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News from 2020

Thomas Henry Huxley

(July 7, 2020)

Fostering Students’ ‘Tree-Thinking Skills’

A&S biologists win the Thomas Henry Huxley Award for their creation of an evolutionary learning module.

James Muirhead

(June 29, 2020)

The Carbon Footprint of Continental Rifts

A&S researchers study the amount of carbon dioxide released at the East African Rift System.

Sara Swenson

(June 18, 2020)

Forging Communities of ‘People with Heart’

Ph.D. candidate in religion receives dissertation fellowship to analyze contemporary Buddhist charities in Southeast Asia.

Graphic representation of diabetes drug

(June 16, 2020)

A&S Chemist Develops Potential Drug to Treat Type 2 Diabetes Without Harsh Side Effects

New research on proposed diabetes drug is published in “Cell Reports.”

(June 12, 2020)

Physicist Awarded NSF Grant for Gravitational Wave Research

Using observations of neutron star collisions, Professor Duncan Brown will study the nature of matter.

Dana Olwan

(June 3, 2020)

Dana Olwan Receives 2020 Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award

The fellowship will contribute to her scholarship in the field of feminist Middle East studies.

Hydrothermal vent

(June 1, 2020)

Hydrogen-Hungry Microbes

Jeffrey Karson, the Jessie Page Heroy Professor of Earth Sciences, finds important connection between geological and biological processes.

(June 1, 2020)

The Physics Behind Tissue Flow in the Embryo

A&S team’s research published in PNAS.

Joyce Quon performing research

(May 27, 2020)

NSF Grant Funds Hands-On Chemistry Learning

REU grant draws students from around the country for summer research.

Myriam Lacroix and Alanna Louise Warner-Smith

(May 26, 2020)

Cultivating Public Knowledge and Community Well-Being

Graduate students from A&S and Maxwell use fellowships to develop and implement public humanities projects.

Corresponding Voices Volume 13 Cover

(May 13, 2020)

Sheltering in Poetry

Virtual readings draw hundreds worldwide.

Kiakshuk

(May 8, 2020)

Ensuring Accuracy Online

Students update Indigenous artists’ Wikipedia entries.

Nordquist portrait

(May 1, 2020)

Brice Nordquist Named Dean's Professor of Community Engagement

Nordquist will lead humanities-related community engagement initiatives for the College of Arts and Sciences.

Taylor Stover and Bob Wright

(April 28, 2020)

A&S Student Learns About Intelligence Careers From Alum Mentor

Office of Undergraduate Academic and Career Advising virtually connects alumni and students.

(April 23, 2020)

Mindfulness at Syracuse University Transforms Student’s Experience

A student's journey through eating disorder recovery led her to discover how Syracuse University's Mindfulness and Contemplative Studies minor became essential to both her healing and her future career aspirations in comedy writing and yoga instruction.

Jeffrey Spahn

(April 22, 2020)

Virtual Ceramics Class Open to Students Worldwide

Over 250 participants join the seminar each week.

Books in the Humanities bookmark with stack of books

(April 17, 2020)

Power of Expression

Celebrating University writers with “Books in the Humanities.”

Jessica Stelzel

(April 10, 2020)

Physics Faculty Research Published in Scholarly Journals

Articles featured in Physical Review X and Physical Review Letters.

Tierney Sovic

(April 10, 2020)

Career Advice From A Young Alum

Tierney Sovic ’19 offers tips for students to make the most out of their time at Syracuse University.

Harbor seal

(April 8, 2020)

Underwater Rock Concert

A&S alumna studies communication behavior of harbor seals in Alaska.

Love Letter by George Saunders

(April 3, 2020)

“Love Letter,” By George Saunders G’88 Featured in The New Yorker

Award-winning author also appears on two popular podcasts.

Woman wearing health mask

(April 2, 2020)

Physics Department Does its Part to Help Make Masks

Department joins in the effort to fight COVID-19.

Forster portrait

(April 2, 2020)

English Professor Receives Mellon Foundation Grant

Chris Forster is the first professor at Syracuse University to be awarded the New Directions Fellowship.

Computer simulation of carpet bacteria

(March 16, 2020)

NSF Grant Funds Computational Simulation of Bio-Inspired Fluids

Computing resources grant from XSEDE

Twin Peaks

(March 6, 2020)

Faculty Page-Turners

Recent books by professors from A&S | Maxwell.

Maisha Winn

(March 5, 2020)

Creating Just Futures with Restorative Justice

Maisha T. Winn is this year’s Jeannette K. Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities.

Biotechnology society group

(March 3, 2020)

Biotechnology Program Offers New Master’s Degree

Combined B.S./M.S. and stand-alone M.S. programs launch in fall 2020.

Tokyo

(March 2, 2020)

Grant Funds Field Research in Japan

Team will examine how that nation is preparing for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.

Albino Doe and Two Fawns in Forest, 1875 by Albert Bierstadt

(Feb. 28, 2020)

“Hybridity, Breed, and Wildness” Talk Kicks Off Environmental Humanities Symposium

How zoos and menageries changed our understanding of species.

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