Scholars have long debated the relationship between science and the humanities.
Some say the differences are cultural, citing the tendency of scientists to focus on questions with clear, definite answers and of humanists to concentrate on the questions themselves—the more unanswerable, the better. Both approaches have merit, says Vivian May, director of the Humanities Center and professor of women’s and gender studies. “At Syracuse, we explore the edges of scientific and humanistic understanding. One informs the other,” she adds.
“Mapping the Heavens” is the second in a four-part series about faculty research in the humanities. Drawing on interviews with prominent scholars, including Syracuse faculty, the article considers how synergies and fresh insights can emerge by bridging scientific and humanistic understanding.
A&S joins worldwide commemoration of 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley classic The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) lauds the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” with a daylong reading of the entire novel. On Wednesday, Oct….
Verbal Blend, the premier spoken-word poetry program coordinated by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, will host its fifth annual Spoken Word Poetry Institute featuring six alumni poets and presentation of the Poetic Icon Award. This year’s institute is Friday, Oct….
The graduate program in museum studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design and Syracuse University Rowing have collaborated on a new display at the historic James A. Ten Eyck Memorial Boathouse that celebrates the athletic…
Sharif Bey, ceramicist and dual associate professor of art education in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Art and the School of Education, is one of four artists selected to exhibit work in “Disrupting Craft: Renwick Invitational…
George Saunders G’88, best-selling author (“Lincoln in the Bardo,” “Tenth of December”) and professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), launches the 18th season of the University Lectures season on Thursday, Oct. 18, at 7:30 p.m….
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