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News-2024

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(Sept. 6, 2024)

Professor Shares Research in Turkish Linguistics with Students, Scholars Around the World

Turkish is one of 17 languages offered in A&S.

Students examining a sculpture

(Sept. 4, 2024)

Empowering Students to Succeed in Competitive Art Field

Celebrated Florence graduate program marks 60 years of immersive learning in Italy.

Doherty portrait

(Sept. 4, 2024)

A&S Names Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Professor Karen Doherty will work with department chairs and academic units to enhance faculty hiring, retention and support.

Graphic with text reading Community Syracuse Symosium 2024-2025.

(Aug. 30, 2024)

Build A Stronger Community

Gain a better understanding of the diverse ways people find, and thrive in, community through the Syracuse Symposium’s art exhibits, film screenings, artist and author presentations, and more.

Pile of books.

(Aug. 29, 2024)

Looking for Something to Read This Fall? A&S Has You Covered

Find your next favorite book in these works by A&S faculty and alumni.

Syracuse University sign in foreground with Hall of Languages in background

(Aug. 28, 2024)

Leading Thinkers Join A&S Faculty in Fall 2024

Meet the new professors teaching in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Three people standing behind a table.

(Aug. 23, 2024)

A&S | Maxwell Host Welcome Events to Greet New Students to Campus

View the sights and sounds from opening week.

Actor performing on a stage.

(Aug. 21, 2024)

Taking the Stage for an Immersive Lesson in Shakespeare

In Professor Stephanie Shirilan’s class, “Doing Shakespeare,” students gained important soft skills while learning about the playwright and poet through performance.

Group of people standing in front of a projector screen.

(Aug. 16, 2024)

Creating STEM Career Pathways for Local High Schoolers

Thanks to a new National Science Foundation grant, Syracuse University’s physics department doubles the number of Syracuse-area high school participants in their paid summer internship program.

Digital illustration of a star shedding stellar debris as it orbits a supermassive black hole.

(Aug. 15, 2024)

Right on Schedule: Physicists Use Modeling to Forecast a Black Hole's Feeding Patterns with Precision

The dramatic dimming of a light source ~ 860 million light-years away from Earth confirms the accuracy of a detailed model developed by a team of astrophysicists, including Syracuse University Professor Eric Coughlin.

Group of people standing around a table.

(Aug. 6, 2024)

Expanding Opportunities for Psychology Undergraduates

Psychology alumnus Danny Kaye M.A. ’76, Ph.D. ’77 establishes a scholarship fund to honor Professor Emeritus Vernon Hall and his commitment to undergraduate and graduate students at Syracuse.

George Saunders standing on the steps in front of Hall of Languages.

(Aug. 2, 2024)

Books by Acclaimed Author George Saunders G’88 and Three Other A&S Faculty Appear on New York Times ‘Best Of’ List

Three of Saunders’ books were named Best Books of the 21st Century and another was featured on Oprah Daily's 'Best Nonfiction' list.

Group of people standing in front of a lake.

(July 26, 2024)

Green Teaching Summit: A Humanities Approach to Climate Education

Faculty connect, learn about campus climate and ecology resources at the Green Teaching Summit convened by Tolley Professor Mike Goode at Syracuse University’s Minnowbrook Conference Center.

Baldwin portrait

(July 22, 2024)

Remembering John Baldwin

Baldwin, a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of chemistry, dedicated four decades to Syracuse University.

Person addressing a large crowd of people.

(July 11, 2024)

Physics Professor Craig Cahillane Wins 2024 ARPA-E IGNIITE Award

The prize, given to early-career innovators seeking to convert ideas into new technologies in energy applications, will support his research to improve the efficiency of fusion reactors.

Person wearing a lab coat.

(July 10, 2024)

Chemistry Professor Mathew Maye Collaborates with Brookhaven National Laboratory on DOE grant

The Department of Energy grant for Syracuse semiconductor research aims to advance quantum computing.

A child using the visual acoustic biofeedback software.

(July 10, 2024)

A&S Professor Receives NIH Grant to Study Biofeedback Technologies for Speech Therapy

The grant will explore the effectiveness of technologies which use visual targets to help people adjust their speech.

AI-generated image of what the ocean may have looked like during the Paleozoic era, around 500 million years ago.

(June 27, 2024)

Scientists Untangle Interactions Between the Earth’s Early Life Forms and the Environment over 500 million Years

Syracuse University Thonis Family Professor Zunli Lu leads an interdisciplinary group exploring how biology and the physical environment co-evolved.

Matthew Mulvaney profile photo

(June 26, 2024)

We Can’t Do It Alone

Getting teens off their phones requires broad intervention.

Elena Buzaianu being presented with an award plaque

(June 21, 2024)

Innovator from the Mathematics Department Receives the Abraham Wald Prize

Pinyuen Chen honored for his work in the field of sequential analysis.

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(June 18, 2024)

Assuring Academic Excellence

Professor Laura Machia named associate dean for academic initiatives and curriculum.

Flooded street with a stop sign and building in the background.

(June 17, 2024)

What’s Driving Increased Rainfall in the Eastern U.S.?

Thonis Family Professor Tripti Bhattacharya and postdoctoral researcher David Fastovich have received a three-year, $547,000 NSF grant to explore how ancient climate data can inform future forecasting.

Graphic with image of Native American artwork and a scene from a comic book movie.

(June 13, 2024)

From Comics to Canvases: Exploring Diverse Cultural Contributions

Two A&S faculty, Will Scheibel and Scott Manning Stevens, curate thought-provoking summer exhibitions.

Four people standing together on a stage.

(June 10, 2024)

A&S | Maxwell Office of Academic and Career Advising Recognized for International Student Success Model

The team received the NAFSA Campus Internationalization award for their innovative initiative which offers customized programming to international students to boost their confidence in academics and career development.

Trans Team members and community resource representatives and health providers gather in Peck Hall for Trans Support Day in March.

(May 31, 2024)

Cultivating Compassionate Care

A Team of Graduate Students Learns the Importance of Transgender Affirming Therapy and Activism in the Trans Community

Two people standing in front of a wall with text that reads Sungkyunkwan University

(May 23, 2024)

A&S Dean Behzad Mortazavi Joins Syracuse University Leadership Team on Visit to South Korea

The group of deans, directors and professors met with representatives from Korean universities to explore collaborative opportunities.

Figure depicting the precession (movement of the rotational axis) of an accretion disk.

(May 22, 2024)

Scientists Spin Up a New Way to Unlock Black Hole Mysteries

Syracuse University astrophysicist co-authors a study in Nature that details how observations of a wobbling disk following a tidal disruption event can be used to estimate black hole spin.

In Professor Amanda Brown’s Linguistics at Work class, students produced demos to teach people of all ages in Central New York about linguistics and language acquisition, processing and use.

(May 20, 2024)

A&S Linguistics Students Bring Scholarship into the Community

In Professor Amanda Brown’s Linguistics at Work class, students produced demos to teach people of all ages in Central New York about linguistics and language acquisition, processing and use.

The crowd and stage at A&S | Maxwell Convocation 2024

(May 17, 2024)

Looking Back at Convocation 2024

Explore some memorable moments from Convocation through these photo highlights.

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