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On leaving writing

January 2, 2019by GJack Leave a comment

On September 25th 2016 I developed a chronic and disabling health condition, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. I’m no longer able to work. As there’s no cure, there’s no reason to […]

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On Hiatus

September 7, 2018by GJack Leave a comment

I’m taking a break to take care of myself and my health since unexpectedly developing a number of chronic health conditions in September 2017. The good news is that I […]

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Biochemists Link Synthetic Compound to Hunger-Hormone Production

August 4, 2017by GJack Leave a comment

  New research suggests that a man-made cousin of a small molecule found in olive oil can disrupt the hunger-signaling pathway. Researchers identified this promising new target by screening a […]

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Science

Zebrafish Program Goes Swimmingly

August 3, 2017by GJack Leave a comment

Local elementary and middle school students dove head first into science with help from Syracuse biologists—and a few fishy friends. Associate professor Katharine Lewis and lab members brought a bevy of zebrafish […]

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Science Communication

From the bench to the community

August 2, 2017by GJack Leave a comment

Anna Kahkoska ’13 explores health problems from all angles. Currently enrolled in the M.D.-Ph.D. program at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she brings her enthusiasm for science and […]

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Medicine, Uncategorized

Sugarcane’s Sweet Juice of Success

August 1, 2017by GJack Leave a comment

Strains of sugarcane can be genetically engineered to improve biofuel production, all while maintaining or increasing juice production, a new study suggests. By inserting disruptive DNA into sugarcane, researchers altered […]

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Turning Beaches into Hillsides

July 31, 2017by GJack Leave a comment

For an ancient, flat shoreline, North America’s east coast is awfully bumpy. A new, comprehensive computer model shows that multiple surface and deep Earth processes influenced elevation change in this […]

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Measuring the Elusive ‘Big G’

May 30, 2017by GJack Leave a comment

Stefan Ballmer, associate professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, and collaborators from two other universities received a three-year, $600,000 National Science Foundation grant, $120,000 of which […]

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Awards and Appointments, Science

STEM Faculty Land Grant to Recruit, Retain Underrepresented Students

May 29, 2017by GJack Leave a comment

  Four Syracuse University professors, led by John Tillotson, associate professor and department chair of science teaching, have received a three-year, $999,719 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to support recruitment […]

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Awards and Appointments, Science

Turning to Aquarium Fish for Human Spinal Cord Injury Treatment

May 26, 2017by GJack Leave a comment

Syracuse University associate professor of biology Katharine Lewis has received a five-year grant of $242,500 from the New York State Spinal Cord Injury Research Board (SCIRB) that will support her […]

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Awards and Appointments, Science

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