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Side by side headshot photos of Gerry Greenberg and Karen Doherty.

(July 1, 2025)

A&S Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs to Retire; New Appointment Announced

Gerald Greenberg has concluded his tenure as senior associate dean for academic affairs at the College of Arts and Sciences, with Karen Doherty named as his successor.

Person in a lab performing manual sequencing library preparation.

(June 20, 2025)

Setting the Standard, Ensuring Justice

Syracuse University’s Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute hosted the nation’s first hands-on Next-Generation Sequencing training for state crime labs.

Three people talking around a table display.

(May 9, 2025)

Fostering Community Resilience

The Engaged Humanities Network hosted its second Community Showcase, highlighting the collaborative research, teaching and creative work between Syracuse University and community partners.

(May 8, 2025)

A&S Hosts Inaugural Scholarship and Research Gala

The evening showcased the College's strong intellectual community and outstanding creative and scholarly work.

A&S students presenting their work at the 2025 Undergraduate Research Festival in the Life Sciences Complex’s Milton Atrium.

(May 1, 2025)

A&S Students Make Their Mark With Research

Almost 100 students from a wide range of A&S programs presented their impressive findings at this year’s Undergraduate Research Festival.

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(April 29, 2025)

Alumni Leaders Contribute Expertise, Insight at A&S Advisory Board Meeting

The College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Advisory Board held their spring meeting on campus to discuss the latest developments in research, teaching and advising, while also hearing from students.

(April 17, 2025)

Installation of Kathy and Stan Walters Endowed Professor of Quantum Science

The endowed professorship represents the latest addition to A&S’ high-caliber faculty.

(April 17, 2025)

10th Annual Books in the Humanities: A Celebration of Scholarly Achievement

The 10th annual Books in the Humanities reception celebrates 46 works authored or edited by 45 Syracuse University faculty, staff and students published in 2024.

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(April 8, 2025)

Cool Class: Chinese Art

College of Arts and Sciences students immerse themselves in Chinese art and culture while discovering museum curation and conservation careers during a visit to the SU Art Museum.

Syracuse University campus in winter.

(March 20, 2025)

Cultivating Engaged Citizens

Reimagined liberal arts framework ensures a strong foundation for graduates.

Maggie Sardino standing in front of the historic Somerset House in London.

(Feb. 17, 2025)

Alumni Postcards: Spreading Sustainability in London

A&S | Maxwell alumna Maggie Sardino ’23 is currently in England helping to teach environmental storytelling to undergraduate students at Syracuse Abroad – London, while pursuing two master’s degrees as a Marshall Scholar.

(Jan. 14, 2025)

Innovative Researchers Join A&S In Spring 2025

Meet the new professors joining the College of Arts and Sciences this spring.

Side by side portraits of Stephen Maisto and Jennifer Ross.

(Dec. 18, 2024)

Professor Emeritus Stephen Maisto to Conclude Service as A&S Associate Dean of Research; New Associate Dean Announced

The Associate Dean of Research plays a pivotal role in advancing the College's mission and research initiatives.

Four people standing in a conference room.

(Dec. 16, 2024)

Shared Values of Research

National conference highlights synergies between marriage and family therapy and human dynamics and family science.

Group photo of 2024-2025 Engaged Humanities Research Team

(Nov. 21, 2024)

More Community Learning Pathways for A&S Undergraduates

A&S strengthens the Engaged Humanities Network, allowing more undergraduate students access to community-engaged research opportunities and valuable mentorship.

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(Nov. 18, 2024)

Cultivating Community Through Augmentative Communication

A conversation club in A&S’ Gebbie Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic enhances well-being and feelings of connectedness for individuals with speech and language disorders.

Wall mural of a turtle swimming.

(Nov. 7, 2024)

What Does Seventh-Generation Thinking Mean? (A&S Fall Magazine Exclusive)

Indigenous values offer alternative roads to sustainability.

Three people standing together outside with a building in the background.

(Oct. 15, 2024)

NSF Grant in Biology Aims to Boost STEM Student Retention through Hands-On Research

Professors in the Department of Biology have received a Research Experiences for Undergraduates site grant to host students from other institutions for immersive summer research at Syracuse.

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(Oct. 2, 2024)

Insights from the Experts: SU Faculty Share Favorite “BioArt” Works by Eduardo Kac

Syracuse University professors comment on notable "BioArt" creations by renowned artist Eduardo Kac, who will be the keynote speaker for the Kashi and Kameshwar C. Wali Lecture on October 24.

Group of people holding orange mascot signs.

(Sept. 30, 2024)

Toward a New Understanding of the Universe

Researchers from Syracuse University’s Experimental Neutrino Physics group, along with international collaborators, have achieved several breakthroughs to enhance our understanding of neutrinos and their role in the fundamental workings of the universe.

Graphic that reads National ADHD Awareness Month.

(Sept. 30, 2024)

What’s Driving the Rise in ADHD Diagnosis Among Children and Adults?

In recognition of October being ADHD Awareness Month, psychology professor Kevin Antshel provides expert insights on the rising ADHD diagnosis rates and the key signs to consider when thinking about seeking an evaluation.

Microscope image of a neocortex.

(Sept. 27, 2024)

Can Folic Acid Supplementation During Pregnancy Help Prevent Autism and Schizophrenia?

Biology Professor Jessica MacDonald has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate maternal folic acid’s role in promoting healthy brain development.

Kathleen Walters portrait

(Sept. 26, 2024)

Funding Research That Improves Health and Shortens ‘Bench to Bedside’ Time

Walters Endowed Fund for Science Research supports research and discovery that addresses grand challenges facing global and human health.

Criss portrait

(Sept. 11, 2024)

Big Data Holds Key to Understanding Human Behavior

A&S Professor Amy Criss will provide critical guidance for NSF funding that advances basic research in social, behavioral and economic sciences.

Three people talking beside a stream.

(Sept. 11, 2024)

Spring Disappearance and Backyard Flooding? A&S Researchers Explore if Climate Change and/or Human Intervention are to Blame

A faculty and student team from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences is installing urban stream monitoring stations to investigate how extreme precipitation and other factors are affecting a Syracuse waterway.

portraitTanisha Jackson

(Sept. 10, 2024)

Mental Wellness Through Creative Work

Professor Tanisha Jackson's book exploring Black women artists’ influence on wellness within their communities is funded by an Association of American University Women (AAUW) fellowship.

Headshots of Stefano Giannini, Robin McCrary and Amy Murphy with text that reads 2024 Fulbright recipients.

(Sept. 9, 2024)

Fulbright Awards Enhance Faculty Teaching, Research

Three A&S professors will teach and conduct research in Egypt, Canada and Slovakia.

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(Sept. 6, 2024)

Professor Shares Research in Turkish Linguistics with Students, Scholars Around the World

Turkish is one of 17 languages offered in A&S.

Portrait of Britt Tevis.

(Sept. 6, 2024)

Antisemitism Expert Appointed New Backer Professor of Jewish Studies

Assistant Professor Britt Tevis brings focus on American Jewish history to the Jewish Studies Program.

Doherty portrait

(Sept. 4, 2024)

A&S Names Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Professor Karen Doherty will work with department chairs and academic units to enhance faculty hiring, retention and support.

Students examining a sculpture

(Sept. 4, 2024)

Empowering Students to Succeed in Competitive Art Field

Celebrated Florence graduate program marks 60 years of immersive learning in Italy.

Graphic with text reading Community Syracuse Symosium 2024-2025.

(Aug. 30, 2024)

Build A Stronger Community

Gain a better understanding of the diverse ways people find, and thrive in, community through the Syracuse Symposium’s art exhibits, film screenings, artist and author presentations, and more.

Syracuse University sign in foreground with Hall of Languages in background

(Aug. 28, 2024)

Leading Thinkers Join A&S Faculty in Fall 2024

Meet the new professors teaching in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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(Aug. 16, 2024)

Creating STEM Career Pathways for Local High Schoolers

Thanks to a new National Science Foundation grant, Syracuse University’s physics department doubles the number of Syracuse-area high school participants in their paid summer internship program.

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

(Aug. 15, 2024)

Right on Schedule: Physicists Use Modeling to Forecast a Black Hole's Feeding Patterns with Precision

The dramatic dimming of a light source ~ 860 million light-years away from Earth confirms the accuracy of a detailed model developed by a team of astrophysicists, including Syracuse University Professor Eric Coughlin.

Group of people standing in front of a lake.

