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Syracuse University, College of Arts and Sciences

Research

At the College of Arts and Sciences, our research and scholarship spans disciplines and drives change. Whether restoring ecosystems, advancing mental health, empowering communities or pioneering ethical tech, we’re building a future that’s sustainable, healthier and inspired. Find resources and ways you can help make a difference, below.

Explore A&S

The A&S Pillars

Guided by four signature areas of focus, our students and faculty collaborate across boundaries to tackle global challenges.

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Climate Change and the Environment

Explore how A&S faculty and students are driving new solutions to extreme weather events, food insecurity, public health crises and more.

Global Impact
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Culture, Community and Change

Examine how A&S researchers tackle today’s complex social challenges through expertise in languages, cultures, philosophy and creative expression to help build inclusive, resilient communities.

Connecting Communities
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Health and Well-Being

See how A&S faculty and students are advancing human health and well-being through research, interdisciplinary partnerships and community outreach that’s innovative and impact-driven.

Health Breakthroughs
artist's rendering shows the tidal disruption event named ASASSN-14li, where a star wandering too close to a 3-million-solar-mass black hole was torn apart.

Innovative Technologies

Shape the future with research that fuses ethics and innovation. From AI to quantum science, A&S researchers are exploring how emerging tech can solve real-world problems and create a more connected world.

Innovation in Action

Recent Research News

Branch with budding leaves.

(Sept. 23, 2026)

How Plants Remember

A&S biologist Heather Meyer has been awarded an NIH grant to study the protein-based mechanisms organisms use to detect environmental changes and remember them.

Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) showing an Incendiamoeba wrapping itself around a filamentous bacterium as it feeds, while smaller bacteria coat its surface.

(Sept. 22, 2026)

Pushing Life's Thermal Limits

Syracuse University biologists discover a record-breaking 'fire amoeba' that thrives at 63°C (145°F), rewriting the rules for complex cells.

Valley with water and mountains in the background.

(Sept. 14, 2026)

Exploring Earth’s Resources for a Clean Energy Future

Earth sciences professor Adam Cawood is finding solutions that support the energy transition while making geoscience more accessible to researchers and students worldwide.

Group of people in front of the volcanic rocks of Drumadoon.

(Sept. 11, 2026)

Scotland as a Geological Classroom

Students in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences gain hands-on experience through immersive field research in the birthplace of modern geology.