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College of Arts and Sciences

Grammy-Winning Singer Dua Lipa’s Book Club Spotlights Professor George Saunders

Bestselling author and professor of English George Saunders G’88 has received numerous accolades in his literary career. His book, "Lincoln in the Bardo," won the
Dan Bernardi Oct. 11, 2024
Grammy-Winning

‘Reflect the People Who Visit’: Arts Education Alumna Helps Make the MOST More Inclusive

Since 2008, the Upstate Medical University Life Sciences exhibition at Syracuse’s Museum of Science and Technology (MOST) has fascinated millions of visitors. With giant reproductions
News Staff Oct. 9, 2024
‘Reflect

50 Years of Advancing Language Proficiency for a Multilingual World

In 1974, students wearing mood rings and flared pants strode across campus, toting paperback copies of “Jaws” or “Carrie” while making plans to see “The
Diana Napolitano Oct. 9, 2024
50

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

Doctoral students in clinical psychology Alexa Deyo ’21 and Alison Vrabec G’23 spent their summer testing a theory that a certain kind of therapeutic technique called
Eileen Korey Oct. 7, 2024
Funding

Urban Video Project Presents ‘This Side of Salina’

Light Work’s Urban Video Project (UVP) is pleased to present the exhibition of "This Side of Salina" by filmmaker Lynne Sachs, exploring reproductive justice from
News Staff Oct. 7, 2024
Urban

Orange Fan Honors Father With $2M Gift to Fuel Competitive Excellence

The dining hall in the One Team Olympic Sports Center will be named for avid Orange sports fan Edward C. Magee Sr. ’33, G’36, thanks
Eileen Korey Oct. 4, 2024
Orange

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

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed behavioral disorder in children, and the numbers are only expected to rise. The CDC reported that in
Dan Bernardi Oct. 4, 2024
What’s

Students Engage in Summer Research and Study Experiences

This past summer, several students engaged in prestigious research and study experiences in the United States and Canada. The students applied for these highly competitive
Kelly Homan Rodoski Sept. 30, 2024
Students

Professor Eunjung Kim Awarded National Humanities Center Fellowship

Eunjun Kim, associate professor of cultural foundations of education in the School of Education and of women's and gender studies in the College of Arts
Martin Walls Sept. 27, 2024
Professor

A&S Names Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Karen Doherty, professor of communication sciences and disorders (CSD) in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), has been named A&S’ associate dean for faculty
Daeya Malboeuf Sept. 26, 2024
A&S

The Building Blocks of Future Smart Materials

How do cells take the shape they do and perform their functions? The enzymes and molecules that make them up are not themselves living—and yet
News Staff Sept. 25, 2024
The

Big Data Holds Key to Understanding Human Behavior

Researchers increasingly analyze gigantic volumes of digital information to understand how and why individuals and groups of people conduct their lives the way they do,
News Staff Sept. 19, 2024
Big

Antisemitism Expert Appointed New Backer Professor of Jewish Studies

To help scholars delve deeper into a greater understanding of antisemitism, from its history to its implications for the U.S. today, the College of Arts
Caroline K. Reff Sept. 18, 2024
Antisemitism

Shaping Perspectives, Influencing Passions: Students Share the Importance of Celebrating Latine Heritage Month

What does it mean to be a descendant of Latine/x/o/a and Hispanic heritage and trace your cultural roots to one of the more than 20
John Boccacino Sept. 17, 2024
Shaping

Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) Marks 25 Years, Welcomes New Faculty Co-Directors

Professors Shikha Nangia and Marina Artuso have been named faculty co-directors of Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE). Founded on campus 25 years ago, the
Diane Stirling Sept. 17, 2024
Women

4 Selected as 2024 Rostker Dissertation Fund Fellows

Getting the necessary funding to conduct quality research is among the myriad of challenges when working towards a doctoral degree. Syracuse University students engaged in
Charlie Poag Sept. 17, 2024
4

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
Dan Bernardi Sept. 11, 2024
Creating

Bio Artist Eduardo Kac to Present Wali Lecture at BioInspired Institute Symposium Oct. 24

The creator of the term “bio art,” an expressive form that interprets scientific principles and concepts through artistic installations, exhibitions and performances, is the keynote
Diane Stirling Sept. 11, 2024
Bio