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Biologists Use Federal Grant to Advance Epigenetics
Biologists in the College of Arts and Sciences have been awarded a major grant to study an epigenetic mechanism used by cells to regulate gene expression—a process known as meiotic silencing. Eleanor Maine, professor of biology, is the recipient of…
Professors Look to Geologic Past to Predict Future Environmental Conditions
Earth scientists are using an NSF grant to study the link between elevated temperatures and precipitation in ancient Antarctica.
SU-ESF Faculty Win EPA Grant to Advance Appreciation for Onondaga Lake
Faculty from Syracuse University and SUNY-ESF have won a $91,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help teachers and students better understand and appreciate the unique cultural and ecological significance of Onondaga Lake. Drawing on both scientific and…
Relishing the Global Classroom
It was a calm Friday morning as Frederick (Rick) Cieri ’17 put the finishing touches on a class assignment in Bird Library. The week was wrapping up and the Waterloo, New York, native was looking forward to heading back home…
Professor Sheds Light on Origins of Jewish Fiction
The origins of modern Jewish literature are the focus of a new book by a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences. Ken Frieden, the B.G. Rudolph Professor of Jewish Studies, is the author of “Travels in Translation: Sea…
Research Suggests Further Strengths in Perception of Individuals with Autism
Researchers in the Center for Autism Research in Electrophysiology (CARE) Lab in the College of Arts and Sciences have made some important findings in looking at how children with autism process what they see. The results reveal more evidence of…
Syracuse Helps LIGO Detect Second Pair of Colliding Black Holes
Amber Lenon ’16, who earned a bachelor’s degree in May, was one of the undergraduates whose research confirmed that the signal from the black holes was, indeed, real.
Research Indicates Right Whales Have Individual Voices
The sounds were recorded using suction-cup acoustic tags attached to the animals to see whether their sounds could be used to tell the whales apart.
Q& A: Robin Riley on the Significance of Having a Female Presidential Nominee
No matter whether you plan on voting for her, Hillary Clinton has accomplished something that no woman before her has. She has become the presumptive presidential nominee of one of the two major U.S. political parties. Robin Riley, assistant professor…
Physicists Awarded $1.1 Million Grant
Members of the High Energy Theory Group in the College of Arts and Sciences have been awarded a three-year, $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to support their work in theoretical particle physics and cosmology. Most…