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Chemists Turn Bacterial Molecules into Potential Drug Molecules
Chemists in the College of Arts and Sciences have figured out how to turn bacterial molecules into potential drug molecules. Yan-Yeung Luk, associate professor of chemistry, and his research team have published their findings in ChemBioChem (John Wiley & Sons,…
Linguistics Professor Shares Insights at National, International Conferences
Professor Tej K. Bhatia’s insights are being sought by colleagues in the field both nationally and internationally. Bhatia, a professor of linguistics in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (LLL) in the College of Arts and Sciences, has recently…
Physicists Aid in Study of Elusive Neutrinos
Physicists in the College of Arts and Sciences are playing a key role in the ongoing study of neutrinos, one of the universe’s smallest, most elusive particles.
Memory Is All in the Wrinkles. Or Is It?
That many animals have naturally wrinkle-free brains but are still able to learn complex tasks suggests wrinkles aren’t all there is to intelligence.
The Psychological Impacts of Mass Shootings and Violence
College of Arts and Sciences Associate Professor Leonard Newman, area director of social psychology, offers expertise on the mass shooting and violence that has gripped the US during the past two decades. Q: Are we (US society) becoming psychologically desensitized…
VeteransU App Helps Vets Adjust to Life at SU
Charles Preuss had spent the previous seven years of his life with his head on a swivel. As an airborne paratrooper for the U.S. Army, his life depended on an astute understanding of his surroundings and the people in them….
SU Abroad Course in Lebanon, Jordan Studies Gender, Sexuality
A new study abroad course, titled “Global Perspectives, Local Contexts: Women and Gender in the Arab World,” was launched this past summer in the College of Arts and Sciences. Taught by Carol Fadda-Conrey and Dana Olwan, professors of English and…
Burton Blatt Institute Receives $2.5 Million Grant
The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) has received a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration on Community Living, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) for a new five-year project on…
Philosopher Publishes Book on Jürgen Habermas
Kenneth Baynes, professor of philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences, is the author of “Habermas” (Routledge, 2015), a new book on the life and work of Jürgen Habermas, one of the world’s leading philosophers and sociologists. Baynes, also…
Plants Cope with Climate Change at the Gene Level
Climate change can influence everything from pine beetle outbreaks in the Rocky Mountains to rising sea levels in Papua New Guinea. In the face of a rapidly changing earth, plants and animals are forced to quickly deal with new challenges…