College of Arts and Sciences

5 Faculty Awarded New York State Council on the Arts Grants

Five Syracuse University faculty members have won highly competitive awards from the New York State Council on the Arts—a record in the number of awards
Diane Stirling Dec. 21, 2022
5 Faculty Awarded New York State Council on the Arts Grants

Biology Professor Reflects on 6 Decades at Syracuse University

Pursue your passion, and success and fulfillment will follow. This is a common aspiration for people when searching out a career, but also one that
Dan Bernardi Dec. 20, 2022
Biology Professor Reflects on 6 Decades at Syracuse University

Capstone Thesis Prepares History Alumna for a Journalism Career

While finishing her bachelor’s degree in history, Amy McKeever researched Pulitzer and Nobel prize-winning writer Saul Bellow and the New York intellectual community for her
Capstone Thesis Prepares History Alumna for a Journalism Career

3 Faculty Members Attain Prestigious IEEE Fellow Recognition

Three faculty members have been recognized as Fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for 2023, a high professional honor conferred on
Diane Stirling Dec. 14, 2022
3 Faculty Members Attain Prestigious IEEE Fellow Recognition

Community Folk Art Center Celebrates 50 Years of Community, Service and Collaboration with Award Ceremony and Ailey II Performance

The Community Folk Art Center (CFAC), a unit of the Department of African American Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, continued its 50th
News Staff Dec. 13, 2022
Community Folk Art Center Celebrates 50 Years of Community, Service and Collaboration with Award Ceremony and Ailey II Performance

Maggie Sardino Named a 2023 Marshall Scholar

Maggie Sardino, a senior majoring in writing and rhetoric in the College of Arts and Sciences and citizenship and civic engagement in the Maxwell School
Kelly Homan Rodoski Dec. 12, 2022
Maggie Sardino Named a 2023 Marshall Scholar

EES Professor Recognized by the Geological Society of America

Christopher Scholz, professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES), is the recipient of the 2022 Israel C. Russell Award from the Geological Society of America’s
Dan Bernardi Dec. 7, 2022
EES Professor Recognized by the Geological Society of America

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

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
News Staff Nov. 10, 2022