(July 26, 2024)

Green Teaching Summit: A Humanities Approach to Climate Education

Faculty connect, learn about campus climate and ecology resources at the Green Teaching Summit convened by Tolley Professor Mike Goode at Syracuse University’s Minnowbrook Conference Center.

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(July 11, 2024)

Physics Professor Craig Cahillane Wins 2024 ARPA-E IGNIITE Award

The prize, given to early-career innovators seeking to convert ideas into new technologies in energy applications, will support his research to improve the efficiency of fusion reactors.

A child using the visual acoustic biofeedback software.

(July 10, 2024)

A&S Professor Receives NIH Grant to Study Biofeedback Technologies for Speech Therapy

The grant will explore the effectiveness of technologies which use visual targets to help people adjust their speech.

Person wearing a lab coat.

(July 10, 2024)

Chemistry Professor Mathew Maye Collaborates with Brookhaven National Laboratory on DOE grant

The Department of Energy grant for Syracuse semiconductor research aims to advance quantum computing.

AI-generated image of what the ocean may have looked like during the Paleozoic era, around 500 million years ago.

(June 27, 2024)

Scientists Untangle Interactions Between the Earth’s Early Life Forms and the Environment over 500 million Years

Syracuse University Thonis Family Professor Zunli Lu leads an interdisciplinary group exploring how biology and the physical environment co-evolved.

Matthew Mulvaney profile photo

(June 26, 2024)

We Can’t Do It Alone

Getting teens off their phones requires broad intervention.

Elena Buzaianu being presented with an award plaque

(June 21, 2024)

Innovator from the Mathematics Department Receives the Abraham Wald Prize

Pinyuen Chen honored for his work in the field of sequential analysis.

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(June 18, 2024)

Assuring Academic Excellence

Professor Laura Machia named associate dean for academic initiatives and curriculum.

Flooded street with a stop sign and building in the background.

(June 17, 2024)

What’s Driving Increased Rainfall in the Eastern U.S.?

Thonis Family Professor Tripti Bhattacharya and postdoctoral researcher David Fastovich have received a three-year, $547,000 NSF grant to explore how ancient climate data can inform future forecasting.

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(May 23, 2024)

A&S Dean Behzad Mortazavi Joins Syracuse University Leadership Team on Visit to South Korea

The group of deans, directors and professors met with representatives from Korean universities to explore collaborative opportunities.

Figure depicting the precession (movement of the rotational axis) of an accretion disk.

(May 22, 2024)

Scientists Spin Up a New Way to Unlock Black Hole Mysteries

Syracuse University astrophysicist co-authors a study in Nature that details how observations of a wobbling disk following a tidal disruption event can be used to estimate black hole spin.

In Professor Amanda Brown’s Linguistics at Work class, students produced demos to teach people of all ages in Central New York about linguistics and language acquisition, processing and use.

(May 20, 2024)

A&S Linguistics Students Bring Scholarship into the Community

In Professor Amanda Brown’s Linguistics at Work class, students produced demos to teach people of all ages in Central New York about linguistics and language acquisition, processing and use.

Three people posing for a photo.

(May 13, 2024)

Champions of Hearing Health

CSD students and faculty team up with Special Olympics New York to provide athletes with hearing screenings.

Person addressing a large crowd of people.

(May 9, 2024)

Engaged Humanities Network Holds Showcase Highlighting Collaborative Community Work

The inaugural event at the Salt City Market included presentations and demonstrations by students, faculty and community members from over 20 different departments and organizations across Syracuse University and Central New York.

Exterior of a brick building.

(May 9, 2024)

Psychology Makes a Big Move

Take a virtual walk-through of the newly renovated Marley Building, the centralized home for the Department of Psychology’s research, learning and counseling activities.

Claudia Kinkela standing at a podium.

(May 3, 2024)

From Proposal to Publication: CNY Humanities Corridor Nurtures Faculty Scholarship

2023-24’s supportive initiatives included first-ever campus visit from NEH official Claudia Kinkela, Minnowbrook writing retreat, panel discussion on open-access publishing and workshop to jumpstart summer writing.

Chris Santangelo portrait

(May 2, 2024)

2024 Wasserstrom Prize for Graduate Teaching Presented to Physics Professor Christian Santangelo

Award given in memory of noted professor of English William Wasserstrom.

Packrats in a midden nest.

(April 30, 2024)

A&S Biologist Calls for Protection and More Studies of Natural Time Capsules of Climate Change

Ancient rodent nests—or middens—offer critical ecological and evolutionary archives of the last 50,000 years. Katie Becklin helps lead an effort for midden preservation and study.

Graphic of books on a shelf that says Books in the Humanities 2023

(April 25, 2024)

Celebrating Syracuse University Authors and Editors: 9th Annual Books in the Humanities

The Humanities Center showcase features humanities-related books written or edited by SU faculty, staff and students.

Students exhibiting their posters at the 2024 Undergraduate Research Festival.

(April 22, 2024)

A&S Students Present Impressive Research at Annual Undergraduate Research Festival

Over 100 A&S students gathered at the Life Sciences Complex to showcase their findings for faculty, peers and guests.

Artuso portrait

(April 18, 2024)

A&S Physicist Marina Artuso Named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Artuso joins a prestigious list of Syracuse University researchers for advancing the field of science through her outstanding leadership as an experimental physicist.

Ben Samadi Headshot

(April 15, 2024)

A&S Names Inaugural Director of Research Administration

Behrang (Ben) Samadi will work with faculty across the College of Arts and Sciences to develop grant proposals and manage awards.

Karma Sawyer portrait.

(April 11, 2024)

Syracuse Alumna Recognized as Emerging Leader in Sustainable Energy

Karma Sawyer selected to join prestigious New Voices cohort at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

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(April 10, 2024)

Creating Identity and Building Community Through Writing

A&S professor awarded grant to develop magazine with formerly incarcerated.

Hall of Languages clocktower behind blooming white flowers.

(April 10, 2024)

2023-24 A&S Awards and Honors

A&S congratulates these accomplished students and faculty.

A group of students standing in front of Cybeles Palace.

(April 9, 2024)

Unlocking Global Opportunities

A&S | Maxwell offer tailored study abroad programs for science and pre-health majors.

Lynn Brann and Rachel Razza at Elbridge Elementary School.

(April 9, 2024)

Mindfully Growing

HDFS professors and students teaching healthy eating habits to pre-K children.

Woman standing in front of a waterway.

(March 26, 2024)

Writing and Rhetoric Professor Receives Fulbright Award to Teach and Research in Slovakia

For Professor Amy Murphy, a family discovery leads her to research the history of literacy in Slovakia under communist rule.

Mike Goode, Kate Holohan and Abigail Greenfield reviewing books containing ecologically related artworks.

(March 22, 2024)

Other Ways of Seeing: Understanding Ecology and Climate Through Art

A team of Syracuse University faculty, students and staff create learning materials for educators and students, using the SU Art Museum’s vast collection of objects and artworks.

Two women standing in front of a poster.

(March 21, 2024)

Syracuse Undergraduate Spearheads Study Using Physics Principles to Understand How Cells Self-Sort in Development

A team of biophysicists identified an unexpected collective behavior among particles and their findings were published in the prestigious journal Physical Review Letters.

A suction cup sound and movement tag being deployed on the back of a humpback whale.

(March 15, 2024)

Caller ID of the Sea

Syracuse University biologists use a novel method of simultaneous acoustic tagging to gain insights into the link between whale communication and behavior.

portrait of a woman

(March 12, 2024)

Biology Professor Named SU’s First Partnership for Undergraduate Life Sciences Education Fellow

Professor Heather Coleman will collaborate with other faculty across the country to enhance undergraduate biology instruction.

Software developer programming code.

(March 1, 2024)

Machine Learning Gives Visibility to Underrepresented Authors

A&S graduate student Brianna Cardillo develops an algorithm in her computational forensics course to promote books by marginalized authors.

Flowers in the foreground with Tolley Humanities Building in the background.

(Feb. 27, 2024)

Humanities Center Supports Four Spring 2024 Fellows

Research ranges from recovering ancestral foodways, making Black space in the digital age, natural reasoning through virtue to stereotypical Caribbean images.

Ayşe Sakine-Arlı (left) and Evelyn Polly ’25 (right) work together on a project.

(Feb. 23, 2024)

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.

Yiming Zhao portrait

(Feb. 20, 2024)

Math Assistant Professor Recipient of NSF CAREER Grant

Yiming Zhao won a five-year National Science Foundation CAREER grant to study isoperimetric and Minkowski problems.

Excavation crews digging out caverns.

