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Meredith Professor Addresses Challenges and Sees New Opportunities in Mixed-Delivery Courses
Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence James Spencer adapted his graduate course, Research and Career Resources in Forensic Science, for hybrid instruction this fall. It was a necessity but also a chance to try something new….
College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Member’s Interdisciplinary Research Selected for Grant
Assistant Professor of Physics Alison Patteson’s research on the concept of “emergence” in living systems was selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to receive an Early-Concept Grant For Exploratory Research (EAGER) award on Sept. 12. The NSF selected Patteson’s…
Glimmers of Possibility for a More Just World
As we collectively navigate through a global pandemic, pursue social justice on multiple fronts and seek answers to the global warming crisis, “Futures,” the theme of this year’s Syracuse Symposium hosted by the Syracuse University Humanities Center (SUHC), offers a series…
A New Tool to Fight Alcohol and Opioid Deaths
Joseph Ditre, associate professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, has received a $1.3 million grant to develop a program to target interrelations between pain, hazardous drinking and the use of prescription opioid medications. When it comes…
‘Black Lives Matter Is a Continuum of Black Protest Over Centuries’
Danielle Smith is a professor of African American studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Renée Crown University Honors Program. “For more than 400 years, Black people have expressed in countless ways that Black Lives…
National Science Foundation Awards $390,000 to Syracuse University Computing Initiative
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a grant of $390,000 for a new research computing cluster at Syracuse University. The cluster will be built using graphical processing units (GPUs), which offer significant processing and memory advantages over traditional hardware….
A Gift Grounded in Love and Advocacy
Their marriage certificate is framed and hangs on the wall in their home, a forever tribute to the love between Janet G. Jones and Syracuse University alumnus Dr. Faith (“Chris”) Maltby Cobb ’51, G’66, Ph.D. ’74. Though Dr. Cobb passed…
Celebrating 150 Years of Intellectual Fearlessness in the College of Arts and Sciences
Did you know the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), Syracuse University’s founding college, is turning 150 this academic year? Students, faculty, alumni and staff can follow the yearlong commemoration on the college’s social media channels (ArtSciencesSU for Facebook, Twitter…
Professor John Burdick Remembered for His Teaching and Advocacy
Throughout his life, and particularly in his work as a cultural anthropologist, John Burdick was a strong advocate for peace, social justice and social change. As a professor of anthropology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and…
A&S Researchers Lay the Groundwork to Reconstruct Global Climate through Earth’s History
A key component when forecasting what the Earth’s climate might look like in the future is the ability to draw on accurate temperature records of the past. By reconstructing past latitudinal temperature gradients (the difference in average temperature between the…