College of Arts and Sciences

Hendricks Chapel to Host Festive ‘Horns and Harmonies’ Concert Dec. 18

Syracuse University is ringing in the holidays with its third “Horns and Harmonies” concert on Sunday, Dec. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in historic Hendricks Chapel.
News Staff Dec. 6, 2022
Hendricks Chapel to Host Festive ‘Horns and Harmonies’ Concert Dec. 18

Turning Orange Power and Purpose Into a Lifetime of Civic Leadership

For more than 50 years, Syracuse University has been “the one constant” in the personal and professional lives of William “Bill” Brodsky ’65, L’68 and
Eileen Korey Dec. 5, 2022
Turning Orange Power and Purpose Into a Lifetime of Civic Leadership

Mauna Loa Eruption Teaches Us More About Volcanoes , Says SU Lava Project Scientist

The largest active volcano on Earth erupted Monday. Mauna Loa is one of at least three large ‘shield volcanos’ that overlap one another on the
Daryl Lovell Nov. 29, 2022
Mauna Loa Eruption Teaches Us More About Volcanoes , Says SU Lava Project Scientist

Math Department Sees Significant Grant Support for 2022-23

Joining Minghao Rostami’s prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER grant, which started this August and runs for five years, three other professors in the Department of Mathematics—Jani
News Staff Nov. 28, 2022
Math Department Sees Significant Grant Support for 2022-23

A Passion for Classic Hollywood Cinema

Growing up in Peoria, Illinois, Associate Professor Will Scheibel didn’t have access to many foreign or indie films found in art houses. But, as a teenager working
Caroline K. Reff Nov. 28, 2022
A Passion for Classic Hollywood Cinema

Helping Ranchers Learn From the Wild

Tropical forests garner headlines as greenhouse gas storehouses. But wild grasslands are crucial, lesser-known candidates as climate heroes. Wild grasslands—from the African savanna to the
News Staff Nov. 28, 2022
Helping Ranchers Learn From the Wild

A&S Biology Professor Helping to Shape National Science Foundation Funding

Across laboratories in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), the cutting-edge research taking place is made possible with support from federally funded grants. In
Dan Bernardi Nov. 28, 2022
A&S Biology Professor Helping to Shape National Science Foundation Funding

Students Experience Indian Art, Architecture Through Annual Diwali Festival on Campus

In 2015, College of Arts and Sciences art history Professor Romita Ray organized the University’s first public Diwali celebration on campus. Diwali, also known as the
Dan Bernardi Nov. 14, 2022
Students Experience Indian Art, Architecture Through Annual Diwali Festival on Campus

Opening Doors to Careers on Wall Street

Orange alumni are around the world and in nearly any career. More than that, they are willing and ready to give current students an insider
Dan Bernardi Nov. 14, 2022
Opening Doors to Careers on Wall Street

Using Monsoons of the Past to Predict Climate Conditions of the Future

The North American southwest has been suffering through weather extremes in recent years ranging from searing heatwaves and scorching wildfires to monsoon rainfalls that cause
Dan Bernardi Nov. 14, 2022
Using Monsoons of the Past to Predict Climate Conditions of the Future

The Importance Of Children Learning Multiple Languages

Myrna García-Calderón, associate professor and director of the Latino-Latin American Studies program in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured in the Spectrum News
Julia Mazzer Nov. 10, 2022

Newhouse Junior Aims for Career in Refugee Policy Advocacy

Yasmin Nayrouz is a junior, studying public relations in the Newhouse School and English in the College of Arts and Sciences. This October, she received the
News Staff Nov. 9, 2022
Newhouse Junior Aims for Career in Refugee Policy Advocacy

Research Shows Prominent Structural Racism in STEM Industry

Nicole Fonger, assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and School of Education, was quoted in the Lifewire article “Tech Education Is Racist—Here's
Julia Mazzer Nov. 5, 2022

Research Fueled by Chemistry Professors Helps Advance Artificial Enzyme Engineering

While corrosion resistance, durability and low cost make plastic a very efficient resource, one of its major drawbacks is the harm it poses to the
Dan Bernardi Nov. 4, 2022
Research Fueled by Chemistry Professors Helps Advance Artificial Enzyme Engineering

Geochemist Receives NSF Grant for Work in Developing Search Engines for Climate Change Data

No researcher is an island. While scientists and academics certainly find themselves toiling alone in laboratories and behind computers at times, it is collaboration—consulting, borrowing
News Staff Nov. 4, 2022
Geochemist Receives NSF Grant for Work in Developing Search Engines for Climate Change Data

Annual Wali Lecture Will Honor the Life and Legacy of Physics Professor Kameshwar C. Wali

Syracuse University will hold the 2022 Kashi and Kameshwar C. Wali Lecture in the Sciences and Humanities on Friday, Nov. 4, to honor the life
Dan Bernardi Nov. 1, 2022
Annual Wali Lecture Will Honor the Life and Legacy of Physics Professor Kameshwar C. Wali

Liu Inducted Into National Institute of Food and Agriculture Hall of Fame

Zhanjiang (John) Liu, professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences and the University’s vice president for international strategy, has been inducted into
Diane Stirling Oct. 25, 2022
Liu Inducted Into National Institute of Food and Agriculture Hall of Fame

Faculty Members Schiff, Yung Recognized by Technology Alliance of CNY

Two Syracuse University faculty members have been honored for their research sector and teaching work by the Technology Alliance of Central New York (TACNY). The organization
Diane Stirling Oct. 25, 2022
Faculty Members Schiff, Yung Recognized by Technology Alliance of CNY