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Biologists Use Federal Grant to Advance Epigenetics
Biologists in the College of Arts and Sciences have been awarded a major grant to study an epigenetic mechanism used by cells to regulate gene expression—a process known as meiotic silencing. Eleanor Maine, professor of biology, is the recipient of…
Participate in Young Adult Alcohol Study Research Project
The Young Adult Alcohol Study is designed to better understand drinking behaviors among college students. To qualify for the study, you must (1) be of Caucasian descent, (2) be between the ages of 18 and 30, (3) college student, (4)…
Professors Look to Geologic Past to Predict Future Environmental Conditions
Earth scientists are using an NSF grant to study the link between elevated temperatures and precipitation in ancient Antarctica.
Connective Corridor Celebrating ‘Summer of Public Art’
The Syracuse Connective Corridor’s “Summer of Public Art” begins this month and continues into October with 11 new pieces of permanent public art to be installed along the Corridor. Some are three-dimensional pieces, and others are hand-painted typographic murals. Work…
Jeffrey M. Stanton Named Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
Jeffrey M. Stanton, a widely published and respected scholar and a seasoned university administrator, has been appointed associate provost for academic affairs. He succeeds Andria Costello Staniec, who after more than four years as associate provost will step down from…
Countdown to Brexit: Impacts on the Economy
British citizens have a weighty decision this week. Stay in or leave the European Union (EU), the economic and political union composed of 28 European countries that they have been part of for decades. Tom Barkley, a British citizen and professor…
Q&A: Brexit Vote and the Possible Economic Impacts
British citizens have a weighty decision this week. Stay in or leave the European Union (EU), the economic and political union composed of 28 European countries that they have been part of for decades. Each side of the “Brexit” question…
Relishing the Global Classroom
It was a calm Friday morning as Frederick (Rick) Cieri ’17 put the finishing touches on a class assignment in Bird Library. The week was wrapping up and the Waterloo, New York, native was looking forward to heading back home…
Professor Sheds Light on Origins of Jewish Fiction
The origins of modern Jewish literature are the focus of a new book by a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences. Ken Frieden, the B.G. Rudolph Professor of Jewish Studies, is the author of “Travels in Translation: Sea…
Syracuse Helps LIGO Detect Second Pair of Colliding Black Holes
Amber Lenon ’16, who earned a bachelor’s degree in May, was one of the undergraduates whose research confirmed that the signal from the black holes was, indeed, real.