This Native American Heritage Month, discover how A&S faculty like Mariaelena Huambachano are cultivating Indigenous scholarship—and empowering the next generation to carry it forward.
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Community Engagement
Revitalizing Neighborhoods
With funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, African American studies interim chair James Haywood Rolling Jr. is empowering Syracuse high school students to design public art, helping them gain technology skills and workforce training that prepares them for evolving tech careers.
Innovative Research
How Forests Sparked Deep-Sea Life
An Earth sciences professor recently co-authored a PNAS study showing how the rise of ancient forests 390 million years ago boosted ocean oxygen levels, fueling the evolution of complex marine life.
Student Experience
Pioneering Advances for Reproductive Science
Mathematics major Sadie Meyer ’26 grew up knowing how complex and fragile fertility can be. Now, as a student researcher, she’s studying innovative approaches to women’s health.
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