Engineers at Columbia University have developed a high-performance flexible lithium battery for wearable electronics. Led by Yuan Yang, assistant professor of materials science and engineering in the department of applied physics and mathematics at Columbia […]
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Plastic Pollution Can Lead to Disease in Coral Reefs
A study led by Cornell University has found that plastic debris ultimately intensifies disease in coral, which can lead to escalated danger for reefs. When plastic and coral meet, the likelihood of disease raises from […]
Read moreStony Brook University Awarded $1 Million in Funding
Stony Brook University has been awarded $1 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. This funding will be used to develop a Synchronized Low-Energy Electronically-Chopped Passive-InfraRed Sensor for Occupancy […]
Read moreChemistry Professor Named Research Ambassador
Ivan Korendovych, a chemistry professor in the College or Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University was selected for the prestigious research position of science ambassador for the German Academic Exchange Service. Korendovych will be responsible […]
Read moreNYSCIO 2018
Registration is now open for the 17th edition of the New York State High Education CIO Conference, located this year at The Otesaga Resort and Hotel in historic Cooperstown. NYSCIO offers senior-level IT professionals a […]
Read moreNew Awards to Advance Science of Learning
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $8.2 million through the Science of Learning program in order to fund new projects that will advance the knowledge and comprehension of how individuals learn. The 2017 awards […]
Read morePrehistoric Animals and Anatomy
According to researchers at the University of Buffalo, a wolf-sized otter that lived 6 million years ago may have been a dominant predator. Assistant Professor Z. Jack Tseng led a research team that analyzed the […]
Read moreNew Threats to Security
Researchers at Stony Brook University and Georgia Tech are warning against a threat known as ‘combo-squatting.’ Combo-squatting occurs when extra words are added to a legitimate domain name, which then leads to a malicious website. […]
Read moreUniversity of Rochester Doctors Give Patient Sight
Doctors Mina Chung and Ajay Kuriyan of the University of Rochester Flaum Eye Institute have implanted a bionic eye in 71-year-old Khaleda Rahman. The device contains electrodes that pair with glasses that have light and […]
Read moreCNY BEST Talent Award Winners
We are happy to announce that NYSERNet & SUNY SAIL Institute were awarded the 2017 CNY BEST Talent Awards for our collaboration on the CIO Leadership Academy! Read more at: www.nysernet.org/bestaward
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