(Feb. 14, 2024)

Mining for Neutrino Answers

The excavation of massive caverns in South Dakota paves the way for an international team of researchers, including Syracuse University physicists, to further explore neutrinos’ role in the Universe.

Artuso portrait

(Jan. 30, 2024)

Physics Professor Receives NSF Grant for Work at CERN

Marina Artuso receives a grant for the next step of ongoing work with Large Hadron Collider “b” upgrades at CERN Laboratory in Switzerland.

Tolley Humanities building in the foreground and Maxwell School in the background.

(Jan. 29, 2024)

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.

Patrick Holton and Sascha Scott review a selection of works

(Jan. 26, 2024)

Curating Learning

Syracuse University faculty, staff and students curate two educational exhibitions at the SU Art Museum along with a collection of digital exhibitions featuring works from the museum’s collections.

Krushil Watene sitting and smiling in a library

(Jan. 18, 2024)

Indigenous Philosophies Can Create Global Change and More Just Futures

Krushil Watene, Māori scholar from Aotearoa New Zealand, is the 2024 Jeannette K. Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities, March 18-29.

Hall of Languages in Winter

(Jan. 17, 2024)

New Faces, Rising Stars Join A&S in Spring 2024

Meet the new professors teaching in the College of Arts and Sciences this spring.

Artist's representation of a tidal disruption event (a star being torn apart by a black hole).

(Jan. 11, 2024)

Close Encounters of the Supermassive Black Hole Kind: Tidal Disruption Events and What They Can Reveal about Black Holes and Stars in Distant Galaxies

Astrophysicists from Syracuse University and the University of Leeds collaborate with high school students in Syracuse to confirm the accuracy of an analytical model that can unlock key information about supermassive black holes and the stars they engulf.

Robert Doyle sitting in a lab.

(Jan. 11, 2024)

Medicinal Chemist Robert Doyle Named Jack and Laura H. Milton Endowed Professor

The professorship will enhance Doyle’s work in both the lab and classroom, where he and students are working to develop new drugs to treat diseases and syndromes including diabetes, obesity and cachexia.

Gorovitz portrait

(Jan. 8, 2024)

Philosophy Professor Samuel Gorovitz Featured in Oral History Project about the Founding of American Bioethics

The collection is curated by Johns Hopkins University’s Berman Institute of Bioethics.

Symposium co-conveners Romita Ray (center) and Tim Barringer (right) with SU alumnus Ankush Arora G’23, now a graduate student at Yale University.

(Jan. 2, 2024)

A&S Art History Professor Co-Convenes International Team of Scholars to Explore the Imperial Histories of India’s Most Visited Museum

Over the past year, AMH Professor Romita Ray and a group of scholars have analyzed the history, architecture, gardens, plants and collections of the Victoria Memorial Hall in India, culminating in a symposium at Yale.

Gwen Pough portrait

(Dec. 11, 2023)

College of Arts and Sciences Names Gwendolyn D. Pough Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility

Pough will work with A&S leadership to enhance structures and policies to foster an environment where everyone is valued and empowered.

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.

Sascha Scott portrait

(Nov. 13, 2023)

Sascha T. Scott Receives NFAH Fellowship for Her Work on Modern Pueblo Painting

Associate professor of art history Sascha Scott has been named an inaugural non-residential fellow of the New Foundation for Art History 2023-24 and will use the grant to complete her new book.

Sascha Scott (left) and Scott Manning Stevens (right) with student curator Eiza Capton (center, left) and artist Peter B. Jones (center, right) at the opening of Continuity, Innovation and Resistance.

(Nov. 6, 2023)

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.

Movileanu portrait

(Nov. 1, 2023)

A&S Physicist Awarded Two NIH R01 Grants for Cutting-Edge Biosensor Design Work

Professor Liviu Movileanu and his team are developing generalizable nano-sized sensors which could one day help detect biomarkers for various diseases.

Graphic representing how assembly and disassembly of UBQLN2 condensates can be regulated by protein quality control components such as polyubiquitin chains of different sizes and topologies.

(Oct. 24, 2023)

The Goldilocks Effect: A&S Researchers Find Parameters of Polyubiquitin that are ‘Just Right’ for Biomolecular Condensate Formation

Carlos Castañeda is among a team of researchers whose study on protein regulation was published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

Alison Patteson in the lab.

(Oct. 24, 2023)

American Physical Society Honors Professor Alison Patteson

Physicist has received early-career award for her research on how the physical environment affects complex living systems.

Group of students in a classroom.

(Oct. 20, 2023)

Promoting Access to Equitable Healthcare for Refugees in CNY

Through innovative instruction and community engaged work, CSD’s Supporting Outcomes and Healthcare Access for Refugees prepares students to provide culturally responsive care.

Schwartz portrait

(Oct. 19, 2023)

Physics Professor Jennifer Schwarz Honored by the American Physical Society

Schwarz was named a Fellow of the APS in recognition of her research and teaching contributions to the field of physics.

Maisto portrait

(Oct. 16, 2023)

Psychology Professor Stephen Maisto Named A&S’ New Associate Dean of Research

Maisto, a professor of psychology at Syracuse University since 1994, will collaborate with faculty to expand the research footprint of the College.

Artist rendering of neutron star merger

(Oct. 10, 2023)

Five NSF Grants Fund Syracuse University Researchers’ Work with Cosmic Explorer

Researchers from the University’s new Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy and Astrophysics are at the intellectual center of the next-generation observatory.

Floodwaters in the town of Bushmans River in the Eastern Cape of South Africa

(Oct. 3, 2023)

SU Paleoclimatologists Use Ancient Sediment to Explore Future Climate in Africa

In a study published in Geophysical Research Letters, researchers used chemicals from preserved plant matter to pinpoint the processes responsible for changes in past rainfall and drought in southwestern Africa, with implications for the future.

Woman holding a small child.

(Oct. 3, 2023)

Lighting a Spark

Human Development and Family Science student transforms passion for working with children into career path.

Graphic depicting a black hole merger with colors swirling around a black circle.

(Sept. 25, 2023)

Syracuse University Launches the Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy and Astrophysics

The new center officially launched with an opening ceremony featuring distinguished speakers from Harvard, MIT and Princeton.

EHN Engaged Communities Cohort members meeting around large conference table

(Sept. 21, 2023)

Grants from the Engaged Humanities Network Support 11 Community-Oriented Projects

The 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.

Police scientist notes serial number on sealed firearm in crime lab, conceptual image

(Sept. 21, 2023)

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 make an immediate impact in the field of firearms analysis.

Carlos Castaneda and Jessica MacDonald

(Sept. 14, 2023)

Setting the Agenda in Biology Research: Two A&S Faculty Members Join NIH Peer-Review Committees

Associate Professors Carlos Castañeda and Jessica MacDonald have accepted standing memberships with NIH study sections, with terms that began this July.

A&S biologists Angela Oliverio, left, and Hannah Rappaport at the United States’ largest geothermal lake at Lassen Volcanic National Park in California.

(Aug. 30, 2023)

Exploring the Existence of Life at 125°F

A&S biologists study the mechanisms that have allowed microbial eukaryotes to thrive in the extreme conditions of a geothermal lake.

Purple flowers with Hall of Languages in the background.

(Aug. 24, 2023)

A&S Welcomes 21 New Forward-Thinking Faculty

Meet the new professors starting at the College of Arts and Sciences this fall.

Amanita muscaria, an ectomycorrhizal fungus.

(Aug. 23, 2023)

How Climate Warming Could Disrupt a Deep-Rooted Relationship

Researchers from Syracuse University and the University of Minnesota find that warming trends will likely result in major disturbances of networks of fungi potentially harming forest resilience.

Researchers from Soos Technology and Syracuse University separate male and female chicks.

(Aug. 22, 2023)

A&S Researchers Explore How Sound Waves Can Address an Ethical Dilemma in Poultry Farming

Professors James Crill and Steve Dorus have partnered with startup company Soos Technology L.T.D. to explore the mechanisms that allow sound wave energy to alter gene expression in fertilized chicken embryos.

Student explaining research to two people.

(Aug. 10, 2023)

Department of Physics Holds Second Annual Paid Internship Program for Aspiring Young Scientists in Syracuse

The Syracuse University Research in Physics program brings Syracuse City School District students to campus labs for six weeks of physics research.

Side by side portrait of Kathleen Corrado and Michael Marciano.

(Aug. 1, 2023)

Forensic Science Institute Partners with Leda Health to Explore Feasibility of Early Evidence Sexual Assault Kits

The self-collection kits would allow survivors of sexual assault to collect their own evidence privately in instances when they don’t have access to a local health care provider.

