchoolersThanks to a new National Science Foundation grant, Syracuse University’s physics department doubles the number of Syracuse-area high school participants in their paid summer internship program.
(Aug. 15, 2024)
Right on Schedule: Physicists Use Modeling to Forecast a Black Hole's Feeding Patterns with PrecisionThe dramatic dimming of a light source ~ 860 million light-years away from Earth confirms the accuracy of a detailed model developed by a team of astrophysicists, including Syracuse University Professor Eric Coughlin.
(July 11, 2024)
Physics Professor Craig Cahillane Wins 2024 ARPA-E IGNIITE AwardThe prize, given to early-career innovators seeking to convert ideas into new technologies in energy applications, will support his research to improve the efficiency of fusion reactors.
(June 3, 2024)
A&S Physicist Awarded NASA Grant to Model One of the Cosmos’ Most Extreme EventsPhysics professor Eric Coughlin received his second NASA grant as a faculty member at SU to develop accurate models to probe the inner workings of supermassive black holes.
(May 22, 2024)
Scientists Spin Up a New Way to Unlock Black Hole MysteriesSyracuse University astrophysicist co-authors a study in Nature that details how observations of a wobbling disk following a tidal disruption event can be used to estimate black hole spin.