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U.S. Navy Member-Student Builds on Military Career in Pursuit of Degree
Motivated by the birth of his daughter, Moise Laub ’20 joined the U.S. Navy right out of high school in 2006. “I needed a way to make sure my family was financially stable and also secure a means to pursue future…
College Remembers Professor, Scientist Rubye Torrey G’69
In honor of the one-year anniversary of the death of Rubye P. Torrey G’69, the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) pauses to remember one of its most illustrious alumni. Torrey, who died on Oct. 26, 2017, at the age…
Syracuse Symposium Mines Stories of Loss, Transformation
Syracuse Symposium, presented by the Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), continues its yearlong look at “Stories” with a rich array of November events. They include a mini-residency by photographer Keisha Scarville (Nov. 1-2), a concert…
PPIA Fellows Reflect on Experiences; Application Deadline for 2019 is Nov. 1
Last summer, five Syracuse University students were selected to participate in the highly competitive Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) junior summer institutes. Anna Nguyen, who is majoring in public health in the Falk College and policy studies in the…
Accent Discrimination: Invisible Source of Social Bias
On April 3, 2009, an Asian American named Jiverly Wong shot and killed 13 people at the American Civic Association immigration center in Binghamton, New York, then turned a gun on himself. His victims included an ESL teacher and 12…
Daylong Symposium to Highlight Life Sciences Research Nov. 3
Undergraduate research in the life sciences is the focus of a daylong symposium in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S). On Saturday, Nov. 3, A&S will host the third annual Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Symposium in the…
Biologists Gain New Insights into Surface, Acoustic Behaviors of Right Whales
In response to the dwindling number of North Atlantic right whales, researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) have conducted a major study of the surface and acoustic behaviors of right whale mother-calf pairs. Susan Parks, associate professor…
University Lectures, Syracuse Symposium Present ‘A Handmaid’s Tale’ Author Margaret Atwood
Acclaimed author Margaret Atwood (“The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Alias Grace”) will visit Syracuse University on Thursday, Oct. 25, and participate that evening in an on-stage conversation in Hendricks Chapel for the University Lectures series. The event, which is free and open…
NIH Grant Awarded to Hewett’s Lab Promotes Diversity in Research
Diversity in science matters to breakthroughs. When more scientists with varied backgrounds and experiences fill laboratories and collaborate on teams, outcomes in innovation and discovery surpass those of less diverse scientific groups, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH)….
Scientists Link Marine Dead Zone to Carbon Cycle, Climate Change
Associate Professor Zunli Lu says tropical Pacific played major role in absorbing Earth’s atmospheric carbon dioxide during last ice age Scientists have long known that atmospheric carbon dioxide is closely linked to climate change. Studying ice age cycles, carbon dioxide…