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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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A&S Welcomes 21 New Forward-Thinking Faculty
Meet the new professors starting at the College of Arts and Sciences this fall.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Project Mend Builds Community Through Writing for Those Impacted by the Justice System
Mend journal showcases the experience of incarceration.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

‘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.

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

A&S Student Honors Holocaust Survivor through Research Project
Courtney Conte ’23 helped prepare a “stumbling stone” to remember Bob Hyman’s life.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Nature-Inspired Designs Could Offer Solutions for Global Challenges
Syracuse physics professor is leading an effort to translate research into real-world applications.

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.

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.

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&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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Helping Ranchers Learn from the Wild
A new USDA grant funds Mark Ritchie’s research exploring how more ranchers could raise climate-friendly beef.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Cool Class: European Music Before 1800 (HOM/MHL 267)
Music history students visit SCRC for a hands-on research lesson.

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.

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.

Unlocking the Mysteries of Speech Processing
A new NIH grant funds Beth Prieve’s research exploring how infants process human speech.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Eleanor Maine Receives Wasserstrom Prize for Graduate Teaching
The prize memorializes William Wasserstrom, a noted professor of English at Syracuse University.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Viewing a Microcosm Through a Physics Lens
Research could have implications on human health and medicine.

Humanities Center Fellowships and Grants Support Graduate Student Research in the Humanities
Thanks to this support, recipients are positioned for success in their fields.

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.

“Seeing Possibility For Myself”
The SUSTAIN program continues to cultivate and support STEM talent as it approaches endowment in its fifth year.

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.

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.

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.

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.

(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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Gift of an Accurate Diagnosis
The new VNG diagnostic system was donated in honor of alumna Kimberly Knight.

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.

A&S Physicist and Chemist Awarded NIH MIRA Grants
The five-year awards will fund Alison Patteson’s and Davoud Mozhdehi’s protein research.

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.

A&S Physicists Part of Cosmic Explorer Project Deemed “Crucial” by the National Academies
Cosmic Explorer is a next-generation gravitational-wave observatory capable of better sensitivity and higher precision than current detectors.

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.

Professor Loredana Lanzani Named a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
Lanzani is Syracuse University’s first professor to receive the AMS distinction.

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.

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.

A&S Physicist Stefan Ballmer Named APS Fellow
The APS recognized Ballmer for his role in designing gravitational-wave detectors and interpreting their observations.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Taking the Guesswork Out of Nanoparticle Design
Professors Davoud Mozhdehi and Shikha Nangia are using machine learning to guide the design of stable nanoparticles.

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.

The Power of Collectivity
2021-22 Syracuse Symposium explores the theme “Conventions.”

Leading Thinkers: New Faculty Joining A&S
The College of Arts and Sciences welcomes new professors this fall.

New A&S | Maxwell Certification Gives Students an “Edge” After Graduation
The co-curricular certification called "Edge" prepares students for a future of success.

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.

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.

Preserving African Language and Culture
LLL Professor Christopher Green receives prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Reflections: How the Psychological Services Center Pivoted in the Pandemic
Psychology clinic director Afton Kapuscinski explains how the center maintained services during COVID.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

NIH Grant Funds Innovative Study on Childhood Stuttering
CSD professor Victoria Tumanova investigates how emotional processes may affect childhood stuttering.

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.

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).

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.

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.

Ben Bradley Receives Wasserstrom Prize for Graduate Teaching
The prize memorializes William Wasserstrom, a noted professor of English at Syracuse University.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Using Syracuse Lava to Understand Metal Worlds
The Syracuse Lava Project explores what volcanoes might look like on metallic planets.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Geologic History Written in Garnet Sand
A&S researchers probe deep secrets of trapped inclusions in garnet sand from Papua New Guinea.

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.

$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.

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.

A Vital Space: CNY Humanities Corridor Offers Unique Resource to Writers
Authors build rewarding collaborations through the Corridor's working group structure.

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.

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

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.

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.

A New Way to Deliver Therapeutic Drugs to the Brain?
Researchers are investigating a nanoparticle that could 'disguise' itself for entry into the brain.

EES Professors Contribute to Study on Future Climate Prediction
Climate experts make the case for including ancient data in future models.

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.

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.

Accuracy Down to the Atom
NSF equipment grants fund acquisition of two chromatography-mass spectrometers.

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."

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.

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

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.

Where Does The Water Go?
NSF grant funds research to determine the effects of artificial beaver dams.

Fostering Students’ ‘Tree-Thinking Skills’
A&S biologists win the Thomas Henry Huxley Award for their creation of an evolutionary learning module.

The Carbon Footprint of Continental Rifts
A&S researchers study the amount of carbon dioxide released at the East African Rift System.

Forging Communities of ‘People with Heart’
Ph.D. candidate in religion receives dissertation fellowship to analyze contemporary Buddhist charities in Southeast Asia.

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 Receives 2020 Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award
The fellowship will contribute to her scholarship in the field of feminist Middle East studies.

The Physics Behind Tissue Flow in the Embryo
A&S team’s research published in PNAS.

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

NSF Grant Funds Hands-On Chemistry Learning
REU grant draws students from around the country for summer research.

Physics Faculty Research Published in Scholarly Journals
Articles featured in Physical Review X and Physical Review Letters.

English Professor Receives Mellon Foundation Grant
Chris Forster is the first professor at Syracuse University to be awarded the New Directions Fellowship.

NSF Grant Funds Computational Simulation of Bio-Inspired Fluids
Computing resources grant from XSEDE

Grant Funds Field Research in Japan
Team will examine how that nation is preparing for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.

Two A&S Faculty Earn NSF CAREER Awards
Professors Denver Whittington and Weiwei Zheng earn grants for early career development.

Student Research Sprouts Renewable Energy
Dakota Voitcu investigates how fungi impact plant growth.

Coming Into Focus
Physics department works to improve gravitational wave detection.

Shielding the Cell
A&S Professor Uncovers 'Cage' of Proteins

Physics Department Earns Honors
Faculty Embody Syracuse’s Research Prowess

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

Hush, Little Baby: Mother Right Whales “Whisper” to Calves
North Atlantic right whales, a species severely threatened by human activity.

PACE
Forensics and National Security Sciences Institute Develops DNA Tool

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

Physicist Wins Grant to Support Ongoing Research Into Neutrinos
Professor Mitchell Soderberg says these tiny, elusive particles hold clues to the universe's origin.

Psychology Professor Awarded NIAAA Grant
Aesoon Park studies the individual and environmental influences on alcohol use and misuse.

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