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News from 2020

UBQLN2 forming stress-induced condensates in mammalian cells.

(Dec. 18, 2020)

$1.5M NIH Grant Funds ALS-Linked Research

Assistant Professor Carlos Castañeda is studying the regulation of liquid-like protein droplets in hopes of determining what causes diseases like ALS.

Central New York Humanities Corridor Logo with gold circle in the background.

(Dec. 9, 2020)

A Vital Space: CNY Humanities Corridor Offers Unique Resource to Writers

Authors build rewarding collaborations through the Corridor's working group structure.

Power lines at dusk.

(Dec. 4, 2020)

Resistance is Futile

A team of A&S chemists are working to develop a superconductor that could store vast amounts of energy and make the electrical power grid much more efficient.

Mold on strawberries.

(Dec. 3, 2020)

Teaching Plastics to “Speak”

Chemist Davoud Mozhdehi is working on an autonomous synthetic material that could create what he calls “smart plastics.”

Antshel portrait

(Nov. 24, 2020)

A&S Psychologist Contributes to Important Study in Nature Medicine Journal

The study explored why individuals with the chromosomal disorder 22q11.2 deletion syndrome show varying symptoms.

Romantic Capabilities: Blake, Scott, Austen, and the New Messages of Old Media cover

(Nov. 11, 2020)

Mike Goode Pens New Book on How Literary Classics Help Create the New Media They ‘Live’ In

A virtual launch will celebrate Goode’s new book that examines the distinctiveness of the media in which particular ‘classic’ writings by Blake, Scott and Austen find new life.

Zoom meeting with Tom Toomey and students.

(Nov. 10, 2020)

A&S | Maxwell Students Take Part in Virtual Stocks and Finance Immersion

With a trip to Wall Street disrupted by the pandemic, alumni stepped up to keep the valuable experience alive virtually.

Ron Chin, Stephen Huttler, Dr. Gezzer Ortega and Michael Putziger.

(Nov. 9, 2020)

Bold Leaders, Progressive Ideas: A&S Welcomes 2020 Dean’s Advisory Board Members

Dean Karin Ruhlandt welcomes four new members to serve as stewards and advocates for the College.

Graph depicting past and future carbon dioxide concentrations.

(Nov. 6, 2020)

EES Professors Contribute to Study on Future Climate Prediction

Climate experts make the case for including ancient data in future models.

Artist rendering of the brain.

(Nov. 6, 2020)

A New Way to Deliver Therapeutic Drugs to the Brain?

Researchers are investigating a nanoparticle that could 'disguise' itself for entry into the brain.

Folio from Glosae in Regula

(Nov. 5, 2020)

LLL Professor Awarded for Outstanding Research of a Medieval Monastic Text

Matthieu Herman van der Meer analyzed a newly discovered commentary from around the year 800.

Kelleher portrait

(Nov. 2, 2020)

EES Professor Christa Kelleher Wins SU’s First Francis A. Kohout Award for Outstanding Achievement

The award honors early-career scientists for outstanding achievements in the hydrogeologic profession.

Shira Schwartz portrait

(Oct. 30, 2020)

From Sacred Texts to Texting

Inaugural Phyllis Backer Professor brings an interdisciplinary approach to Jewish Studies.

Portrait of Nicole Sealey.

(Oct. 30, 2020)

A&S Welcomes Distinguished Visiting Poet Nicole Sealey

Acclaimed poet will instruct graduate courses in creative writing.

Mayra Vidal holding a tray of harvested yeast.

(Oct. 15, 2020)

Cheaters Don’t Always Win: Extinction May Be Prevented By Diverse Communities of Mutually Beneficial Species

A&S biologists' study on the persistence of mutualisms is published in the prestigious journal "Science."

National Science Foundation logo

(Oct. 15, 2020)

Accuracy Down to the Atom

NSF equipment grants fund acquisition of two chromatography-mass spectrometers.

1980 portrait of Joshua Goldberg.

(Oct. 12, 2020)

A&S Remembers Physicist Who Was a Pioneer in Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity

Professor Emeritus of Physics Joshua Goldberg G’50, ’52 Ph.D. laid the groundwork for the discovery of gravitational waves.

Interior of the Community Folk Art Center.

(Oct. 8, 2020)

Community Folk Art Center Receives $20,000 Black Equity and Excellence Grant

Grant will fund online exhibitions, artist talks and expand educational programming.

Depiction of the sewing room of an abuela (grandmother).

(Sept. 30, 2020)

Abuelas: The Thread Connecting Generations

La Casita commemorates Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month with an exhibit celebrating abuelas (grandmothers).

Syracuse Symposium Futures logo

(Sept. 29, 2020)

Glimmers of Possibility for a More Just World

This year’s fully virtual Syracuse Symposium provides inspiration for a more equitable future.

Student on phone

(Sept. 11, 2020)

A&S | Maxwell Launch Syracuse University’s First Student-Advisor Texting Service

Undergraduate students can now seek advising advice via two-way text.

Ditre portrait

(Sept. 10, 2020)

A New Tool to Fight Alcohol and Opioid Deaths

A&S psychologist receives a $1.3 million grant to develop a program to target interrelations between pain, hazardous drinking and use of prescription opioid medications.

College of Arts and Sciences 150th Anniversary logo

(Aug. 21, 2020)

Happy Birthday, A&S!

Celebrating 150 years of intellectual fearlessness.

Sea Temperature Map

(Aug. 10, 2020)

Using the Past to Predict the Future

A&S researchers lay the groundwork to reconstruct global climate through Earth's history.

Earth

(Aug. 5, 2020)

NSF Grant Funds Research of Curvature and Symmetry

Assistant Professor Lee Kennard receives a grant from the National Science Foundation to study multi-dimensional curved spaces.

Beaver Dam Analogue

(July 24, 2020)

Where Does The Water Go?

NSF grant funds research to determine the effects of artificial beaver dams.

Media organization logos

(July 20, 2020)

A&S In The News

Recent media coverage featuring faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences.

Gezzar Ortega in a tie.

(July 17, 2020)

Lasting Connections

The A&S | Maxwell community offers mentorship for students on their path to success.

CFAC Online Gallery Homepage

(July 15, 2020)

Visit CFAC’s New Online Gallery

Thanks to the new online platform, works from the African Diaspora and other underrepresented groups will be more widely available to educators, artists, critics, curators and the arts community.

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