College of Arts and Sciences

Can Folic Acid Supplementation During Pregnancy Help Prevent Autism and Schizophrenia?

The neocortex, or “thinking brain,” accounts for over 75% of the brain’s total volume and plays a critical role in humans’ decision-making, processing of sensory
Dan Bernardi Oct. 17, 2024
Can Folic Acid Supplementation During Pregnancy Help Prevent Autism and Schizophrenia?

University and Community Partners Help WCNY Form New Spanish-Language Radio Station

An important resource never before available to the greater Central New York and Mohawk Valley region—a Spanish-language radio station—has come to fruition through an initiative
Diane Stirling Oct. 16, 2024
University and Community Partners Help WCNY Form New Spanish-Language Radio Station

Secrets Behind Our Universe’s Existence Revealed

It takes sophisticated technology to study the behavior of invisible particles like neutrinos and cosmic rays, which pass through our bodies every second before zooming
Dan Bernardi Oct. 14, 2024
Secrets Behind Our Universe’s Existence Revealed

Grammy-Winning Singer Dua Lipa’s Book Club Spotlights Professor George Saunders

Bestselling author and professor of English George Saunders G’88 has received numerous accolades in his literary career. His book, "Lincoln in the Bardo," won the
Dan Bernardi Oct. 11, 2024
Grammy-Winning Singer Dua Lipa’s Book Club Spotlights Professor George Saunders

‘Reflect the People Who Visit’: Arts Education Alumna Helps Make the MOST More Inclusive

Since 2008, the Upstate Medical University Life Sciences exhibition at Syracuse’s Museum of Science and Technology (MOST) has fascinated millions of visitors. With giant reproductions
News Staff Oct. 9, 2024
‘Reflect the People Who Visit’: Arts Education Alumna Helps Make the MOST More Inclusive

50 Years of Advancing Language Proficiency for a Multilingual World

In 1974, students wearing mood rings and flared pants strode across campus, toting paperback copies of “Jaws” or “Carrie” while making plans to see “The
Diana Napolitano Oct. 9, 2024
50 Years of Advancing Language Proficiency for a Multilingual World

Funding Research That Improves Health and Shortens ‘Bench to Bedside’ Time

Doctoral students in clinical psychology Alexa Deyo ’21 and Alison Vrabec G’23 spent their summer testing a theory that a certain kind of therapeutic technique called
Eileen Korey Oct. 7, 2024
Funding Research That Improves Health and Shortens ‘Bench to Bedside’ Time

Urban Video Project Presents ‘This Side of Salina’

Light Work’s Urban Video Project (UVP) is pleased to present the exhibition of "This Side of Salina" by filmmaker Lynne Sachs, exploring reproductive justice from
News Staff Oct. 7, 2024
Urban Video Project Presents ‘This Side of Salina’

Orange Fan Honors Father With $2M Gift to Fuel Competitive Excellence

The dining hall in the One Team Olympic Sports Center will be named for avid Orange sports fan Edward C. Magee Sr. ’33, G’36, thanks
Eileen Korey Oct. 4, 2024
Orange Fan Honors Father With $2M Gift to Fuel Competitive Excellence

What’s Driving the Rise in ADHD Diagnosis Among Children and Adults?

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed behavioral disorder in children, and the numbers are only expected to rise. The CDC reported that in
Dan Bernardi Oct. 4, 2024
What’s Driving the Rise in ADHD Diagnosis Among Children and Adults?

Students Engage in Summer Research and Study Experiences

This past summer, several students engaged in prestigious research and study experiences in the United States and Canada. The students applied for these highly competitive
Kelly Homan Rodoski Sept. 30, 2024
Students Engage in Summer Research and Study Experiences

Professor Eunjung Kim Awarded National Humanities Center Fellowship

Eunjun Kim, associate professor of cultural foundations of education in the School of Education and of women's and gender studies in the College of Arts
Martin Walls Sept. 27, 2024
Professor Eunjung Kim Awarded National Humanities Center Fellowship

A&S Names Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Karen Doherty, professor of communication sciences and disorders (CSD) in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), has been named A&S’ associate dean for faculty
Daeya Malboeuf Sept. 26, 2024
A&S Names Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

The Building Blocks of Future Smart Materials

How do cells take the shape they do and perform their functions? The enzymes and molecules that make them up are not themselves living—and yet
News Staff Sept. 25, 2024
The Building Blocks of Future Smart Materials

Big Data Holds Key to Understanding Human Behavior

Researchers increasingly analyze gigantic volumes of digital information to understand how and why individuals and groups of people conduct their lives the way they do,
News Staff Sept. 19, 2024
Big Data Holds Key to Understanding Human Behavior

Antisemitism Expert Appointed New Backer Professor of Jewish Studies

To help scholars delve deeper into a greater understanding of antisemitism, from its history to its implications for the U.S. today, the College of Arts
Caroline K. Reff Sept. 18, 2024
Antisemitism Expert Appointed New Backer Professor of Jewish Studies

Shaping Perspectives, Influencing Passions: Students Share the Importance of Celebrating Latine Heritage Month

What does it mean to be a descendant of Latine/x/o/a and Hispanic heritage and trace your cultural roots to one of the more than 20
John Boccacino Sept. 17, 2024
Shaping Perspectives, Influencing Passions: Students Share the Importance of Celebrating Latine Heritage Month

Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) Marks 25 Years, Welcomes New Faculty Co-Directors

Professors Shikha Nangia and Marina Artuso have been named faculty co-directors of Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE). Founded on campus 25 years ago, the
Diane Stirling Sept. 17, 2024
Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) Marks 25 Years, Welcomes New Faculty Co-Directors