College of Arts and Sciences

Community Folk Art Center Celebrates 50 Years

Habibatou Traore ’24 was in her first weeks at Syracuse University when she heard African drumming during an activities fair for new students last fall.
Community Folk Art Center Celebrates 50 Years

Reminiscing on 50 Years of Bird Library With Architectural Librarian Barbara Opar ’73, G’74

In the fall of 1972, Syracuse University took a bold step to shape the future of libraries on campus when the Ernest Stevenson Bird Library
John Boccacino Oct. 21, 2022
Reminiscing on 50 Years of Bird Library With Architectural Librarian Barbara Opar ’73, G’74

Rose-Laying Ceremony and Remembrance Convocation to Be Held Friday

The 2022-23 Convocation for Remembrance Scholars, honoring 35 outstanding students from this year’s senior class, will be held Friday, Oct. 21, at 3 p.m. in
Kelly Homan Rodoski Oct. 20, 2022
Rose-Laying Ceremony and Remembrance Convocation to Be Held Friday

Matt Cufari Receives 2022 LeRoy Apker Award from the American Physical Society

Matt Cufari, a senior physics major in the College of Arts and Sciences, a computer science major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science,
Kelly Homan Rodoski Oct. 19, 2022
Matt Cufari Receives 2022 LeRoy Apker Award from the American Physical Society

Geology Professor Analyzes Realistic Components of Mount Doom

Jeff Karson, professor of environmental sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, shared his expertise in the Washington Post article “Could Mount Doom exist?
Julia Mazzer Oct. 15, 2022

Kristin Jeter ’14, G’17 Appointed Access Services Librarian

Kristin Jeter ’14, G’17 was recently appointed as an access services librarian at Syracuse University Libraries. In her new role, Jeter will be responsible for supporting
Cristina Hatem Oct. 14, 2022
Kristin Jeter ’14, G’17 Appointed Access Services Librarian

Communication and Rhetorical Studies Professor to be Honored With Prestigious Scholar Awards from National Communication Association

Charles E. Morris III, professor in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies and affiliated professor of LGBT studies
Erica Blust Oct. 14, 2022
Communication and Rhetorical Studies Professor to be Honored With Prestigious Scholar Awards from National Communication Association

BioInspired Institute’s First Symposium Provides Continuing Inspiration for Research Cluster Initiative

Energy. Excitement. Enthusiasm. Opportunity. Those words convey the atmosphere evident at last week’s inaugural BioInspired Institute symposium and the sentiments of students, faculty, staff, University
Diane Stirling Oct. 13, 2022
BioInspired Institute’s First Symposium Provides Continuing Inspiration for Research Cluster Initiative

EES Professor Jeff Karson Explains “The Rings of Power” Volcanic Possibilities

Jeff Karson, professor of tectonics & magmatism of rifts and transform faults in the College of Arts & Sciences' Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences,
Julia Mazzer Oct. 7, 2022

Three Juniors Selected as Inaugural Voyager Scholars

Three Syracuse University students have been selected as recipients of the Voyager Scholarship: the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service, a new award for juniors committed
Three Juniors Selected as Inaugural Voyager Scholars

Syracuse University’s College Bowl Team Vying For a Spot in the Semifinals

As the final seconds ticked off the clock of their opening match on NBC’s “Capital One College Bowl,” the Syracuse University team of trivia experts—consisting
John Boccacino Oct. 5, 2022
Syracuse University’s College Bowl Team Vying For a Spot in the Semifinals

CUSE Grant Funding Moves Virtual Resilience Writing Project Forward

As a master’s student years ago, Lenny Grant did community outreach for his college’s writing center, working with a group of widows aged 75 to
Diane Stirling Oct. 4, 2022
CUSE Grant Funding Moves Virtual Resilience Writing Project Forward

Music History Students Receive Hands-On Lessons in European Music Before 1800

Students enrolled in the Department of Art and Music Histories’ European Music Before 1800 class in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) recently had
Dan Bernardi Oct. 4, 2022
Music History Students Receive Hands-On Lessons in European Music Before 1800

A&S Physicist Awarded NSF Grant to Enhance Gravitational Wave Data Analysis

In 2015, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) observed the first detection of gravitational waves—ripples in the fabric of spacetime created by the cataclysmic collision
Dan Bernardi Oct. 3, 2022
A&S Physicist Awarded NSF Grant to Enhance Gravitational Wave Data Analysis

Professor Emeritus Named Fellow of American Geophysical Union

Jeffrey A. Karson, professor emeritus of Earth and environmental sciences (EES) in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been elected as a Fellow of
Dan Bernardi Oct. 3, 2022
Professor Emeritus Named Fellow of American Geophysical Union

Celebration of Life in Honor of Professor Sheldon Stone to Be Held Oct. 7

Syracuse University will hold a Celebration of Life service on Friday, Oct. 7 to honor the life and legacy of physics Professor Sheldon Stone. The
News Staff Oct. 3, 2022
Celebration of Life in Honor of Professor Sheldon Stone to Be Held Oct. 7

Mihovilovic Skanata Awarded McKnight Neuroscience Grant for Larval Fruit Fly Brain Research

An assistant professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences has won a prestigious McKnight Technological Innovations in Neuroscience award to advance her
Diane Stirling Sept. 30, 2022
Mihovilovic Skanata Awarded McKnight Neuroscience Grant for Larval Fruit Fly Brain Research

Falk College Professor Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern Explores Ways to Benefit Farmworkers and Farmers

Laura-Anne Minkoff Zern, an associate professor of Nutrition and Food Studies in Falk College, says the focus of her field—food system sustainability and fair access
Matt Michael Sept. 28, 2022
Falk College Professor Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern Explores Ways to Benefit Farmworkers and Farmers