Close up photo of a sea urchin.

(July 31, 2023)

Sea Urchins Are Struggling to ‘Get a Grip’ as Climate Change Alters Ecosystems

Syracuse University researchers explore how excess freshwater from climate change-associated events such as increased torrential rainstorms are impacting sea urchin survival.

Cover of the journal, Mend.

(July 26, 2023)

Stories of Healing from Those Impacted by Incarceration

Mend journal, an initiative started by writing and rhetoric professor Patrick W. Berry, celebrates the launch of its first issue.

Orphaned oil well pump in farm field.

(June 27, 2023)

A New Way Forward for Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells

EES Professor Tao Wen collaborates on a project evaluating the environmental risks and opportunities for managing millions of abandoned oil and gas wells.

Physics graduate student Hangyi Wu gets ready to utilize a High Energy Physics-group designed vacuum pick-up tool for one of the delicate operations involved in assembling the instrumented staves.

(June 16, 2023)

Nature's Elusive Secrets

A&S physicists design technology used at international lab to discover new information about what the Universe is made of.

Mills River in Pisgah National Forest North Carolina.

(June 12, 2023)

A Machine Learning Approach to Freshwater Analysis

Researchers at Syracuse University and Texas A&M use computer modeling to find out the sources of salinization and alkalinization in U.S. watersheds.

Maggie Sardino, engaged humanities research assistant

(May 31, 2023)

A Blueprint for Engaged Humanities: Maggie Sardino Featured in Humanities for All

Maggie Sardino's '23 blog post has been featured in Humanities for All.

Melissa Chipman holding a freshly extracted sediment core from an Alaskan Lake.

(May 19, 2023)

Testing Boreal Forests’ Blood Pressure

A&S professor Melissa Chipman was awarded National Science Foundation grant funding to study the ancient geochemistry of Arctic forests to understand interactions between boreal fire and climate change.

Four people sitting on steps.

(May 15, 2023)

Project Mend Builds Community Through Writing for Those Impacted by the Justice System

Mend journal showcases the experience of incarceration.

A patient receiving transcranial direct current stimulation at the Aphasia Lab.

(May 15, 2023)

Syracuse University’s Aphasia Research Lab Seeks Participants for Stroke Treatment Study

The lab is testing a cutting-edge method of brain stimulation to boost speech and language therapy.

Four people standing at a table.

(May 11, 2023)

Syracuse University Authors Celebrated at the Annual Books in the Humanities Showcase

The in-person reception featured nearly 50 books by SU authors spotlighting a range of cutting-edge research across campus.

Aesoon Park portrait.

(May 1, 2023)

Expanding Summer Research Opportunities Through SU-STAR

Psychology Professor Aesoon Park was awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health to welcome undergraduate students from underrepresented backgrounds to Syracuse University for summer health research.

(April 28, 2023)

A&S Professor Claudia Miller Awarded Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute Research Professorship

Miller will study singularities in geometry at the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute in Berkeley, California in spring 2024.

Aerial view of the 2023 Undergraduate Research Festival

(April 28, 2023)

Annual Research Festival Showcases Impressive A&S Undergraduate Work

Over 100 A&S students honed their professional speaking experience by presenting their findings to faculty, peers and guests.

Robert Doyle sitting in a lab.

(March 29, 2023)

A&S Chemistry Professor Presents New Research on Anti-Obesity Drug

Professor Robert Doyle shared findings at the ACS spring meeting about a potential new drug which offers steady weight loss without common, unwanted side-effects.

Graphic representation of a DNA strand.

(March 20, 2023)

‘Fishing’ for Biomarkers

A team of researchers, including Syracuse University physics professor Liviu Movileanu and postdoctoral researcher Mohammad Ahmad, have developed a broadly applicable nano-sensor capable of single-molecule precision.

(March 17, 2023)

Rewriting Kenyan History

A&S grad student Joy Nyokabi Karinge advocates for access to unsanitized history of Kenya and beyond.

Courtney Conte ’23 (left) and Bochum town archivist Andreas Froning (right) with the Stolpersteine, or stumbling stone, honoring Holocaust survivor Bob Hyman.

(March 15, 2023)

A&S Student Honors Holocaust Survivor through Research Project

Courtney Conte ’23 helped prepare a “stumbling stone” to remember Bob Hyman’s life.

Aerial view of the study region in the Argentine Andes.

(March 3, 2023)

Rare Isotopes Help Unlock Mysteries in the Argentine Andes

Researchers from Syracuse University’s Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences published a study documenting erosion rates in the Andes Mountains.

Images of Tripti Bhattacharya Alison Patteson and Olga Makhlynets and Rachel Steinhardt from left to right

(March 2, 2023)

A&S Faculty Collect Top National Awards and Grants

EES professor Tripti Bhattacharya, physics professor Alison Patteson and chemistry professors Olga Makhlynets and Rachel Steinhardt are recognized for their innovative and noteworthy research.

Olga Makhlynets portrait.

(Feb. 21, 2023)

Chemistry Professor Recipient of NSF CAREER and NIH Grants

With grants from the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation, Olga Makhlynets is researching next-generation hydrogels and protein design.

Syracuse University campus in winter.

(Feb. 13, 2023)

2023 Humanities Center Faculty Fellows Focus on Critical Societal Concerns

Projects examine race and language, the genealogy of slavery, women’s marital rights in Arab nations and the impact of 1990s alternative rock.

Tolley Humanities Building in winter.

(Feb. 9, 2023)

Graduate Students Illuminate Lives, Race and Place

Humanities Center fellowships and project grants support students' research on Druze culture, histories of self-harm, youth literacy and Black narratives from Syracuse schools’ desegregation era.

People Gathered for a Funderal Ceremony in Imo State Nigeria.

(Feb. 3, 2023)

A&S Music History Professor Receives Carnegie Grant to Study Women’s Music in West Africa

AMH Professor Ruth Opara will travel to Nigeria in May to explore music performance practices and develop a scholarly exchange program between students in Nigeria and Syracuse.

East Antarctic Ice sheet flowing through the Transantarctic Mountains.

(Jan. 23, 2023)

Rock-Solid Data: Friendship Helps Lead to Discovery of Tectonic History of Subglacial Antarctica

Paul Fitzgerald and a longtime friend-turned-scientific-collaborator published the study in Nature Communications.

This illustration shows a glowing stream of material from a star as it is being devoured by a supermassive black hole in a tidal disruption flare.

(Jan. 12, 2023)

A Star’s Unexpected Survival

A team of physicists devise a model that maps a star’s surprising orbit about a supermassive black hole – revealing new information about one of the cosmos’ most extreme environments.

Atanu Acharya portrait.

(Jan. 4, 2023)

Getting to the 'Point': Powerful Computing Helps Identify Potential New Treatments for Coronaviruses

A&S chemistry professor Atanu Acharya seeks to identify antibodies effective against all coronaviruses and variants.

Physics Professor Lisa Manning leading a discussion at the Convergence Accelerator workshop in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

(Dec. 23, 2022)

Nature-Inspired Designs Could Offer Solutions for Global Challenges

Syracuse physics professor is leading an effort to translate research into real-world applications.

Illustration of a shrub covering a rock.

(Dec. 21, 2022)

Researchers Reject 30-year-old Paradigm: The Emergence of Forests Did Not Reduce the Amount of Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere

According to new research from a team of earth scientists including EES Professor Christopher Junium, smaller plants may have reduced carbon dioxide levels on Earth before the evolution of large forests.

Jillian Scheer

(Dec. 20, 2022)

Addressing Trauma Through Writing

Jillian Scheer, the Cobb-Jones Professor of Clinical Psychology in A&S, is one of five recipients of a 2022 Walter Katkovsky Research Grant from the American Psychological Foundation.

Maisto portrait

(Dec. 20, 2022)

Psychology Professor Part of Two NIH Grants to Advance Alcohol and Drug Use Disorder Research

Stephen Maisto, professor emeritus of psychology, is an investigator on two projects funded by the National Institutes of Health totaling over $5 million.

a person working with samples in a laboratory

(Dec. 14, 2022)

A&S Students Account for Over One Third of Fall 2022 SOURCE and Honors Grants

The grants provide up to $7,500 in support for original undergraduate research projects.

Polar bear walking across snow.

(Dec. 12, 2022)

A ‘Paw’sitively Innovative Discovery

A&S biologist Austin Garner is part of a team who investigated how polar bear paw design principles can help improve traction in human-made products like tires and shoes.

