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Branch with budding leaves.

(Sept. 23, 2026)

How Plants Remember

A&S biologist Heather Meyer has been awarded an NIH grant to study the protein-based mechanisms organisms use to detect environmental changes and remember them.

Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) showing an Incendiamoeba wrapping itself around a filamentous bacterium as it feeds, while smaller bacteria coat its surface.

(Sept. 22, 2026)

Pushing Life's Thermal Limits

Syracuse University biologists discover a record-breaking 'fire amoeba' that thrives at 63°C (145°F), rewriting the rules for complex cells.

spermatozoa of Drosophila melanogaster within a female's specialized sperm-storage organ, where they await the opportunity to fertilize ova.

(Aug. 3, 2026)

Uncovering Hidden Interactions That Shape Fertility

A&S researchers are exploring molecular interactions that may hold the key to fertility, infertility and new contraceptive approaches.

Julia Zeh holding a suction cup tag aboard a boat on the ocean.

(Aug. 3, 2026)

How a Whale's Dive Shapes Its Song

A&S biologists connect humpback whale song structure to diving behavior for the first time, a breakthrough that could allow researchers to infer whale behavior from acoustic recordings and better monitor the effects of human activity in the ocean.

Microscopic view of sperm cells

(July 24, 2026)

A Cooperative Approach to Reproductive Success

Syracuse University biologists publish a new study examining how sperm cooperation has evolved over the past 500 million years.

Sperm whale swimming in the ocean.

(July 23, 2026)

Biology Professor Quoted in National Geographic

The article highlighted new research showing that shipping noise is altering the way sperm whales communicate, disrupting the acoustic signals they rely on for social bonding and survival.

A headshot of Jason Wiles

(July 21, 2026)

Professor Wins National Teaching Award

The Society for College Science Teaching honored an A&S biology professor with the Outstanding Undergraduate Science Teaching Award.

An exterior sign for Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital at One Children's Circle, surrounded by pink flowers in bloom.

(July 16, 2026)

Syracuse University and Golisano Center for Special Needs Launch New Internship and Research Partnership

The pilot program gives undergraduates hands-on exposure to clinical care, behavioral health and translational research.