College of Arts and Sciences

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

Meet Ashia Aubourg ’18, a Food Justice Advocate Who Empowers Communities, on the ‘’Cuse Conversations’ Podcast

Ever since Ashia Aubourg '18 was a child, she dreamed of one day working as a chef. Food was always the epicenter of her life,
John Boccacino Sept. 27, 2022
Meet Ashia Aubourg ’18, a Food Justice Advocate Who Empowers Communities, on the ‘’Cuse Conversations’ Podcast

University Announces Inaugural Renée Crown Honors Professorships

The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) has announced that Heidi Hehnly, associate professor of biology, is the inaugural Renée Crown Professor in the Sciences
Dan Bernardi Sept. 26, 2022
University Announces Inaugural Renée Crown Honors Professorships

Professor Conducting First National Survey on Reproductive Health Experiences of Deaf Women

As limits to women’s reproductive rights swirl in the national news, one researcher at Syracuse University is engaged in a groundbreaking nationwide study on the
Renée Gearhart Levy Sept. 26, 2022
Professor Conducting First National Survey on Reproductive Health Experiences of Deaf Women

As U.S. Digital Corps Fellow, Alumna Does Work That Serves the Public Interest

Alumna Chizobam Nwagwu ’18 (neuroscience/policy studies) is currently serving in the inaugural cohort of U.S. Digital Corps (USDC) Fellows. The U.S. Digital Corps launched last
Kelly Homan Rodoski Sept. 22, 2022
As U.S. Digital Corps Fellow, Alumna Does Work That Serves the Public Interest

Engaged Humanities Network Awards Grants to Faculty and Students for Collaborations With Syracuse Community

When Brice Nordquist founded the Engaged Humanities Network (EHN) in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) in 2020, one the main ideas guiding its
Dan Bernardi Sept. 21, 2022
Engaged Humanities Network Awards Grants to Faculty and Students for Collaborations With Syracuse Community

Syracuse Symposium Kicks Off 19th Year of Programming

The Syracuse University Humanities Center celebrates Syracuse Symposium's 19th year with a diverse selection of public events exploring “repair” in the context of medicine, religion,
Dan Bernardi Sept. 21, 2022
Syracuse Symposium Kicks Off 19th Year of Programming

Syracuse University Human Rights Film Festival Celebrates 20 Years

The Syracuse University Human Rights Film Festival (SUHRFF) celebrates 20 years of programming with outstanding films about human rights and social justice from around the
Wendy S. Loughlin Sept. 20, 2022
Syracuse University Human Rights Film Festival Celebrates 20 Years

NSF, Department of Energy Grants Enable Physicists to Continue Cutting-Edge Research in Neutrino Discovery

You may not know it, but every second 100 billion extremely tiny, invisible subatomic particles called neutrinos pass through every square centimeter of your hand.
Dan Bernardi Sept. 18, 2022
NSF, Department of Energy Grants Enable Physicists to Continue Cutting-Edge Research in Neutrino Discovery

Physicist Awarded NSF Grant to Continue Gravitational Wave Detector Research

In March 2023, the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is set to begin its fourth yearlong observational period. Scientists on site in Hanford, Washington,
Renée Gearhart Levy Sept. 18, 2022
Physicist Awarded NSF Grant to Continue Gravitational Wave Detector Research

Narratio Fellowship Expands Creative Opportunities for Resettled Refugee Youth

In African philosophy, the term “ubuntu” can be translated as “I am because we are.” The phrase, which illustrates the notion that a person’s sense
Dan Bernardi Sept. 13, 2022
Narratio Fellowship Expands Creative Opportunities for Resettled Refugee Youth

Community Folk Art Center Celebrates 50th Anniversary With Ailey II Dance Performance at Landmark Theatre

The Community Folk Art Center (CFAC), a unit of the Department of African American Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, celebrates its 50th
News Staff Sept. 13, 2022
Community Folk Art Center Celebrates 50th Anniversary With Ailey II Dance Performance at Landmark Theatre