(Dec. 2, 2022)

A&S Physicist Britton Plourde Named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

The designation of Fellow is the IEEE’s highest level of membership and recognizes Plourde’s contributions to the field of quantum computing.

National Science Foundation logo.

(Nov. 21, 2022)

Math Department Sees Significant Grant Support for 2022-23

Six professors from A&S’ mathematics department have been awarded National Science Foundation grants, bringing funding for mathematics research and community building.

Scheibel portrait

(Nov. 21, 2022)

A Passion for Classic Hollywood Cinema

Associate Professor Will Scheibel's recent book examines the life and career of Golden Era Hollywood starlet Gene Tierney.

Cattle grazing in grasslands.

(Nov. 18, 2022)

Helping Ranchers Learn from the Wild

A new USDA grant funds Mark Ritchie’s research exploring how more ranchers could raise climate-friendly beef.

Kari Segraves sitting on a boat.

(Nov. 15, 2022)

A&S Biology Professor Helping to Shape NSF Funding

Kari Segraves is serving as a program director of the NSF’s Population and Community Ecology Cluster.

(Nov. 15, 2022)

EES Professor Recognized by the Geological Society of America

Professor Christopher Scholz received the 2022 Israel C. Russell Award for his contributions to research and teaching about lake basins.

Summer storm developing over desert regions of Great Basin

(Nov. 10, 2022)

Using Monsoons of the Past to Predict Climate Conditions of the Future

A team of researchers used ancient climate data to predict how the summer monsoon may change in the North American southwest.

Syracuse University Professors Olga Makhlynets (left) and Ivan Korendovych (center), and graduate student Sagar Bhattacharya (right), in a research lab.

(Oct. 28, 2022)

Advancing Artificial Enzyme Engineering

A research team including chemists from Syracuse University create the fastest artificial enzyme ever reported thanks to a novel method of locating an enzyme’s “sweet spot.”

Tao Wen portrait

(Oct. 26, 2022)

A&S Geochemist Receives NSF Grant for Work in Developing Search Engines for Climate Change Data

Assistant Professor Tao Wen heads the low-temperature geochemistry team in a collaborative effort with Syracuse, the NCSA, and five other institutions, with the goal of improving the discoverability of scientific data.

Matt Cufari portrait.

(Oct. 18, 2022)

Senior Matt Cufari One of Two National Winners of the American Physical Society’s LeRoy Apker Award for Work Related to Black Holes

The award celebrates outstanding physics achievement among undergraduate students.

Magazine cover design by Bryan Nicholas Fletcher, which reimagines Miguel de Cervantes’ novella “La fuerza de la sangre” into a modern context and setting.

(Oct. 17, 2022)

Cool Class: Social Justice in Early Modern Literature

Students’ digital projects connecting centuries-old stories to the present were featured at an international festival in Spain.

Artist rendering of neutron star merger

(Sept. 27, 2022)

A&S Physicist Awarded NSF Grant to Enhance Gravitational Wave Data Analysis

Duncan Brown, Charles Brightman Endowed Professor of Physics and Syracuse University’s Vice President for Research, will develop algorithms and computational techniques to advance gravitational-wave detectors of the future.

Side by side portraits of Heidi Hehnly, left, and Karin Nisenbaum, right.

(Sept. 26, 2022)

Syracuse University Announces Inaugural Renée Crown Honors Professorships

The newly formed Renée Crown Professor in the Sciences and Mathematics and Renée Crown Professor in the Humanities will enrich the undergraduate experience for Honors students.

Jeffrey A. Karson during a research expedition to Iceland.

(Sept. 26, 2022)

Professor Emeritus of Earth and Environmental Sciences Named Fellow of the American Geophysical Union

Jeffrey Karson is among 53 other Fellows in AGU's 2022 class and is Syracuse University's second professor to receive the honor.

Students from the North Side Learning Center exploring microbiomes.

(Sept. 12, 2022)

Fostering Community Engagement Across Central New York

A&S’ Engaged Humanities Network awards mini-grants to faculty and students to support collaborations with the Syracuse community.

Students examine a book from SCRC’s medieval and early modern musical collection.

(Sept. 12, 2022)

Cool Class: European Music Before 1800 (HOM/MHL 267)

Music history students visit SCRC for a hands-on research lesson.

Corrine Occhino portrait

(Sept. 9, 2022)

A&S Professor Conducting First National Survey on Reproductive Health Experiences of Deaf Women

The project seeks to improve health care communication for Deaf and hard of hearing people.

(Aug. 31, 2022)

Searching for the Universe’s Tiniest Clues

Thanks to grants from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy, A&S physicists Mitch Soderberg and Denver Whittington will continue their research at the cutting edge of neutrino discovery.

Baby having hearing screening.

(Aug. 30, 2022)

Unlocking the Mysteries of Speech Processing

A new NIH grant funds Beth Prieve’s research exploring how infants process human speech.

Side by side portraits of Stefan Ballmer and Georgia Mansell.

(Aug. 28, 2022)

A&S Physicists Part of NSF PAARE Grant to Diversify Astrophysics

The grant will establish a pathway to success for physics graduate students from underrepresented groups.

(Aug. 19, 2022)

A&S Physicist Awarded NSF Grant to Continue Gravitational Wave Detector Research

Professor Stefan W. Ballmer and his students are collaborating with researchers from MIT to increase detector sensitivity – a key to observing some of the Universe’s most energetic events.

Student presenting research to a small group of people.

(Aug. 10, 2022)

A Home-Grown Path for Future Physicists

Syracuse City School District students get a taste for college-level research alongside A&S faculty through the Syracuse University Research in Physics (SURPh) paid internship.

Amber Vandepoele and Mike Marciano looking at a computer screen with data on it.

(Aug. 9, 2022)

Forensics Professor Explores New Technology That Could be Gamechanger in Sexual Assault Investigations

FNSSI’s Mike Marciano is testing a system called DEPArray that has the potential to improve long-held methods of DNA detection.

From left to right, Kelly Schmid, Mariah Maxwell and Jason Wiles.

(July 5, 2022)

A Pair of New Studies by Researchers in the Wiles Lab Illuminate Best Practices for Inclusion in STEM

One article addressed the disproportion between female undergraduate students who identify as ‘scientists’ as compared to their male counterparts, and the other detailed how online peer-led team learning improves retention rates among minoritized groups.

Madeline Pietrowski gives a talk about her work “Reverse Fashion Show.”

(June 29, 2022)

The Art of Science

Students from across campus take part in Syracuse University’s first-ever Bio-Art class.

Side by side portraits of Eric Coughlin, left, and Jillian Scheer, right.

(June 27, 2022)

Two A&S Professors Receive Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards

The awards will support physicist Eric Coughlin’s astrophysical research into deep tidal disruptions and psychologist Jillian Scheer’s work with at-risk LGBTQ populations.

Southern right whale near the beach in Ribanceira, Brazil.

(May 26, 2022)

Hidden in Plain Sight: A&S Biologists Say Southern Right Whale Habitat Choice is Key to Keeping Young Calves Safe

Whale mothers choose nursery sites in shallow waters where predators cannot “eavesdrop” on communication between a mother and her young.

(May 23, 2022)

Bringing CSI into the Classroom

Students in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Advanced Crime Scene Investigation class gain valuable hands-on skills to prepare them for a career in forensics.

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist speaking to students.

(May 23, 2022)

Speech Therapy Dream Team

NBA player Michael Kidd-Gilchrist talks with CSD students about the important bond between a speech therapist and a person who stutters.

maine portrait

(May 11, 2022)

Eleanor Maine Receives Wasserstrom Prize for Graduate Teaching

The prize memorializes William Wasserstrom, a noted professor of English at Syracuse University.

The Hall of Languages with red flowers in the foreground.

(May 11, 2022)

2021-22 A&S Awards and Honors

Read the extensive list of students and faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences honored for their achievements over the past academic year.

Group of people participating in a science project.

(May 9, 2022)

Biology and Earth and Environmental Sciences Departments Come Together on Diversity and Engagement Initiatives

A SEEDS SPUR summer fellowship, Natural Science Explorers outreach program and E4 seminar series highlight the departments' efforts.

Group of people talking with each other.

(May 5, 2022)

Reuniting to Celebrate Syracuse University Authors

The Books in the Humanities in-person reception highlighted the work of nearly 150 University authors across the past three copyright years.

National Science Foundation logo

(April 29, 2022)

Five NSF CAREER Awards a Record for A&S

Professors John Franck, Brett Jakubiak, David Kellen, Davoud Mozhdehi and Minghao Rostami have been awarded five-year CAREER grants to support their innovative research and educational outreach.

