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News from 2022

Group of people participating in a science project.

(May 9, 2022)

Biology and Earth and Environmental Sciences Departments Come Together on Diversity and Engagement Initiatives

A SEEDS SPUR summer fellowship, Natural Science Explorers outreach program and E4 seminar series highlight the departments' efforts.

Group of people talking with each other.

(May 5, 2022)

Reuniting to Celebrate Syracuse University Authors

The Books in the Humanities in-person reception highlighted the work of nearly 150 University authors across the past three copyright years.

National Science Foundation logo

(April 29, 2022)

Five NSF CAREER Awards a Record for A&S

Professors John Franck, Brett Jakubiak, David Kellen, Davoud Mozhdehi and Minghao Rostami have been awarded five-year CAREER grants to support their innovative research and educational outreach.

Wide shot of students, faculty and guests gathered in a large atrium at the undergraduate research festival.

(April 26, 2022)

A&S Student Research on Display

Over 100 undergraduate A&S students gather at the Life Sciences Complex to share their work with faculty, peers and guests.

Connor Ritchie portrait.

(April 26, 2022)

Syracuse University’s Top Putnam Math Competition Finisher Awarded Inaugural Erdős Prize

Connor Ritchie placed among the top 20% of participants in the annual North American mathematics competition.

Two images side by side that depicts Serratia marcescens biofilms grown on soft and stiff polyacrylamide (PAA)

(April 19, 2022)

Viewing a Microcosm Through a Physics Lens

Research could have implications on human health and medicine.

Tolley Humanities Building

(April 14, 2022)

Humanities Center Fellowships and Grants Support Graduate Student Research in the Humanities

Thanks to this support, recipients are positioned for success in their fields.

portrait of a person

(April 6, 2022)

Inclusive Teaching and Learning

As a professor of practice in human development family science, getting people involved in the learning process comes naturally for Colleen Cameron.

A man in a blue shirt

(April 5, 2022)

A&S Communications Team Welcomes Senior Web Developer

Will Lehman brings over five years of higher ed web design experience to A&S.

Students standing in front of Notre Dame de Paris.

(April 5, 2022)

A&S | Maxwell Students Earn “Edge” in Career-Readiness

Edge certification demonstrates value of students’ co-curricular learning to employers and graduate schools.

Tolley Humanities building in the foreground and Maxwell School in the background.

(March 30, 2022)

Delving Deeper

New interdisciplinary courses challenge perspectives on contemporary topics.

Up-close view of red-tailed hawk SU-Sue perched on top of Link Hall.

(March 25, 2022)

On The Move: Additional Camera Installed Tracks SU-Sue and Otto’s New Nest On Bowne Hall

Thanks to gifts by alumna Anne Marie Higgins, viewers can tune in and watch the daily activities of Syracuse University’s favorite hawk pair.

Illustration  showing the onset of freezing weather and skies loaded with sulfur aerosols.

(March 21, 2022)

The Impact of Extinction

New research published in PNAS answers a lingering question about the source of atmospheric sulfur leading to the extinction of the dinosaurs.

The 2021 SUSTAIN cohort posing on a dock with a lake in the background at Camp Talooli .

(March 18, 2022)

“Seeing Possibility For Myself”

The SUSTAIN program continues to cultivate and support STEM talent as it approaches endowment in its fifth year.

A demonstrator in Washington, D.C. holding a heart painted with the colors of the Ukrainian national flag.

(March 17, 2022)

Revisiting the Perpetual Peace Project During the Russia-Ukraine Conflict

The 2008 Humanities Center initiative generated a framework for a global peace movement.

Silvio portrait

(March 17, 2022)

Helping to Advance Latino History and Culture in the United States

A&S Professor of English Silvio Torres-Saillant is part of a committee charged with guiding the design and development of the National Museum of the American Latino.

Aerial view of a retreating glacier.

(March 14, 2022)

EES Professor Helps Find Clues Behind What Turned Ancient Subtropical Drylands Into Oases

Thonis Family Professor Tripti Bhattacharya is among an international team of researchers whose study was published in Nature Communications.

Portrait of Michael Steele.

(March 11, 2022)

Be Not Afraid: Faith as the Cornerstone of Public Service

Michael Steele, former RNC chair, to deliver the 2022 Borgognoni Lecture.

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

(March 8, 2022)

A&S Biologists Observe a Molecular “Hand-off” That Plays a Key Role in Reproduction

The team’s novel research on the life history of fruit fly sperm demonstrates molecular continuity between the male female reproductive tracts.

Gwen Pough portrait

(March 4, 2022)

WGS Professor Gwendolyn Pough to Serve as President of the Rhetoric Society of America

Pough will be the second Syracuse University faculty member to serve as president of the national organization.

(March 4, 2022)

NYS Governor Appoints A&S Professor Kishi Ducre to 400 Years of African American History Commission

The 15-member committee will help to educate the public about the history of racism and contributions of African Americans since 1619.

Eikel-Pohen portrait

(March 2, 2022)

Mona Eikel-Pohen Wins Outstanding German Program Development and Advocacy Award

The award was presented by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Small Undergraduate German Program Special Interest Group.

1976 portrait of mathematics professor Philip Throop Church.

(Feb. 28, 2022)

A Commitment to Mathematical Excellence

A new scholarship in the Department of Mathematics honors the legacy of longtime faculty member Philip Throop Church.

Portrait of Lawrence Mouillé.

(Feb. 28, 2022)

Lawrence Mouillé to Join Mathematics Department as National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow

The appointment represents the first NSF Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for the department.

Portrait of AJ Willingham.

(Feb. 28, 2022)

Finding Her Voice

Emmy-winning alumna AJ Willingham credits the WRC program with sparking her passion for writing.

group of students

(Feb. 23, 2022)

Reimagining the Core

A&S faculty, students and alumni take a fresh look at key curricular requirements.

Graphic of fish swimming in a circle.

(Feb. 21, 2022)

Conventional Wisdom

The Humanities Center’s Syracuse Symposium investigates conventions through a diverse selection of spring events.

Biological nanopore-based sensor.

(Feb. 21, 2022)

(Bio)Sensing Protein Interactions

A team of A&S researchers have designed a highly sensitive sensor capable of identifying proteins in solution down to a single molecule.

Cauca River Canyon in the Northern Andes of Colombia.

(Feb. 15, 2022)

EES Researchers Explore the Factors that Shaped the Massive Cauca River Canyon in the Tropical Andes

The team’s research pinpoints tropical locations more susceptible to erosion.

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