Research
The College of Arts and Sciences is home to internationally recognized research across and between disciplines. Areas of discovery from Shakespeare to gravitational waves help frame new conceptions of the physical world and the human experience, while creating innovative solutions to the critical challenges facing us today.
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(Sept. 21, 2023)
Grants from the Engaged Humanities Network Support 11 Community-Oriented ProjectsThe interdisciplinary projects, which include faculty and students from schools, colleges and units across Syracuse University, explore a range of contemporary topics such as environmental justice, Indigenous language preservation and fermentation.

(Sept. 21, 2023)
Through Hands-On Experiences, the Forensic Science Institute is Nurturing the Next Generation of InvestigatorsThe Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute offers three unique courses that prepare students to make an immediate impact in the field of firearms analysis.

(Sept. 14, 2023)
Setting the Agenda in Biology Research: Two A&S Faculty Members Join NIH Peer-Review CommitteesAssociate Professors Carlos Castañeda and Jessica MacDonald have accepted standing memberships with NIH study sections, with terms that began this July.

(Aug. 30, 2023)
Exploring the Existence of Life at 125°FA&S biologists study the mechanisms that have allowed microbial eukaryotes to thrive in the extreme conditions of a geothermal lake.

(Aug. 24, 2023)
A&S Welcomes 21 New Forward-Thinking FacultyMeet the new professors starting at the College of Arts and Sciences this fall.
More Research News

An A&S Record: Five faculty members receive prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER awards in 2022.

EES researchers are answering important questions about the conditions that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.

A&S biologists novel research about the life history of fruit fly sperm was featured on the cover of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).