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(Oct. 8, 2026)

Fellowship Funds A&S Student’s Study on How Brains Combine Senses

College of Arts and Sciences senior Taylor Powell explores how brains merge conflicting sensory signals. This research earned her a prestigious McKnight Pecot Fellowship.

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(Sept. 28, 2026)

A&S Faculty Featured in Syracuse.com Coverage of Syracuse University’s Future-Focused Summit

College of Arts and Sciences researchers highlighted the power of interdisciplinary scholarship, emerging technologies and community impact at Syracuse University's "Into the Future" summit.

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(Sept. 15, 2026)

Syracuse City Students Train as Physicists, One Summer at a Time

For six weeks, students traded summer break for hands-on research and a chance to discover their future in STEM with physics mentors.

Artist rendering of a A hydrodynamical simulation of a star being ripped apart by the tidal forces of a supermassive black hole.

(Aug. 19, 2026)

The Spin Behind Fading Black Hole Flares

Stellar spin may solve a long-standing puzzle about repeating encounters between stars and supermassive black holes.

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(Aug. 13, 2026)

Physics Lab Manager Featured in NewsChannel 9 Story on Partial Solar Eclipse

The story highlighted a partial solar eclipse visible across Central New York and encouraged community members to embrace curiosity and engage with rare astronomical events.

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(July 28, 2026)

How Physics Could Improve IVF Success

Physics professor Colm Kelleher is Syracuse University's first recipient of a grant from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, supporting his research using imaging to assess egg quality and improve fertility outcomes.

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

(June 15, 2026)

Physics Professor Quoted in BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Eric Coughlin provides insight into a star’s surprising survival and repeated encounters with a supermassive black hole.

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(May 14, 2026)

Professor Emeritus of Physics Peter Saulson Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Saulson, who built Syracuse University's gravitational-wave research group and helped lead the quest that produced the first direct detection of gravitational waves, has been elected to one of the highest honors in American science.