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Deep Findings
When Cathryn Newton helped discover the USS Monitor in 1973, she was dealing with not just the most famous shipwreck of the Civil War (and of all U.S. naval history), but a paleontological and archaeological find of “epoch” proportions. “Shipwrecks…
Chemists’ Work with Small Peptide Chains May Revolutionize Study of Enzymes
Chemists in The College of Arts and Sciences have, for the first time, created enzyme-like activity using peptides that are only seven amino acids long. Their breakthrough, which is the subject of a recent article in Nature Chemistry magazine (Macmillan…
‘IMAGES? Precisely!’ Stages Grand Finale of Three-Year Run
Nearly three years ago, Mark Linder launched “IMAGES? Precisely!” in his role as Chancellor’s Fellow at the Syracuse University Humanities Center. This three-year event series in the transdisciplinary humanities has featured numerous influential scholars and artists whose work contemplates the…
SU Biologists Use Sound to Identify Breeding Grounds of Endangered Whales
Remote acoustic monitoring among endangered whales is the subject of a major article by two doctoral students in The College of Arts and Sciences. Leanna Matthews and Jessica McCordic, members of the Parks Lab in the Department of Biology, have…
Open Seminar Talk by Corey Robin: ‘Being a Public Intellectual: It’s Easier—and Harder—Than You Think’
You are invited to attend an open seminar talk, sponsored by the Department of English and the College of Arts and Sciences, to be held on Friday, March 28, at 2 p.m. in 304 Tolley. Prof. Robin will draw from…
Carnegie Library Reading Room Restoration Project
The following is a list of individuals who, in some way, made the project possible and successful: Donors Carl & Marcy Armani The Brodsky Family Garth & Mary-Helen Foster William F. Gaske Karen & Chuck Goodman Russell A. King Bruce…
SU Supports White Ribbon Campaign on Campus March 24-April 9
On Monday, March 24, the Division of Student Affairs begins its on-campus efforts to support the 20th annual Vera House White Ribbon Campaign.
Premiere Screening of ‘Garwin: Witness to History’ to Be Held March 27
The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will host the premiere screening of “Garwin,” a film by Professor Richard Breyer and alumnus Anand Kamalakar G’95, on Thursday, March 27, at 7 p.m. in Heroy Auditorium. Walter Montgomery ’67, CEO and…
Mũgo Earns Kenyan Award of Order, Mounts Play at UC Irvine
Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo, a preeminent African American studies scholar in The College of Arts and Sciences, is taking center stage, literally and figuratively. Recently, she was cited by The Kenya Gazette, the official newspaper of the African republic, as the…
Saunders Wins More Hardware, Prepares to Launch ‘Kindness’ Book
This spring is shaping up to be another busy one for George Saunders G’88, acclaimed author and professor of English in The College of Arts and Sciences. This past weekend, the Oneonta, N.Y., resident traveled to London to receive the…