Connor Ritchie portrait.

(April 26, 2022)

Syracuse University’s Top Putnam Math Competition Finisher Awarded Inaugural Erdős Prize

Connor Ritchie placed among the top 20% of participants in the annual North American mathematics competition.

Wide shot of students, faculty and guests gathered in a large atrium at the undergraduate research festival.

(April 26, 2022)

A&S Student Research on Display

Over 100 undergraduate A&S students gather at the Life Sciences Complex to share their work with faculty, peers and guests.

Two images side by side that depicts Serratia marcescens biofilms grown on soft and stiff polyacrylamide (PAA)

(April 19, 2022)

Viewing a Microcosm Through a Physics Lens

Research could have implications on human health and medicine.

Tolley Humanities Building

(April 14, 2022)

Humanities Center Fellowships and Grants Support Graduate Student Research in the Humanities

Thanks to this support, recipients are positioned for success in their fields.

Illustration  showing the onset of freezing weather and skies loaded with sulfur aerosols.

(March 21, 2022)

The Impact of Extinction

New research published in PNAS answers a lingering question about the source of atmospheric sulfur leading to the extinction of the dinosaurs.

The 2021 SUSTAIN cohort posing on a dock with a lake in the background at Camp Talooli .

(March 18, 2022)

“Seeing Possibility For Myself”

The SUSTAIN program continues to cultivate and support STEM talent as it approaches endowment in its fifth year.

Aerial view of a retreating glacier.

(March 14, 2022)

EES Professor Helps Find Clues Behind What Turned Ancient Subtropical Drylands Into Oases

Thonis Family Professor Tripti Bhattacharya is among an international team of researchers whose study was published in Nature Communications.

spermatozoa of Drosophila melanogaster within a female's specialized sperm-storage organ, where they await the opportunity to fertilize ova.

(March 8, 2022)

A&S Biologists Observe a Molecular “Hand-off” That Plays a Key Role in Reproduction

The team’s novel research on the life history of fruit fly sperm demonstrates molecular continuity between the male female reproductive tracts.

Eikel-Pohen portrait

(March 2, 2022)

Mona Eikel-Pohen Wins Outstanding German Program Development and Advocacy Award

The award was presented by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Small Undergraduate German Program Special Interest Group.

Portrait of Lawrence Mouillé.

(Feb. 28, 2022)

Lawrence Mouillé to Join Mathematics Department as National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow

The appointment represents the first NSF Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for the department.

Biological nanopore-based sensor.

(Feb. 21, 2022)

(Bio)Sensing Protein Interactions

A team of A&S researchers have designed a highly sensitive sensor capable of identifying proteins in solution down to a single molecule.

Graphic of fish swimming in a circle.

(Feb. 21, 2022)

Conventional Wisdom

The Humanities Center’s Syracuse Symposium investigates conventions through a diverse selection of spring events.

Cauca River Canyon in the Northern Andes of Colombia.

(Feb. 15, 2022)

EES Researchers Explore the Factors that Shaped the Massive Cauca River Canyon in the Tropical Andes

The team’s research pinpoints tropical locations more susceptible to erosion.

Group of people gathered at an Africa Initiative meeting.

(Jan. 28, 2022)

A Space to Celebrate the Global African Experience

The Africa Initiative brings together students and faculty at Syracuse University with a shared interest in scholarship on Africa and Global Africans.

Philip Arnold standing next to the Peace Tree.

(Jan. 7, 2022)

Examining the History and Consequences of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery

Professor Philip Arnold is principal investigator on a Luce Foundation grant awarded to Syracuse University to explore the impact of the Doctrine.

Jazmine Richardson, left, and John Franck, right, conducting research.

(Dec. 9, 2021)

A&S | Maxwell Students and A&S Faculty Well Represented Among 2021-22 Fall SOURCE and Honors Program Grant Recipients

A&S | Maxwell students account for nearly one third of all undergraduate research grant recipients from across Syracuse University in the fall funding cycle.

A patient undergoing tests using the Gebbie Clinic’s new videonystagmography system.

(Dec. 3, 2021)

The Gift of an Accurate Diagnosis

The new VNG diagnostic system was donated in honor of alumna Kimberly Knight.

Tripti Bhattacharya portrait.

(Nov. 24, 2021)

EES Professor Part of Expert Committee Helping to Shape the Future of Paleoclimate Research

Thonis Family Professor Tripti Bhattacharya served on a panel of paleoclimatologists who provided input for a report distributed by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Alison Patteson, assistant professor of physics, left, and Davoud Mozhdehi, assistant professor of chemistry.

(Nov. 23, 2021)

A&S Physicist and Chemist Awarded NIH MIRA Grants

The five-year awards will fund Alison Patteson’s and Davoud Mozhdehi’s protein research.

Jillian Scheer portrait

(Nov. 16, 2021)

Dr. Jillian Scheer Named Inaugural Cobb-Jones Professor of Clinical Psychology

The professorship was made possible by a gift of $2 million in honor of psychology alumna Dr. Faith “Chris” Maltby Cobb.

Artist’s impression of Cosmic Explorer.

(Nov. 11, 2021)

A&S Physicists Part of Cosmic Explorer Project Deemed “Crucial” by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine

Cosmic Explorer is a next-generation gravitational-wave observatory capable of better sensitivity and higher precision than current detectors.

EES faculty, graduate students, undergraduate students and alumni in Iceland.

(Nov. 5, 2021)

An Expedition to a Volcanic Hot Spot

Students, faculty and alumni from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences travel to an iconic geological destination in Iceland.

Lanzani portrait

(Nov. 5, 2021)

Professor Loredana Lanzani Named a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society

Lanzani is Syracuse University’s first professor to receive the AMS distinction.

Researchers examine an Ordovician Period outcrop on the shoreline of Anticosti Island.

(Nov. 1, 2021)

Uncovering the Secrets Behind Earth’s First Major Mass Extinction

A team of researchers have published a new study in Nature Geoscience exploring the cause of the Late Ordovician mass extinction.

Avinay Bhat standing underneath the MicroBooNE detector.

(Oct. 29, 2021)

A&S Researchers Contribute to MicroBooNE Experiment’s First Results Showing No Hint of a Sterile Neutrino

Four complementary analyses by Fermilab’s MicroBooNE show no signs of a theorized fourth kind of neutrino known as the sterile neutrino.

Ballmer portrait

(Oct. 14, 2021)

A&S Physicist Stefan Ballmer Named APS Fellow

The APS recognized Ballmer for his role in designing gravitational-wave detectors and interpreting their observations.

The protein vimentin, pictured in green, helps protect a cell’s nucleus and DNA during migration.

(Oct. 12, 2021)

Modeling Cellular Migration

A team of A&S physicists develop one of the first 3D simulations capturing how cells containing the protein vimentin move through body tissue.

Portrait of Zunli Lu.

(Oct. 12, 2021)

EES Professor Zunli Lu Awarded NSF Grant to Study the Causes of Mass Extinctions

Lu is part of an interdisciplinary team of scientists who will investigate how animals responded to environmental change millions of years ago.

Jennifer Ross

(Oct. 1, 2021)

A&S Physicist Part of a Five-University Team Programming Biological Cells to Design Futuristic Materials

The group’s NSF-funded project will provide a framework for the design of synthetic materials that accomplish biological functions.

Sloth climbing a tree.

(Sept. 29, 2021)

Sloths, Monkeys and Owls, Oh My: Bio Major Gains Hands-on Experience with Endangered Animals in Costa Rica

Pre-health advising helps Leonardo Rivera ’22 turn a love for wildlife into a future career in veterinary medicine.

Side by side portraits of Davoud Mozhdehi, left, and Shikha Nangia.

(Sept. 15, 2021)

Taking the Guesswork Out of Nanoparticle Design

Professors Davoud Mozhdehi and Shikha Nangia are using machine learning to guide the design of stable nanoparticles.

Exterior view of Victoria Memorial Hall.

(Sept. 14, 2021)

NEH Grant Awarded to AMH’s Romita Ray to Convene Leading Scholars for an International Research Workshop and Symposium

Ray is organizing a workshop and virtual symposium on the historic architecture, collections, and gardens of the iconic Victoria Memorial Hall, Calcutta.

Graphic of fish swimming in a circle.

(Sept. 9, 2021)

The Power of Collectivity

2021-22 Syracuse Symposium explores the theme “Conventions.”

The Hall of Languages with red flowers in the foreground.

