College of Arts and Sciences

Trio of Literary Honors for Creative Writing Alumni and Faculty

From faculty to alumni, the esteemed creative writing program in the College of Arts and Sciences' Department of English features some of the top literary
Dan Bernardi Oct. 17, 2023
Trio of Literary Honors for Creative Writing Alumni and Faculty

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

Sports teams that succeed are those that feature athletes who work well together and bring different skills to the field. Humanities scholarship is no different.
Dan Bernardi Oct. 13, 2023
Grants from the Engaged Humanities Network Support 11 Community-Oriented Projects

4 Times the Fun: Capdeville Quadruplets Experience All Syracuse Has to Offer, Together

Imagine making the decision to attend a university nearly 2,000 miles away from your home in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Imagine your father is a
Jen Plummer Oct. 13, 2023
4 Times the Fun: Capdeville Quadruplets Experience All Syracuse Has to Offer, Together

5 NSF Grants Fund Syracuse University Researchers’ Work With Cosmic Explorer

Billions of years ago in a distant galaxy, two black holes collided sparking one of the universe’s most extreme cosmic events. The occurrence was so
Dan Bernardi Oct. 12, 2023
5 NSF Grants Fund Syracuse University Researchers’ Work With Cosmic Explorer

The BioInspired Institute’s Growth Helps Fuel Student and Faculty Research (Podcast)

Syracuse University takes great pride in its R1 designation as a world-class leader in research according to the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
John Boccacino Oct. 12, 2023
The BioInspired Institute’s Growth Helps Fuel Student and Faculty Research (Podcast)

A&S Paleoclimatologists Use Ancient Sediment to Explore Future Climate in Africa

In September, extreme rains struck South Africa’s Western Cape province, flooding villages and leaving a trail of destruction. The catastrophic devastation is just one recent
Dan Bernardi Oct. 11, 2023
A&S Paleoclimatologists Use Ancient Sediment to Explore Future Climate in Africa

‘Family Pictures Syracuse’ Brings City’s Marginalized Histories Into Focus

If a picture paints a thousand words, what new Syracuse community portrait will emerge to illustrate the past and present stories of individuals and families
Diane Stirling Oct. 9, 2023
‘Family Pictures Syracuse’ Brings City’s Marginalized Histories Into Focus

Orange Tank Recognizes Whitman’s Entrepreneurial Success Through Alumni Support

From a platform to connect athletes with marketing partnerships to a delicious sauce designed to introduce the flavors of the Middle East and Northern Africa,
News Staff Oct. 6, 2023
Orange Tank Recognizes Whitman’s Entrepreneurial Success Through Alumni Support

Expert Available for Indigenous Peoples Day

In case you are looking for an expert to speak about the upcoming Indigenous Peoples Day (Oct. 9), you may want to consider Philip Arnold,
Vanessa Marquette Oct. 5, 2023

Mathematics Professors Receive NSF Grants to Study Algebra

Two professors in the College of Arts and Sciences were awarded grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for their ongoing work with homological algebra.
News Staff Oct. 4, 2023
Mathematics Professors Receive NSF Grants to Study Algebra

A&S Chemistry Professor Receives Award From the American Chemical Society

Robert Doyle, Dean’s Professor of Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) and associate professor of pharmacology at SUNY Upstate Medical University, received
News Staff Sept. 29, 2023
A&S Chemistry Professor Receives Award From the American Chemical Society

Syracuse University Announces the Opening of the Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy and Astrophysics

As Albert Einstein predicted in his theory of relativity more than one hundred years ago, gravitational waves have been rippling through the fabric of space-time
Kerrie Marshall Sept. 29, 2023
Syracuse University Announces the Opening of the Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy and Astrophysics

New Student Association Leaders Aim to Get More Students Involved

Neither Will Treloar ’24 nor Yasmin Nayrouz ’24 possessed any previous experience as student government leaders when they stepped onto the Syracuse University campus as
John Boccacino Sept. 28, 2023
New Student Association Leaders Aim to Get More Students Involved

Setting the Agenda in Biology Research: 2 Professors Join NIH Peer Review Committees

The Center for Scientific Review (CSR) is known as the “gateway” for National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant applications. Expert peer review groups—also called study
News Staff Sept. 27, 2023
Setting the Agenda in Biology Research: 2 Professors Join NIH Peer Review Committees

Satisfy Your Research Curiosity at BioInspired Institute Symposium Oct. 19 and 20

Are you interested in knowing how living cells function? Do you wonder how scientists grow human tissues in the lab? Have you pondered how robots
Diane Stirling Sept. 27, 2023
Satisfy Your Research Curiosity at BioInspired Institute Symposium Oct. 19 and 20

Exploring the Existence of Life at 125 Degrees Fahrenheit

There are an estimated 8.7 million eukaryotic species on the planet. These are organisms whose cells contain a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles. Although eukaryotes
Dan Bernardi Sept. 26, 2023
Exploring the Existence of Life at 125 Degrees Fahrenheit

Cool Class: Mona Awad’s Art of the Fairy Tale

From an early age, fairy tales enter our lives and shape our view of the world. The classics like "Cinderella," "Rapunzel" and "Beauty and the
Dan Bernardi Sept. 26, 2023
Cool Class: Mona Awad’s Art of the Fairy Tale

How Climate Warming Could Disrupt a Deep-Rooted Relationship

Children are taught to leave wild mushrooms alone because of their potential to be poisonous. But trees on the other hand depend on fungi for
Dan Bernardi Sept. 26, 2023
How Climate Warming Could Disrupt a Deep-Rooted Relationship