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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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Recent Updates
Sarah Woolf King and Fatima Dobani headshots.

(Dec. 4, 2023)

Professor and Ph.D. Candidate from the Department of Psychology Awarded NIH Grants for Alcohol-Related Research and Treatment

Professor Sarah Woolf-King received an NIH R01 clinical trial grant and Ph.D. candidate Fatima Dobani was awarded an NIH F31 dissertation research grant.

(Nov. 28, 2023)

Syracuse University’s Center for Health Behavior Research and Innovation Unites Investigators Across Disciplines to Improve Health and Well-Being

The new center within the College of Arts and Sciences will advance collaborative health behavior research, training and community engagement.

Mariaelena Huambachano smiling in a red, striped poncho

(Nov. 27, 2023)

Indigenous Studies Researcher Advises the UN on Inequalities in Food Security and Nutrition

A&S scholar, Mariaelena Huambachano, travels the world gathering and sharing research on the wisdom of “Traditional Ecological Knowledge”, while passing it down to the next generation through her teaching at Syracuse.

Linda Ivany (center) at the AWG award ceremony with former members of her lab including (from left) Marie Jimenez G’18, Lindsay Moon ’19, Emily Judd G’20 and Christy Visaggi G’04.

(Nov. 20, 2023)

Bedrock of Success: Female Earth and Environmental Sciences Scholars Carry on a Legacy of Mentorship

EES Professor Linda Ivany ’88 and her former graduate student Christy Visaggi G’04 were recently recognized by the Association for Women Geoscientists for their excellence in research and teaching.

Robert Doyle in the lab.

(Nov. 15, 2023)

Nov. 30 Lecture Spotlights the Science Behind Anti-Obesity Drugs

A&S chemist Robert Doyle will discuss his team’s cutting-edge treatment which offers steady weight loss without common, unwanted side-effects.

More Research News

Four faculty members in A&S received prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER awards in 2023.

A&S' Engaged Humanities Network is supporting 11 community-oriented projects exploring topics ranging from environmental justice to Indigenous language preservation.

Researchers from the University’s Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy and Astrophysics were awarded five NSF grants funding their work with Cosmic Explorer.