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Hip-Hop Professor, Rapper A.D. Carson to Visit Syracuse Feb. 5 for Black History Month
The University observes Black History Month with a visit by A.D. Carson, a hip-hop scholar who created a popular rap album to defend his Ph.D. dissertation at Clemson University. Carson, assistant professor of hip-hop and the global South at the University of…
Innovation Orange: Associate Professor Sydney Hutchinson
Sydney Hutchinson, associate professor of music history and cultures in the College of Arts and Sciences, conducts research in ethnomusicology, where music and culture intersect. Her passion lies in bringing this to her students both in class and through public programming, where…
Professor Carlos Castañeda Investigates Function of Protein-Containing Droplets in Cells
Carlos Castañeda, assistant professor of biology and chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences, is the principal investigator on a pair of research projects studying the function of cellular proteins called ubiquilins and their ability to form protein-containing droplets…
Pinpointing a Perpetrator
Students in the Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute are the first in the world to utilize the DEPArray NxT, created by Italian company Menarini Silicon Biosystems, in a forensic setting. Originally developed to aid in cancer research, students and faculty at…
Humanities Center Dissertation Fellows to Discuss Research Jan. 26
The Humanities Center‘s two Dissertation Fellows are presenting a special program in the Tolley Humanities Building. Maria Carson and Thomas J. (T.J.) West III—Ph.D. candidates in religion and English, respectively—will provide an overview of their research on Friday, Jan. 26, from 9:30-11:30 a.m….
How David Yaffe Earned Joni Mitchell’s Trust
David Yaffe, assistant professor at the College of Arts and Sciences, recently released a biography on Joni Mitchell, which featured unparalleled access to her private life. In a feature for the Dallas Morning News, Yaffe talked about how he was able to…
Britton Plourde Works to Develop Tools for Quantum Computer
Britton Plourde, professor in the Department of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has received a new grant from the National Science Foundation to work on developing tools for building a quantum computer. This is a collaborative project…
Following Her Muse: Alumna to Publish Book about Modern Art Provocateur Lee Krasner
It was inevitable that when Ruth Appelhof ’65, G’74, G’80, G’89 retired from Guild Hall in 2016, she would write a book—not about herself, although her role in the global art community would make for fascinating reading, but about her…
Fast Talker
The Large Hadron Collider, located on the border of France and Switzerland, is known for its powerful ability to sling particles near the speed of light. Here at Syracuse University, Scott Ely, Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Physics in…
Psychology Alumnus Awarded Bronze Medal for Dissertation
William Aue G’14, who earned a Ph.D. from the Department of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a bronze medal for the James McKeen Cattell Dissertation Award for his dissertation, “Understanding Proactive Facilitation in Cued…