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News from 2021

Hall of Languages clocktower behind blooming white flowers.

(May 5, 2021)

A&S Students and Faculty Receive Prestigious University Awards and Honors

The 2021 list of awardees denotes the impressive breadth and depth of scholarship in A&S.

(May 5, 2021)

Professor and Author George Saunders' 2013 Convocation Address

English professor, renowned author tells undergraduates to 'err in the direction of kindness.'

Gezzar Ortega in a tie.

(May 4, 2021)

Dr. Gezzer Ortega ’03 to Deliver Remarks at 2021 A&S | Maxwell Undergraduate Convocation

Ortega's speech will highlight how a liberal arts education has been foundational to his work as a physician.

Nidaa Aljabbarin on the steps leading up to Crouse College.

(May 3, 2021)

Through Poetry, Nidaa Aljabbarin ’22 Shares Her Personal Journey as a Syrian Refugee

Her internationally-recognized poem, “The Day I Left,” details her family's final day at their home in Syria.

Side by side headshots of George Langford and Virginia Burrus.

(April 26, 2021)

Pair of A&S Faculty Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

George M. Langford and Virginia Burrus join Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein and Martin Luther King, Jr., as members of the Academy.

Dylan Bryant on the terrace of his apartment in La Rioja, Spain.

(April 23, 2021)

Alumni Postcards: Dylan Bryant ’20

Bryant has spent the academic year teaching in La Rioja, Spain.

Portrait of Michael Marciano.

(April 16, 2021)

FNSSI’s Mike Marciano Appointed to Committee that Oversees NYS Forensic Lab Accreditation

Marciano joins a group of crime experts to ensure that forensic work within state and local crime laboratories is conducted accurately.

Bioreactor installation by the Tissue, Culture and Art Project.

(April 12, 2021)

Bio-Art Mixer: Where Art and the Sciences Meet

The group’s next virtual event is April 23.

Steve Schaffling, Ling LeBeau, Lauren Hunter Meyer and Carlota Deseda-Coon

(April 8, 2021)

Setting the Advising Agenda

A&S | Maxwell advisors assume key leadership roles for major conferences.

A cluster of 3D-printed beetles.

(April 5, 2021)

Can a 3D Printed Beetle Model Simulate the Real Thing?

A&S biologist contributes to paper on the feasibility of using 3D printed insects in mating studies.

(March 25, 2021)

New Interdisciplinary Offerings in A&S

The College of Arts and Sciences provides students with unique and innovative learning opportunities.

Student working at a computer.

(March 25, 2021)

New Study From A&S’ Department of Biology Highlights Ways to Support Students in Virtual Learning Environments

Eve Humphrey and Jason Wiles worked with SU students to investigate some of challenges and opportunities associated with virtual learning during the pandemic.

Buon Appetito! students sampling carbonara with their families.

(March 19, 2021)

Buon Appetito! LLL Provides SU Students a Virtual Taste of Italian Food and Culture

The one-credit course offered during Winterlude presented students with an opportunity to experience Italy from the comforts of their own kitchens.

Artist rendering of the metallic asteroid 16 Psyche.

(March 18, 2021)

Using Syracuse Lava to Understand Metal Worlds

The Syracuse Lava Project explores what volcanoes might look like on metallic planets.

Portrait of Terri Lyne Carrington.

(March 12, 2021)

Grammy-Award Winning Musician Terri Lyne Carrington Headlines Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Public Affairs Lecture

Carrington will discuss her distinguished musical career and social justice work.

Fulbright scholars in front of Matthias Church in Budapest, Hungary.

(March 9, 2021)

Navigating an International Fellowship During a Global Pandemic

Professor Scott Manning Stevens receives a Fulbright Fellowship to teach in Hungary and conduct research at ethnographic museums throughout the country.

Portrait of Pete Robison.

(March 4, 2021)

Giving Back to Honor a Great Mentor

Peter Robison ’78 Ph.D. recognizes a longtime biology professor by establishing an endowment to support student research.

Laura Marsolek in the main courtyard of Mehrangarh Fort in India.

(March 4, 2021)

Florence Art Program Alum Discusses Her Passion for Jewelry on PBS Program

Laura Marsolek '13, '17 M.A. talks about her travels around the world studying historic jewelry traditions and her experiences shadowing master goldsmiths.

Narratio fellow Hawa Ahmed.

(Feb. 22, 2021)

Narratio Film Screening Offers a Glimpse Into the Lives, Identities and Memories of Resettled Refugee Youth in Syracuse

The virtual event will feature a conversation with the 2020 Narratio Fellows and artist-in-residence and Romanian filmmaker Ana Vîjdea.

Conference on College Composition and Communication logo.

(Feb. 19, 2021)

WAC Wins CCCC Writing Program Certificate of Excellence

The selection committee described WAC as a strong comprehensive writing program.

Carole Leland accepting the 2021 Global ATHENA award.

(Feb. 19, 2021)

Carole Leland ’56 Honored with Prestigious ATHENA Leadership Award

Leland joins past Global ATHENA award winners Billie Jean King and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Peptide synthesizer.

(Feb. 17, 2021)

Major Science Grants Awarded to A&S Researchers in 2020

A&S faculty received funding from organizations including the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health and Department of Defense.

Tanisha Jackson and Lavett Ballard at Community Folk Art Center

(Feb. 16, 2021)

Community Folk Art Center Launches Black Arts Speak Film Series

The film series will release five episodes throughout the year and is funded by the Black Equity and Excellence grant from the Central New York Community Foundation.

Epifluorescence image of extracellular vimentin with the protein actin and DNA.

(Feb. 10, 2021)

Keeping SARS2 Out of the Cell

A&S physicists are leading a team of researchers who are one of the first to pinpoint a novel method of using anti-vimentin antibodies to block cellular uptake of the coronavirus.

Active actin-microtubule composite network.

(Feb. 9, 2021)

Bringing Synthetic Material to Life

A&S physicist is a co-author on a paper exploring a biological system that may one day be applied to innovative self-healing roads and sidewalks of the future.

Students participating in a virtual tutoring session at the North Side Learning Center.

(Feb. 3, 2021)

Remote Tutoring Program Offers a Valuable Virtual Learning Experience for K-12 and Early College Students in CNY

The program has connected over 200 students with tutors and workshop leaders from around the country.

Portrait of Carol Bullard

(Feb. 3, 2021)

Turning Gratitude Into Opportunity

Carol Bullard ’67 M.A. ’73 Ph.D. establishes and endows The Abraham Veinus and William Fleming Founders Fund to benefit the Florence Graduate Program in Italian Renaissance Art.

Stack of books.

(Jan. 29, 2021)

A&S’ Creative Writing Program Introduces New Undergraduate Degree

The renowned program now offers a 30 credit major and 18 credit minor.

Portrait of P. Gabrielle Foreman.

(Jan. 28, 2021)

Bringing an Earlier Era of Activism to Digital Life

2021 Jeannette K. Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor of the Humanities P. Gabrielle Foreman, founding faculty director of the Colored Conventions Project, will kick off her residency with a virtual dialogue on February 11.

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