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Remembering A&S Alumna Roslyn Pope G’74, Author of ‘An Appeal for Human Rights’
Growing up in the segregated south during the 1940s, College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) alumna Roslyn Pope’s first experience in an integrated society came during a Girl Scout trip to Wyoming as a teenager. As a young student she…
Music History Professor Receives Carnegie Grant to Study Women’s Music in West Africa
From improving mood to reducing anxiety, research has shown that music and dance can offer many health benefits. For cultures in West Africa, the power of music and dance extends far beyond boosting physical and mental well-being. According to Ruth Opara,…
2023 Humanities Center Faculty Fellows Focus on Critical Societal Concerns
The Syracuse University Humanities Center supports innovative faculty and graduate student researchers exploring a number of pressing social issues. Each spring, the center offers up to four highly competitive faculty fellowships—three from the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), including one…
Retired Astronaut Col. Frederick Gregory to Address Future of Space Flight
Col. (Ret.) Frederick Gregory, retired astronaut and former NASA deputy administrator, will visit Syracuse University on Tuesday, Feb. 28. Gregory will tour campus and meet with student groups, then give a talk in which he will share his experiences in…
Professor Romita Ray Awarded National Endowment for the Arts Grant to Support Artist Rina Banerjee’s Exhibition and Residency at Syracuse
While the world comes to terms with the profound impact of a global pandemic, it simultaneously continues to grapple with race, migration and climate change. Romita Ray, associate professor in the Department of Art and Music Histories (AMH) in the College…
Bhattacharya, Patteson Win Sloan Research Fellowships
Two early-career faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences are among 126 researchers being awarded 2023 Sloan Foundation fellowships. Tripti Bhattacharya, Thonis Family Professor and a member of the Earth and environmental sciences faculty, and Alison Patteson, assistant…
Through A&S-VPA Collaboration, Students Gain Unique Opportunity to Draw Modern and Ancient Lifeforms
65,000 years ago, Neanderthals, a ‘sister’ species to modern humans, drew abstract paintings of animals and geometric designs on cave walls. This early art was the first example of nature being documented through illustration. Fast-forward to 200 years ago,…
Leading the Way on International Student Success Model
What is the secret to achieving the best outcomes for international university students, such as preparing them successfully for employment or graduate school? Ling Gao LeBeau, associate director of international student success for the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S)…
Physics Department’s Alison Patteson Named Cottrell Scholar
College of Arts and Sciences Assistant Professor Alison Patteson has been recognized with a 2023 Cottrell Scholar award, a prestigious national honor that ranks her among the country’s best faculty researchers and teachers from the fields of astronomy, chemistry and…
A Star’s Unexpected Survival
Hundreds of millions of light-years away in a distant galaxy, a star orbiting a supermassive black hole is being violently ripped apart under the black hole’s immense gravitational pull. As the star is shredded, its remnants are transformed into a…