(Sept. 7, 2021)

Leading Thinkers: New Faculty Joining A&S

The College of Arts and Sciences welcomes new professors this fall.

Students using a microscope.

(Aug. 30, 2021)

New A&S | Maxwell Certification Gives Students an “Edge” After Graduation

The co-curricular certification called "Edge" prepares students for a future of success.

Wiles portrait

(Aug. 26, 2021)

Biology Professor Recognized Internationally for Work in Science Education

Associate professor Jason Wiles receives awards and honors for his innovative teaching and commitment to diversifying STEM.

Image of an Internet backpack and its contents.

(Aug. 23, 2021)

Transdisciplinary Syracuse University Team Awarded Grant to Address the Digital Divide in Central America

Professors from A&S, the iSchool and Falk work to bring Internet to remote areas in Costa Rica.

(Aug. 11, 2021)

Preserving African Language and Culture

LLL Professor Christopher Green receives prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship.

Margaret Innes portrait

(Aug. 11, 2021)

AMH’s Margaret Innes Awarded ACLS Fellowship for Research on Radical Labor Press Photography

Innes will continue work on her new book exploring photography and print media during the labor movement in the 1920s-1930s.

Manning Stevens portrait

(Aug. 5, 2021)

Challenging the Museum Narrative

A&S professor Scott Manning Stevens has been awarded a Radcliffe Institute Fellowship for his new book project which confronts the alienation and appropriation of Native American culture in museums, galleries and archives.

Artist rendering of neutron star merger

(Aug. 3, 2021)

Syracuse University Part of Elite Multi-Institutional Physics Research Hub

Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman Endowed Professor of Physics, is among a group of physicists who received a $3.25M NSF grant to study the properties of neutron stars.

A patient receiving transcranial direct current stimulation at the Aphasia Lab.

(July 27, 2021)

New CSD Study Uses Electrical Brain Stimulation to Help Treat Stroke Patients with Aphasia

CSD researchers are currently recruiting stroke patients who have experienced speech and language difficulties.

Side by side portraits of Mike Marciano on the left and Jonathan Adelman on the right.

(July 15, 2021)

A&S Forensic Scientists Design the First Machine Learning Approach to Forensic DNA Analysis

A patent was recently issued to Syracuse University for an invention by Michael Marciano and Jonathan Adelman.

Side by side images of Linda Ivany on the left and Bruce Wilkinson on the right.

(July 8, 2021)

Have You Ever Wondered How Many Species Have Inhabited the Earth? A&S Researchers Confirm We May Never Know

Earth and environmental sciences professors explain why naming new species may be a never-ending journey.

Kapuscinski portrait

(June 24, 2021)

Reflections: How the Psychological Services Center Pivoted in the Pandemic

Psychology clinic director Afton Kapuscinski explains how the center maintained services during COVID.

Operating oil well profiled on dramatic cloudy sky.

(June 24, 2021)

When it Comes to the Environmental Impact of Hydrofracking vs. Conventional Gas/Oil Drilling, Research Shows the Differences May Be Minimal

A study led by EES professor Tao Wen is one of the first to use machine learning techniques to holistically assess general water quality data.

Nikhila Krishnan using the new Zeiss LSM980 confocal microscope

(June 17, 2021)

Syracuse University’s First NIH S10 Grant Funds the Purchase of State-of-the-Art Microscope

The Blatt BioImaging Center’s Zeiss LSM980 allows researchers to image their most challenging samples.

Dole pineapple company advertisement featuring a painting of a flower by Georgia O'Keefe.

(June 17, 2021)

Sascha Scott Receives Smithsonian American Art Museum Award for her Essay on Decolonizing U.S. Art History

The award committee noted that Scott’s essay marks a pivotal moment in the field.

The landing page for the Landscapes at Syracuse University website.

(June 17, 2021)

Cultivating Meaning: Syracuse University Scholars Explore Landscapes Through Unique Research Lenses

The Landscape Studies Interdisciplinary Faculty Research Seminar launches a new website thanks to a CUSE grant.

Humpback whale feeding.

(May 28, 2021)

Biology Ph.D. Student Reports Evidence of Humpback Whale Song Near New York City

Zeh's research has been featured in The New York Times, New York Daily News and The Times (London).

A child undergoing tests in the Syracuse University Stuttering Research Lab.

(May 27, 2021)

NIH Grant Funds Innovative Study on Childhood Stuttering

CSD professor Victoria Tumanova investigates how emotional processes may affect childhood stuttering.

Stolpersteine, or “stumbling stones,” honoring Simon and Frieda Herschberg, who once lived in Bochum, Germany.

(May 20, 2021)

German Language Class Connects U.S. Citizens with their Jewish Family History

SU students help a relative of Holocaust victims learn about his family’s past.

Martin De Vita

(May 20, 2021)

Novel CBD Research Earns Psychology Ph.D. Candidate Prestigious Dissertation Award

The research excellence award is in recognition of his study on the pain-relieving effects of cannabidiol (CBD).

Main virutal gathering room at the College of Arts and Sciences' undergraduate research festival.

(May 19, 2021)

Virtual Platform, In-Person Feel: Innovating at the A&S Undergraduate Research Festival

Over 300 people attended the event which featured undergraduate research spanning the humanities and sciences.

Nicolas Pérez-Consuegra and professor Gregory Hoke standing in front of a waterfall in the Caqueta Canyon.

(May 14, 2021)

The Driving Force Behind Tropical Mudslides

EES Ph.D. candidate leads a research expedition in search of answers to erosion in his home country of Colombia.

Bradley original

(May 14, 2021)

Ben Bradley Receives Wasserstrom Prize for Graduate Teaching

The prize memorializes William Wasserstrom, a noted professor of English at Syracuse University.

New York City skyline from Newtown Creek.

(May 11, 2021)

Forgotten in Plain Sight: Bringing Renewed Attention to a Famous New York City Waterway

Professor of English Dana Spiotta and her colleagues receive a Creative Capital Award for their new floating opera, Newtown Odyssey.

Intertext 2021 cover

(May 6, 2021)

Intertext Launches Spring 2021 Issue

The 2021 issue features the work of undergraduate students from the Department of Writing Studies, Rhetoric, and Composition.

Hall of Languages clocktower behind blooming white flowers.

(May 5, 2021)

A&S Students and Faculty Receive Prestigious University Awards and Honors

The 2021 list of awardees denotes the impressive breadth and depth of scholarship in A&S.

Nidaa Aljabbarin on the steps leading up to Crouse College.

(May 3, 2021)

Through Poetry, Nidaa Aljabbarin ’22 Shares Her Personal Journey as a Syrian Refugee

Her internationally-recognized poem, “The Day I Left,” details her family's final day at their home in Syria.

Side by side headshots of George Langford and Virginia Burrus.

(April 26, 2021)

Pair of A&S Faculty Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

George M. Langford and Virginia Burrus join Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein and Martin Luther King, Jr., as members of the Academy.

Portrait of Michael Marciano.

(April 16, 2021)

FNSSI’s Mike Marciano Appointed to Committee that Oversees NYS Forensic Lab Accreditation

Marciano joins a group of crime experts to ensure that forensic work within state and local crime laboratories is conducted accurately.

A cluster of 3D-printed beetles.

(April 5, 2021)

Can a 3D Printed Beetle Model Simulate the Real Thing?

A&S biologist contributes to paper on the feasibility of using 3D printed insects in mating studies.

Student working at a computer.

(March 25, 2021)

New Study From A&S’ Department of Biology Highlights Ways to Support Students in Virtual Learning Environments

Eve Humphrey and Jason Wiles worked with SU students to investigate some of challenges and opportunities associated with virtual learning during the pandemic.

Artist rendering of the metallic asteroid 16 Psyche.

(March 18, 2021)

Using Syracuse Lava to Understand Metal Worlds

The Syracuse Lava Project explores what volcanoes might look like on metallic planets.

Fulbright scholars in front of Matthias Church in Budapest, Hungary.

(March 9, 2021)

Navigating an International Fellowship During a Global Pandemic

Professor Scott Manning Stevens receives a Fulbright Fellowship to teach in Hungary and conduct research at ethnographic museums throughout the country.

Peptide synthesizer.

(Feb. 17, 2021)

Major Science Grants Awarded to A&S Researchers in 2020

A&S faculty received funding from organizations including the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health and Department of Defense.

Epifluorescence image of extracellular vimentin with the protein actin and DNA.

(Feb. 10, 2021)

Keeping SARS2 Out of the Cell

A&S physicists are leading a team of researchers who are one of the first to pinpoint a novel method of using anti-vimentin antibodies to block cellular uptake of the coronavirus.

