Graduate Research
Research is essential for your master's or doctoral studies. Graduate students actively contribute to the A&S research enterprise, offering valuable insights and technical expertise to labs and offices.
Each department in A&S has diverse research specializations. We encourage you to explore faculty profiles and reach out to express your interest and ask questions. Below are select examples of what current graduate students are involved in.
Engaged Courses Initiative Fosters Social Impact Through Community Work
The inaugural cohort of Engaged Courses unites diverse fields, communities and perspectives within the College of Arts and Sciences and beyond.
Humanities Center Showcases and Supports Graduate Student Research
Grants and fellowships support work in: archiving Black literature; sharing stories through photographs; linguistic injustice; and borders in contemporary Indigenous and Latinx literatures.
Mining for Neutrino Answers
The excavation of massive caverns in South Dakota paves the way for an international team of researchers, including Syracuse physics faculty and students, to explore neutrinos’ role in the Universe.
Curating Learning
Faculty, staff and students curated two educational exhibitions at the SU Art Museum along with a collection of digital exhibitions featuring works from the museum’s collections.
New at Syracuse: The Center for Health Behavior Research and Innovation
New research and training opportunities for graduate students with the opening of the Center for Health Behavior Research and Innovation to promote health and well-being.
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.
Reflecting on the Past, Offering Hope for the Future
Native American students at Syracuse University help curate an exhibition of works by contemporary Haudenosaunee artist Peter B. Jones, illuminating Indigenous culture and history.
Grants from the Engaged Humanities Network (EHN) Support 11 Community-Oriented Projects
The EHN fosters collaborations among publicly-engaged faculty and students from across campus to conduct interdisciplinary research and community projects.
Through Hands-On Experiences, the Forensic Science Institute is Nurturing the Next Generation of Investigators
The Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute offers three unique courses that prepare students to become highly qualified science practitioners.
Sea Urchins Are Struggling to ‘Get a Grip’
The study’s lead author, graduate student Andrew Moura, traveled to the University of Washington along with a multi-university team of biologists to conduct experiments with live green sea urchins.
Nature's Elusive Secrets
Many graduate students have worked on the Upstream Tracker, a new tracking device installed at the renowned CERN laboratory on the Swiss-French border to research the fundamental forces and particles in the universe.
Seven Arts and Sciences Students and Alumni Receive Fulbright Awards
A&S graduate students received Fullbright Awards and will live and work abroad through teaching assistantships.
‘My Poetry is a Record of What Happened’
Mosab Abu Toha G'23 finds mentors and refines his craft in A&S' Creative Writing Program before returning home to Gaza to continue teaching English in an elementary school.
Rewriting Kenyan History
Joy Nyokabi Karinge, an M.A. student in Pan African studies, published a paper exploring Britain's withholding of Kenya's 'Migrated Archives'. She discovered the British government had removed and destroyed documents confirming abuse and torture.
Raising Awareness to End Caste Discrimination
Three graduate students from the Department of Women's and Gender Studies led Dalit History Month events, held to raise awareness about caste oppression and advocate for policy against caste discrimination on Syracuse University's campus.
‘Fishing’ for Biomarkers
A&S postdoctoral researcher Mohammad Ahmad, working with a team of researchers, has developed a broadly applicable nano-sensor capable of single-molecule precision.
Resources
- Office of Sponsored Programs: Your partner in responsibly stewarding sponsored funds.
- Office of Research: Everything you need to know about University research.
- Special Collections Research Center : Rare books, manuscripts, and other primary source materials are available, from cuneiform tablets to digital media.
- Research Computing: The OrangeGrid provides powerful and reliable research computing.
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library: Resources include the Harriet Tubman Collection and other rare materials.