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Yale Physicist to Deliver 10th Annual Wali Lecture Oct. 26

Thursday, October 19, 2017, By Rob Enslin

The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) will celebrate the 10th anniversary of one of its premier lecture series with a program by a renowned theoretical astrophysicist. Priyamvada Natarajan, professor of astronomy and physics at Yale University, will deliver this…

Health & Society

SOULscape Student Weekend Retreat Application Opens

Thursday, September 28, 2017, By Joyce LaLonde

SOULscape, a weekend retreat that supports students in finding meaning and purpose, is accepting applications until Oct. 2 at 11:59 p.m. Based on the popular campus conversations series Soulful Sit-Downs, SOULscape welcomes students from across the University to come together…

Arts & Culture

New Ideas of Urban Design a Matter of Equality for Architecture Professor

Tuesday, September 19, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

In November, School of Architecture Professor Francisco Sanin and his 13 studio students will travel to Medellín, Colombia, to visit a city transformed. Once known as “the most dangerous city in the world” for its drug cartels and dangerous streets…

Arts & Culture

Exhibitions, Film Screening Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

Thursday, September 14, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

The Office of Cultural Engagement for the Hispanic Community in the College of Arts and Sciences, in partnership with various campus and local organizations, is gearing up for Hispanic Heritage Month 2017 (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) with several events.

Arts & Culture

Exhibitions, Film Screening Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

Wednesday, September 13, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

The Office of Cultural Engagement for the Hispanic Community at the College of Arts and Sciences, in partnership with various campus and local organizations, is gearing up for Hispanic Heritage Month 2017 (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) with several events. LA CASITA…

STEM

Biochemists Link Synthetic Compound to Hunger-Hormone Production

Thursday, July 27, 2017, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

New research suggests that a man-made cousin of a small molecule found in olive oil can disrupt the hunger-signaling pathway. Researchers identified this promising new target by screening a library of roughly 1,600 small molecules for potential disruptors. Because the…

Campus & Community

Students Inducted into Prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Society

Wednesday, June 21, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Forty-one students in the College of Arts and Sciences were inducted into the Syracuse University chapter of the premier honor society Phi Beta Kappa May 12. Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest honorary society for students in the liberal arts,…

Health & Society

Plastic Surgeon Larry Weinstein ’75 Restores Hope, Renews Lives in Underserved India

Thursday, May 11, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Larry Weinstein ’75 considers himself hyper-vigilant—a quality that has served him well in 30 years of practicing medicine. As a pre-med student majoring in psychology, he was keenly aware of his surroundings at all times. “Personal safety and community awareness…

Arts & Culture

Architecture’s Francisco Sanin to Join International Panel at Upcoming United Nations Event

Friday, May 5, 2017, By Elaine Wackerow

On May 19, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, School of Architecture Professor Francisco Sanin will join a highly respected gathering of leading thinkers from around the globe as a panelist at the “Gateway Portals to the…

Arts & Culture

Cherríe Moraga to Serve as Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor Feb. 20-March 3

Thursday, February 16, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Cherríe Moraga—a prominent figure in Chicana, feminist, queer and indigenous activism, art and scholarship—is participating in a two-week residency at the University. Moraga is this year’s Jeannette K. Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities. In this capacity, she will…