Active actin-microtubule composite network.

(Feb. 9, 2021)

Bringing Synthetic Material to Life

A&S physicist is a co-author on a paper exploring a biological system that may one day be applied to innovative self-healing roads and sidewalks of the future.

Suzanne Baldwin examining a gneiss rock in Papua New Guinea.

(Jan. 14, 2021)

Geologic History Written in Garnet Sand

A&S researchers probe deep secrets of trapped inclusions in garnet sand from Papua New Guinea.

Heidi Hehnly headshot.

(Jan. 11, 2021)

Hehnly Lab Awarded $1.2M NIH Grant to Research Critical Tissue Formation

The team’s research seeks to identify molecular targets to treat developmental disorders.

UBQLN2 forming stress-induced condensates in mammalian cells.

(Dec. 18, 2020)

$1.5M NIH Grant Funds ALS-Linked Research

Assistant Professor Carlos Castañeda is studying the regulation of liquid-like protein droplets in hopes of determining what causes diseases like ALS.

Graphic representing notochord ablation.

(Dec. 18, 2020)

A&S Researchers Awarded $2.1M Grant to Study Causes of Congenital Heart Defects

Researchers look to pinpoint mechanical forces that could be causing defects during the early stages of embryo development.

Central New York Humanities Corridor Logo with gold circle in the background.

(Dec. 9, 2020)

A Vital Space: CNY Humanities Corridor Offers Unique Resource to Writers

Authors build rewarding collaborations through the Corridor's working group structure.

Power lines at dusk.

(Dec. 4, 2020)

Resistance is Futile

A team of A&S chemists are working to develop a superconductor that could store vast amounts of energy and make the electrical power grid much more efficient.

Mold on strawberries.

(Dec. 3, 2020)

Teaching Plastics to “Speak”

Chemist Davoud Mozhdehi is working on an autonomous synthetic material that could create what he calls “smart plastics.”

Antshel portrait

(Nov. 24, 2020)

A&S Psychologist Contributes to Important Study in Nature Medicine Journal

The study explored why individuals with the chromosomal disorder 22q11.2 deletion syndrome show varying symptoms.

Romantic Capabilities: Blake, Scott, Austen, and the New Messages of Old Media cover

(Nov. 11, 2020)

Mike Goode Pens New Book on How Literary Classics Help Create the New Media They ‘Live’ In

A virtual launch will celebrate Goode’s new book that examines the distinctiveness of the media in which particular ‘classic’ writings by Blake, Scott and Austen find new life.

Artist rendering of the brain.

(Nov. 6, 2020)

A New Way to Deliver Therapeutic Drugs to the Brain?

Researchers are investigating a nanoparticle that could 'disguise' itself for entry into the brain.

Graph depicting past and future carbon dioxide concentrations.

(Nov. 6, 2020)

EES Professors Contribute to Study on Future Climate Prediction

Climate experts make the case for including ancient data in future models.

Folio from Glosae in Regula

(Nov. 5, 2020)

LLL Professor Awarded for Outstanding Research of a Medieval Monastic Text

Matthieu Herman van der Meer analyzed a newly discovered commentary from around the year 800.

Kelleher portrait

(Nov. 2, 2020)

EES Professor Christa Kelleher Wins SU’s First Francis A. Kohout Award for Outstanding Achievement

The award honors early-career scientists for outstanding achievements in the hydrogeologic profession.

National Science Foundation logo

(Oct. 15, 2020)

Accuracy Down to the Atom

NSF equipment grants fund acquisition of two chromatography-mass spectrometers.

Mayra Vidal holding a tray of harvested yeast.

(Oct. 15, 2020)

Cheaters Don’t Always Win: Extinction May Be Prevented By Diverse Communities of Mutually Beneficial Species

A&S biologists' study on the persistence of mutualisms is published in the prestigious journal "Science."

Ditre portrait

(Sept. 10, 2020)

A New Tool to Fight Alcohol and Opioid Deaths

A&S psychologist receives a $1.3 million grant to develop a program to target interrelations between pain, hazardous drinking and use of prescription opioid medications.

Sea Temperature Map

(Aug. 10, 2020)

Using the Past to Predict the Future

A&S researchers lay the groundwork to reconstruct global climate through Earth's history.

Earth

(Aug. 5, 2020)

NSF Grant Funds Research of Curvature and Symmetry

Assistant Professor Lee Kennard receives a grant from the National Science Foundation to study multi-dimensional curved spaces.

Beaver Dam Analogue

(July 24, 2020)

Where Does The Water Go?

NSF grant funds research to determine the effects of artificial beaver dams.

Thomas Henry Huxley

(July 7, 2020)

Fostering Students’ ‘Tree-Thinking Skills’

A&S biologists win the Thomas Henry Huxley Award for their creation of an evolutionary learning module.

James Muirhead

(June 29, 2020)

The Carbon Footprint of Continental Rifts

A&S researchers study the amount of carbon dioxide released at the East African Rift System.

Sara Swenson

(June 18, 2020)

Forging Communities of ‘People with Heart’

Ph.D. candidate in religion receives dissertation fellowship to analyze contemporary Buddhist charities in Southeast Asia.

Graphic representation of diabetes drug

(June 16, 2020)

A&S Chemist Develops Potential Drug to Treat Type 2 Diabetes Without Harsh Side Effects

New research on proposed diabetes drug is published in “Cell Reports.”

Dana Olwan

(June 3, 2020)

Dana Olwan Receives 2020 Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award

The fellowship will contribute to her scholarship in the field of feminist Middle East studies.

(June 1, 2020)

The Physics Behind Tissue Flow in the Embryo

A&S team’s research published in PNAS.

Hydrothermal vent

(June 1, 2020)

Hydrogen-Hungry Microbes

Jeffrey Karson, the Jessie Page Heroy Professor of Earth Sciences, finds important connection between geological and biological processes.

Joyce Quon performing research

(May 27, 2020)

NSF Grant Funds Hands-On Chemistry Learning

REU grant draws students from around the country for summer research.

Jessica Stelzel

(April 10, 2020)

Physics Faculty Research Published in Scholarly Journals

Articles featured in Physical Review X and Physical Review Letters.

Forster portrait

(April 2, 2020)

English Professor Receives Mellon Foundation Grant

Chris Forster is the first professor at Syracuse University to be awarded the New Directions Fellowship.

Computer simulation of carpet bacteria

(March 16, 2020)

NSF Grant Funds Computational Simulation of Bio-Inspired Fluids

Computing resources grant from XSEDE

Tokyo

(March 2, 2020)

Grant Funds Field Research in Japan

Team will examine how that nation is preparing for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.

(Feb. 21, 2020)

Two A&S Faculty Earn NSF CAREER Awards

Professors Denver Whittington and Weiwei Zheng earn grants for early career development.

Poplar tree

(Feb. 11, 2020)

Student Research Sprouts Renewable Energy

Dakota Voitcu investigates how fungi impact plant growth.

Collision of two neutron stars

(Jan. 29, 2020)

Coming Into Focus

Physics department works to improve gravitational wave detection.

(Dec. 13, 2019)

Shielding the Cell

A&S Professor Uncovers 'Cage' of Proteins

jennifer ross portrait

(Oct. 10, 2019)

Physics Department Earns Honors

Faculty Embody Syracuse’s Research Prowess

(Oct. 9, 2019)

Prestigious Grant Supports Ph.D. Student’s Whale Research

Biology graduate student Julia Zeh receives highly competitive National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship

(Oct. 8, 2019)

Hush, Little Baby: Mother Right Whales “Whisper” to Calves

North Atlantic right whales, a species severely threatened by human activity.

finger printing dust in a student lab setting

(Oct. 1, 2019)

PACE

Forensics and National Security Sciences Institute Develops DNA Tool

(Sept. 26, 2019)

Guest Editor, Tej Bhatia

Professor Bhatia guest-edited a piece in the Journal of the International Association for World Englishes.

(Aug. 27, 2019)

Physicist Wins Grant to Support Ongoing Research Into Neutrinos

Professor Mitchell Soderberg says these tiny, elusive particles hold clues to the universe's origin.

(Aug. 26, 2019)

Psychology Professor Awarded NIAAA Grant

Aesoon Park studies the individual and environmental influences on alcohol use and misuse.

(Aug. 22, 2019)

Promoting Leadership Through Storytelling

The Narratio Fellowship program unites refugee artists and resettled refugee youth for the sake of artistic expression.